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Does every living thing need to have some “use”?

Does every living thing need to have some “use”?

June 24, 20121 mins

India’s largest banyan tree, Kolkata During tonight’s good night ritual with the kids, the following conversation with my 9-year old. S: Does a banyan tree have any fruits? Me: No. S: Does it have…

In that case I’ll buy a cheaper car

In that case I’ll buy a cheaper car

January 26, 20121 mins

A conversation between our 6-year old (A) and his mom. I was just a fly on the wall. A: When I grow up I’ll buy a Mercedes. MOM: Why Mercedes? A: Because its your favorite car. MOM: (gives him a…

Our Return Ticket 16 Years Later

Our Return Ticket 16 Years Later

February 21, 20115 mins

[Editor’s Note: After an extended silence in the R2IProfiles category, I bring you an interview with a recently returned (to India) fellow blogger, Vasantha Gullapalli. Most of the answers below are…

Bengali Mumbaikar takes the long way home

Bengali Mumbaikar takes the long way home

July 29, 20102 mins

Soumya Banerjee (my friend from University of Houston days) returned from Boston to India 10 years ago – a period which we can term the “first wave” of reverse brain drain. Very few of my Indian…

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…