Mind is deeply blowingVishy KurugantiFebruary 16, 20196 mins[Title is a hat tip to the recent Bollywood masala flick where the character Simbba turns a perfectly legit American phrase into the endearingly Hinglish “mind is blowing”.] There’s much to say in…
A Sunday in JakartaVishy KurugantiApril 08, 20181 minsThe best part of spending a Sunday in Jakarta is their car-free zone on Sudirman Road. A nearly 8km stretch of Sudirman Road (General Sudirman was the first commander-in-chief of Indonesian Armed…
Why you should turn your husband into a runnerVishy KurugantiJanuary 20, 20182 minsDoing repetitive monotonous things are meant for machines, robots or ‘servants’ (if you are part of the Indian middle class). I find some of these activities highly therapeutic and enjoyable. Allow me…
Every new beginning starts with a grand farewellVishy KurugantiJanuary 11, 20181 minsI’ve been around the block, as they say. Across continents and geographies. Jan 5, 2018 was my last day at Yatra. And my team gave me the grandest possible farewell I could ever imagine. Scratch that…
What Kubera can teach us about the miser philanthropistVishy KurugantiDecember 26, 20173 minsAnother Mahabharata story excavated from the tendrils of my Amar Chitra Katha memories. Specifically, from the period after the Pandavas had decimated 99% of the Kauravas clan. The Pandava kingdom was…
Resetting habit defaultsVishy KurugantiDecember 08, 20172 minsWe know adding good habits is hard. Stopping bad habits is harder.. though Sam Thomas Davies will have you believe it’s not impossible. Exercise every day? Good. Smoking? Bad. Eat vegetables? Good…
Anatomy of a pilgrimage (Sringeri edition)Vishy KurugantiJuly 02, 20177 mins[Editor’s Note: My mother is a late adopter of the Internet. In the pre-Internet era, she used to write the loveliest of letters to her children. The letters stopped after I returned to India. In the…
The Salmon ExperimentsVishy KurugantiMarch 26, 20171 minsAmong 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…
The Real IndistructiblesVishy KurugantiMarch 26, 20171 minsEditor’s Note: There were middle class values in the 60’s/70’s/80’s and there are middle class values now. Big big difference. The old adage used to be “if it’s not broken, why fix it”. And if…
A proposal in Lincoln Park, ChicagoVishy KurugantiMarch 13, 20173 minsI really don’t see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then…
