I like cooking. In fact the very first prize in my life which I received in kindergarten was for cooking (पाकशास्त्र). I had made, actually helped my teacher make, दडपे पोहे (Dadpe Pohe). And the prize I had received in the Annual Day function was a hanger . Yes, my school was famous for giving such totally... Continue Reading →
Today (23rd April) is observed as "World Book Day". I came across an interesting bookshelf with shelves that made me think. Could you update following bookshelf with your choices? It is an interesting one and I'll try to fill up and post my version sometime soon... But I can immediately mention "The Book I Lent... Continue Reading →
Read this before you sleep tonight, and think about this when you wake up tomorrow (Source - Seneca on The Shortness of Life)
Today I saw following tweet by India's ex-cricketer Virender Sehwag Today happens to be the anniversary of India's 2011 Cricket World Cup victory! 7 years since one of the most memorable sporting achievements in the history of Indian cricket... Memories are special...but not all. The last line of Sehwag's tweet led to one such memory:... Continue Reading →
Who are your idols? Who have had profound impact on your thinking? Who have contributed a lot in shaping up your personality, your philosophy? Who have inspired you and motivated you? Every person would have some “idols” or influencers. That could be a single person or many people for various aspects/qualities. They could be your... Continue Reading →
A friend of mine shared this very interesting article today: How a blind artist is challenging our understanding of colour Source: https://scroll.in/article/873377/how-a-blind-artist-in-turkey-is-challenging-the-understanding-of-colour I have thought about this and discussed this with friends several times before in various context. And here are my thoughts on this: The question that still remains is: Does the painter understand colors... Continue Reading →
Since Jan 2018 I have temporarily stopped buying books. This was a harsh but much-needed decision bacause I realized that I was only buying new books without finishing the earlier ones, and in some rare cases, not even opening the books bought earlier.Looking forward to finish the books in shelf soon and start with "To... Continue Reading →
Read this news about Infosys and thought of sharing Quick Thoughts (Mini-Read). Here is the Infosys news in today's Times of India. So Vishal Sikka wanted to position Infy as a Product company and the rest of the management/owners didn’t. Interesting...this is a huge strategic shift and will define in couple of decades who was... Continue Reading →
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Today is National Pi Day (March 14th or 3/14). I had written a blog post on National Pi Day in 2009 which you can read here (the blog post was imported from my old blog and there seems to be some loss of content or distortion of metadata). I joined Twitter on 13th March 2009,... Continue Reading →
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