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Prime Minister is like the great banyan tree…

Vishy KurugantiAugust 19, 20121 mins

No – not the current ‘great’ Dr. Manmohan Singh. In Ambassador’s Journal, John Kenneth Galbraith writes about many interesting things during his tenure as US Ambassador to India. The journal entry…

Why Paul Krugman studied economics

Vishy KurugantiAugust 16, 20123 mins

Isaac Asimov and Hari Seldon fans – rejoice! Meet the most famous Asimov/Seldon fan – no less than Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman. And he’s no ordinary fan – he studied economics because it was the…

Why ultramarathons are a better test of endurance than Tour de France

Vishy KurugantiAugust 10, 20121 mins

Nearly all ultras are run continuously, meaning that there is no point at which the clock stops and everyone gets to retire for a large plate of pasta and a well-deserved night’s sleep, like…

Experiences with Interval Training

Vishy KurugantiAugust 09, 20122 mins

Definitely NOT what my stride looks like 🙂 Pic courtesy healthandphysicaleducationteacher.com I incorporated interval running to my training regimen last season. I was following Hal Higdon’s Advanced…

A quiet morning inside Osmania University

Vishy KurugantiAugust 03, 20123 mins

Major Devender Pal Singh (Pic: courtesy Facebook) My mother fasts and prays. My sister meditates. I run. My brother recently made an astute observation about us – the prayers, fasts, meditations, and…

Daily Dose of Sanskrit from Mysore Miracle Man

Vishy KurugantiJuly 27, 20122 mins

Panini, Sanskrit Grammarian from 6th Century BC (Pic: courtesy Wikipedia) Sanskrit and I have had a weird dalliance over the ages. When presented as a subject during my middle school days, I…

Kargil Vijay Diwas 2012: 13 Years Later

Vishy KurugantiJuly 26, 20121 mins

Pic: courtesy indiatimes.com Two years ago, I created this commemorative photo blog on Kargil Vijay Diwas, featuring the brave officers who won the war for India. This year, I decided to share links…

The Fifth Elephant coming to Bangalore.. bearing Big Data Goodies

Vishy KurugantiJuly 24, 20122 mins

Pic: courtesy HasGeek Q: What is The Fifth Elephant? A: It’s a community powered conference on the Big Data ecosystem in India, organized by HasGeek. Q: What does ‘community powered’ mean? A: For all…

Coffee Cups at Foodys Bangalore

Vishy KurugantiJuly 17, 20121 mins

These days I’ve been getting my daily coffee fix at Foody’s on Nanjappa Road, Shantinagar (off Double Road). It’s right opposite the quirky and charming Jaaga, which has been serving as my office for…

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…

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