The Garage Gang

The Garage Gang

February 04, 20102 mins

You can be sure that our garage would never look like this. Pic: courtesy bitsandpieces1.blogspot.com (First guest post from my wife. It’s actually an email she wrote on the Raheja Residency…

When something’s not easy to do, you are doing it wrong

When something’s not easy to do, you are doing it wrong

October 19, 20093 mins

It was early days for me at the University of Houston campus in the Fall of 1992. One of my initial starry-eyed memories was that of purchasing my first Coke can from a vending machine on my way back…

ABIDe promotes convenient Volvo transport

ABIDe promotes convenient Volvo transport

February 20, 20093 mins

Pic: courtesy sumanbhat.wordpress.com I first met Sanjay Anandaram (serial entrepreneur turned venture capitalist) during the Dec 2008 Jethro Tull concert. We connected on the intellectual level and…

100 Days in Bangalore (Part 2)

100 Days in Bangalore (Part 2)

December 29, 20084 mins

Continued from 100 Days in Bangalore (Part 1)… If you’ve read Why we are moving back to India or Brother or Best Friend, you know that one of the big reasons for moving to India was to spend more time…

Masti ki paathshala (for the First Grader Wannabe)

Masti ki paathshala (for the First Grader Wannabe)

December 28, 20083 mins

(Note: This started off as a school-centric post for both our 5.5 year old and the almost 3-year old but is now focused entirely on the former.) We had seen Rang De Basanti earlier this year so the…

100 Days in Bangalore (Part 1)

100 Days in Bangalore (Part 1)

December 13, 20086 mins

Vidhana Soudha (Pic: courtesy tripadvisor.com.sg) I had planned to write this post sometime back – a retrospective kinda post providing a snapshot of the family’s settling down process – my job, kids…

The Auto Rickshaw Diaries

The Auto Rickshaw Diaries

November 23, 20082 mins

Indians have a love-hate relationship with the auto rickshaw. The love comes from the incredible convenience afforded by the 3-legged black-and-yellow creature. In just about any city, one can very…

Diwali at Raheja Residency and Mantri Classic

Diwali at Raheja Residency and Mantri Classic

November 13, 20081 mins

Our first Diwali in India (after a gap of 16 years) was definitely memorable. One of our Bay Area friends (Smita) responded to a tweet requesting me to record some of the Diwali audio action…

Memories of an American Life (4 years in Chicago)

Memories of an American Life (4 years in Chicago)

November 11, 20083 mins

Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive (between Diversey and Fullerton) I originally wanted to start a post called “Ten little things I miss about America” and then realized it should more on the lines of…