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Enough with the “we need better leaders” nonsense!

Enough with the “we need better leaders” nonsense!

August 23, 20103 mins

I posted the tweet (see below) after reading the 100th Independence Day tweet (from celebrity, non-celebrity and sundry) bemoaning the state of the nation and placing the blame squarely on the corrupt…

Natural Remedy for Late Stage Dengue – Raw Papaya Juice?

Natural Remedy for Late Stage Dengue – Raw Papaya Juice?

August 19, 20103 mins

For the last 3-4 months, I’ve been reading about the many cases of dengue-related deaths in Bangalore. A colleague’s (S) daughter was also diagnosed with dengue – fortunately it turned out not to be…

Don’t let your friends fly with Afrin

Don’t let your friends fly with Afrin

August 14, 20102 mins

My inseparable flying companion for the past 12 years! [Jan 7, 2015 update: seven years after I wrote this post, a helpful commenter informs us that the technique described below is called the…

Why I’m proud to be a Hindu

Why I’m proud to be a Hindu

August 08, 20102 mins

Someday (way in the future) I wanted to write this post. The thoughts were clear in the head but there were several more interesting posts queued ahead in my WordPress Drafts folder. During my last…

The Darndest Things you see in India – Part 3

The Darndest Things you see in India – Part 3

August 05, 20101 mins

Bhurka (abaya) beyond your imagination! ‘nuf said. Emblem of a Tier 1 Bangalore school. Lalbagh nursery has a mobile garden unit… Marketing collateral inside Lalbagh nurserymen’s office. Am…

Why Indian drivers might never take to automatic transmission in a big way

Why Indian drivers might never take to automatic transmission in a big way

July 30, 20102 mins

Pic: courtesy team-bhp.com During our initial months in Bangalore, as we ploughed through the dense urban traffic (being driven around by auto drivers and cab drivers), the biwi and I speculated that…

Bengali Mumbaikar takes the long way home

Bengali Mumbaikar takes the long way home

July 29, 20102 mins

Soumya Banerjee (my friend from University of Houston days) returned from Boston to India 10 years ago – a period which we can term the “first wave” of reverse brain drain. Very few of my Indian…