A Week in the Land of the Thunder Dragon – Bhutan
A week long trip with Amin to Bhutan in 2013. A blog of places we visited and things we did on that trip.
What’s your world view?
Or, what do you think is your place in this world? Think about this for a minute. Now watch this video. Feeling a little less important in the big scheme of things? There is no easy way to understand how small we really are. If there was, we would probably go mad, as anyone who…
Brexit to an outsider
Sure, EU will be a weaker world power without GB. Maybe, GB will probably end up opening its borders without having a say in EU policy. Maybe there will be a lot of financial turmoil too in the next couple of years. And it is too bad that the people who will have to live…
Instagramming #AHM2015
After pacing the half marathon last year, I thought i’d take it easy this time and join Srikanth on his pace bus (not having trained regularly was a good reason too). And since I was carrying a phone, I thought it might be fun to take photos on the way. Here’s the result. [View the…
Question yourself
What defines your self worth? Is it your name? Your last name perhaps. Or your father’s name? Is it the car you can afford, or the house you bought. Is it the clothes you wear, or the logo on those clothes. Maybe the company you work for, or the job title. Or is it your…
The mother of all list challenges
I was wondering if someone would nominate me for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge – nobody did. I was wondering when someone would nominate me for the Booklist challenge – and someone did. But being the startupper that I am – I could not resist starting a challenge of my own. So here it is…
ICICI, ACT – Customer Service Woes
Warning – long post, rant. Two occasions recently when customer service let me down. Both companies to which I have been loyal for a number of years. ICICI Bank – A cancelled transaction cost me Rs. 5000 in credit card charges. Yes, no typo. The merchant (international) refunded in full, but apparently ICICI has a…
Good things about India
Everything is fixable. Most products are available in small packs. Nobody trashes a product just because it is not working. There is probably a way to fix it and fixed it will be. Almost a slap on the consumerist economy. From coffee powder to cars, most things are available in smaller sizes. Less wastage and…
Lessons I like to Remember
Writing down a few lessons I have learned from friends over the years and have always tried to remember and act upon.