Coffee StrugglesVishy KurugantiFebruary 21, 20214 minsFor a coffee addict (he does not like to be called an addict, the word has a disparaging sense, he feels that we might as well call each other milk addicts or food addicts or air addicts), the most…
Its time you told your mouthVishy KurugantiNovember 01, 20205 mins“I think you should change your name to Vic.” The recruiter had completed a quick scan of my resume and this was her first helpful suggestion. I smiled at her and said “My official name is Vishwanath…
A slice of uLaaRVishy KurugantiSeptember 24, 20204 minsThe blog turned 12 in Feb this year. Originally setup as ulaar.wordpress.com, I migrated to Wordpress-powered self-hosting on Dreamhost in 2010. A few premium Wordpress theme changes kept things…
You can only dilettante thriceVishy KurugantiAugust 16, 20204 minsThis incredible urge to play a musical instrument or sing. Where the heck does it come from? I mean, how does one explain this urge when You are not born into a Bengali family When neither of your…
Eschewing meat- a few short storiesVishy KurugantiAugust 02, 20202 minsUntil the start of the new millennium, my classification of people into “meat eating” vs “non-meat eating” was pretty static. If you were born vegetarian, you remained vegetarian (and vice versa…
MOMO Gormandizers AnonymousVishy KurugantiAugust 02, 20202 mins*Momo: a type of steamed dumpling with some form of filling. Original traditional delicacy from Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, Ladakh, Darjeeling, and Northeast – now mainstream Indian fare* I’ve heard some of…
If only giving up desires was this easyVishy KurugantiJuly 31, 20201 minsThe great sage Ramakrishna from a conversation on Aug 24, 1882: “Sometimes I used to assume a rajasic mood in order to practice renunciation. Once I had the desire to put on a gold-embroidered robe…
At the left hand of GodVishy KurugantiJuly 09, 20202 minsBut everyone can make a beginning. Things to do in the morning: 1) First, I remember that I’m going to die. This gives urgency to the way I will live that day. 2) Second, I spend 5 minutes in…
The asthmatic who went up a hill but came down a mountainVishy KurugantiJuly 05, 20204 mins“Hey V, are you carrying your inhaler? R is having an asthma attack further up the trail.” It was day #6 (of our 3-week trek from Uttarkashi to Yamunotri) and my first reminder that I was an asthmatic…
Tiny Habits, as explained by Goscinny & UderzoVishy KurugantiMay 31, 20201 minsIf you’ve not heard about Dr. BJ Fogg or Tiny Habits, let me suggest this 800-word primer on the habit guru’s key principles. If you are struggling with an unambiguous definition of tiny, the masters…
