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A year in Bangalore – the unwritten blog posts

A year in Bangalore – the unwritten blog posts

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 06, 20095 mins

Pic: courtesy elbo.ws We hit our ‘one year anniversary in India’ on India’s Independence Day – Aug 15, 2009. A few months ago, we toyed with the idea of throwing a party and invite all our friends…

Gurgaon Growling

Gurgaon Growling

Vishy KurugantiJune 18, 20093 mins

Gurgaon at night (Pic: courtesy flickriver.com) I wrote this post in my head in June 2008 shortly after my 2-week reconnoisance trip to India before the big move. Thanks to the growing list of…

Bangalore Calling

Bangalore Calling

Vishy KurugantiDecember 14, 20084 mins

Cubbon Park, Bangalore (circa 2009) – Pic courtesy thehindu.com (Someday this post shall be completed. Until then, here’s a relevant comment thread between me and a New Jersey Indian American woman…

Three Coincidences

Three Coincidences

Vishy KurugantiOctober 26, 20082 mins

Put two Indians (perfect strangers mind you) in a room and it’s merely a question of time before they find a few common connections. As you might suspect, I epitomize this quintessential Indian quirk…

Apologize for the extended hiatus

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

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…

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

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…

First 3 days in India (Delhi & Bangalore)

First 3 days in India (Delhi & Bangalore)

Vishy KurugantiAugust 18, 20082 mins

Missed the Independence Day celebrations at the capital — by 10 hours Aug 15 The prodigal son returns to India on Independence Day exactly 16 years after he had left for America. Left on a Lufthansa…

A sense of satisfaction… and accomplishment

A sense of satisfaction… and accomplishment

Vishy KurugantiAugust 13, 20083 mins

“You stink”, yelled my 7-year old nephew when I tried to give him a goodbye hug. “But I showered barely 2 hours ago”, I protested. Of course it was a different matter that I was packing stuff into…

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