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Diwali at Raheja Residency and Mantri Classic

Vishy KurugantiNovember 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)

Vishy KurugantiNovember 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…

The Coconut Seller’s Daughters

Vishy KurugantiNovember 06, 20082 mins

A few weeks ago we were parked opposite the Raheja Arcade – li’l A, Sunil and me in the car while P and S had gone to the bank. A was watching the perpetually interesting traffic while my attention…

Congratulations President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama

Vishy KurugantiNovember 04, 20081 mins

What better way to celebrate Obama’s victory? Not just for America, but for the world! Thanks to my friend Fred Johnson for posting this on his Photography by Frederick Van blog.

The Three Bubbles

Vishy KurugantiOctober 25, 20082 mins

My good friend Monish who had moved to Bangalore from Silicon Valley last year had this wisdom to share – “Select your three bubbles correctly and your transition to India will be smooth”. This mantra…

The curious case of the traveling chairman

Vishy KurugantiOctober 16, 20084 mins

NPS Koramangala - Pic courtesy npsinr.com It was Bangalore Day #5 and our first Friday. I had taken the day off for the express purpose of visiting the top school on our short list – National Public…

Apologize for the extended hiatus

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 28, 20081 mins

It’s been 3+ weeks since my last post – I know! Work has kicked into high gear and I’m barely keeping my nose above water. The 1st month honeymoon period at work is over – time to take over the world…

The social graph reacts to our move

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 03, 200810 mins

Back in July, in typical Kuruganti style, I sent an email to the vast majority of my social graph about our planned move to India. It was a rather painstaking process since there’s no easy way to pack…

Asthma, Bangalore and me…

Vishy KurugantiAugust 29, 20085 mins

Asthma and I go back a long way. One cold winter in Bokaro, when I was 6 or 7, asthma came uninvited into my life. It’s only a slight exaggeration to say that it changed my life. Besides taking a lot…

The first week in Bangalore

Vishy KurugantiAugust 25, 20082 mins

“I want to go to Bangalore, Mommy”, declared Sanat three days after we reached Bangalore. He knew, of course, that we had reached Bangalore but what he was trying to say is that while he really…

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