Bangalore to Hubli: from agony to ecstasy

Bangalore to Hubli: from agony to ecstasy

July 29, 20147 mins

[Editor’s Note: My good friend and ex-colleague Shriram undertook an amazing trip last year. Shriram is a cyclist and a runner. He belittles his running but he’s blessed with natural abilities. With…

The two jeans ten shirts man

The two jeans ten shirts man

April 14, 20143 mins

The TJTS man drove a small car. Actually a very small car. A car described by his wife as “a kid’s toy car being driven even after he grew up”. The TJTS man liked his small car. He didn’t mind the…

With great frivolity comes great responsibility

With great frivolity comes great responsibility

February 03, 20142 mins

[Editor’s Note: I shared a little rant on Facebook this Sat night which attracted a fair bit of attention. I figured some of you ‘Twitter people’ would enjoy it too.] Dear Facebook, Have you noticed…

I don’t NEED…

I don’t NEED…

January 24, 20141 mins

To err is human, to forgive divine. – Alexander Pope To iterate is human, to recurse divine. – Peter Deutsch To add is human, to subtract divine. – Old uLaaR saying I don’t NEED meat. I don’t NEED…

Thoughts on status of “married with children” women in the last 15 years or so…

Thoughts on status of “married with children” women in the last 15 years or so…

December 13, 20133 mins

[Editor’s Note: A few weeks ago, Sharmila Tagore delivered a thought-provoking lecture at the India International Center in New Delhi. The full text of her lecture is accessible on this Outlook page…

Diary of an incorruptible man

Diary of an incorruptible man

June 16, 20135 mins

[Editor’s Note: KKM worked at four different Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) steel plants over his 34-year career, starting from Bhilai in 1958 to Vizag in 1992. Below are a selection of his…

Nineteen months of dumb living

Nineteen months of dumb living

October 13, 20123 mins

One life. Do more. Err… how about “do less” and “have more fun doing it”? Nothing succeeds like success. Yeah. Sure. Would you like “whipped cream” with that? A new gadget that lasts only five minutes…

Listen to Keith Jarrett or help dad change the tire?

Listen to Keith Jarrett or help dad change the tire?

July 16, 20121 mins

After two years of Reva ownership, I faced my first flat tire on Saturday. Fortunately it was discovered in the garage so no inconvenience there. Sunday morning I headed downstairs to the parking area…

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

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

October 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…

Asthma, Bangalore and me…

Asthma, Bangalore and me…

August 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…