On a food truck trail in Pune
Some years ago,… no, I should say many years ago… in fact many, many years ago… during my high school days to be precise, I used to be inf..
Pune heritage walk: reliving history
I don’t know how long I’d been standing there in front of the massive ‘Dilli Darwaza’ of Shaniwar Wada in Pune, enamored by the several ro..
Who moved my cheese?
Did I tell you that I am back to being an employee (from an entrepreneur)?
No?
Sorry, my bad. But, it’s true.
So after eight long years..
My professional blogger friend Nirmal
You would’ve heard of people who make millions from their blog, and have probably wondered who these people are. Well, allow me to introdu..
Anoop Vijaykumar: The Calm Investor
Anoop Vijaykumar is an ex-Infoscion, and currently a strategy consultant. He is also an investor, and runs a knowledge-sharing portal on i..
A week in paradise
Whenever my wife does shopping for that extra pair of footwear she doesn’t really need (well, is there such a thing), I tease her saying “..
Kite Festival in Mangalore
24 foreign kite flyers from 13 countries and three Indian teams came together at Panambur beach in Mangalore on Saturday and Sunday for th..
Living in Singapore: An ‘expat’ opinion
This is a short post written by my friend Ganesh. Ganesh lived in Singapore for more than 3 years and explored every nook and corner of th..
A Jain Temple and a Giant Statue
When I went to Moodbidri to meet an old friend of mine (about whom I’d written earlier), I planned it such that I would have some time to ..
Walk on.
“Happiness or sorrow- whatever befalls you, walk on. Untouched, unattached.”
– Buddha
An offbeat Goa trip
I wanted to get away from normal life for a few days and had chosen Goa as my hideout after having read various traveller accounts on..
My friend Shankar: Techie turned farmer
I was meeting Shankar (Shankar Kotian M) after a long gap of 16 years. Shankar is no longer a techie; He had ended his decade-and-a-half y..
North Kerala: Places to visit
As I set out for the 450 km drive in my Scorp from my adopted city of Mangalore to my birth city of Cochin, excitement and joy filled my h..
A day in Dharmasthala
So there’s this uncle of mine – all of 75 years, single and retired – who spends most of his waking time visiting places. Every morning, h..
The Guitar
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”
– Robert Collier
Sonny boy (my son) has been at it for more than 3 y..