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Adventures in buffet optimization

Vishy KurugantiJune 10, 20186 mins

Mathematically speaking, a buffet function could be expressed thus: Buffet f(x) = sigma (dish1(a1 ->n1)) + sigma(dish2(a2->n2) +… + sigma(dish N(aN->nN) (Turns out there is a WordPress LaTeX plugin…

The Bengali outlier

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 23, 20181 mins

What if I told you that I know a Bengali who doesn’t eat fish. In fact he doesn’t eat meat of *any* kind. Furthermore, he convinced his parents that they too should give up fish and meat. And they did…

A vegetarian cracks an egg

Vishy KurugantiApril 28, 20173 mins

I was raised a vegetarian. Avoiding meat was the most natural thing for as long as I can remember in my childhood. During our teen years, eggs made a brief entrance into our lives. In the form of…

The Salmon Experiments

Vishy KurugantiMarch 26, 20171 mins

Among marine life, salmon probably lead the most interesting lives. Born in freshwater rivers, they migrate to the ocean where they live most of their adult lives and, when it’s time to spawn, they…

Why do vegetarians annoy people who eat meat?

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 18, 20166 mins

Why do vegetarians annoy people who eat meat? A 2012 psychology research study, it turns out, has the answer. But before I get to the study (bulk of this post anyway), I want to give some background…

Witness to a slaughter

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 11, 20162 mins

My friend was the hostel mess secretary (hostel #7). One of the secretary’s responsibilities was to accompany the hostel mess manager for the weekly groceries+produce shopping. For one of those weekly…

The butcher did it

Vishy KurugantiAugust 28, 20161 mins

A recent conversation with my parents unearthed a nostalgic gem from our years in Bokaro. This is post #2 in my series on understanding meat eaters. My older brother (S) was seven. We had our first…

Understanding meat eaters through the lapsed vegetarian lens

Vishy KurugantiOctober 22, 20152 mins

[Editor’s note: This is the first in a series on vegetarians, omnivores, food habits, diets adopted by successful athletes (bias towards runners of course), perhaps eventually leading to a…

But these animals were also created for us to consume in moderation

Vishy KurugantiNovember 06, 20132 mins

And what is good, Phaedrus, And what is not good. Need we ask anyone to tell us these things? – Robert Pirsig I’ve been on this Indian Vegans Facebook group for sometime now. A fairly high traffic…

Intermittent fasting for health and longevity

Vishy KurugantiOctober 21, 20133 mins

On the eve of Karwa Chauth, I thought this would be a topical post. Todd Becker (author of the Getting Stronger blog) has written on this topic at length. My contribution in this post is to summarize…

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