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Bangalore to Hubli: from agony to ecstasy

Vishy KurugantiJuly 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

Vishy KurugantiApril 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

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 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…

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 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…

Vishy KurugantiDecember 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

Vishy KurugantiJune 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

Vishy KurugantiOctober 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?

Vishy KurugantiJuly 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

Vishy KurugantiOctober 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…

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…

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