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

Vishy KurugantiOctober 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…

Nahin chalta hai

Vishy KurugantiNovember 27, 20085 mins

Tajnagar Railway Station (Pic: courtesy whataworldagain.wordpress.com) I have watched a city of a million dreams held hostage by 20 or so men who have purged from their souls every trace of humanity…

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…

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…

Brother or Best Friend?

Vishy KurugantiJune 17, 20081 mins

My two-week whirlwind India trip was not touching Hyderabad. This was a bummer because my brother lives there. Since I had a 6-day continuous stay in Bangalore, he planned a 2-day trip to Bangalore to…

Where in India are we moving to?

Vishy KurugantiMay 30, 20082 mins

So we are moving to India but to which city? For better or worse, the list of candidate cities is fairly small. Before we get into discussing the merits and demerits of each city, let me outline the…

16 years later…

Vishy KurugantiMay 19, 20081 mins

16 years? Well – to be more precise 15 years, 9 months & 5 days since I came to America from India. Chasing the American Dream I came.. first to the University of Houston to pursue an MS in Computer…

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