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Kargil Day – The Least We Can Do is Remember

Vishy KurugantiJuly 26, 20101 mins

Today is the 11th anniversary of the day India won the Kargil war against Pakistan. One of my fauji friends (and classmate from Xaviers Bokaro) forwarded an email with pictures of the brave officers…

Help find 8 year old Tejas from Panipat – kidnapped in December 2008

Vishy KurugantiJuly 24, 20101 mins

For any parent who has lost track of their child (be it for a minute or a few hours), you might begin to understand the heart-wrenching plight of a mother (Neena Gaba) whose 8 year old son Tejas was…

The darndest things you see in India – Part 2

Vishy KurugantiJuly 22, 20101 mins

The previous post of this series is The darndest things you see in India and the next is The darndest things you see in India – Part 3. Lessons in user interface design! Gotta admit Boca Grande…

One billion people can’t be wrong…

Vishy KurugantiJuly 20, 20101 mins

I’ve always been a fan of Tantra T-shirts and this one’s particularly appropriate for the blog. The talented Mr. Rochit was sporting this shirt during a weekend visit with his family. If you have any…

An asthmatic’s ignominious (first) running story

Vishy KurugantiJuly 14, 20103 mins

I had originally posted this story in my Xaviers Bokaro alumni mailing list back in Sep 2006. If you’ve read the post Running the Course – Mumbai Marathon 2010 and are wondering about the back story…

R2I Profiles – Launching a New Category

Vishy KurugantiJuly 11, 20101 mins

My WordPress dashboard stats tell me that a lot of organic traffic comes from folks searching for “nris returning to india” or “indians returning to bangalore”. When I started this blog in 2008, this…

Hum do humare do…bina exhaust ke

Vishy KurugantiJune 27, 20103 mins

2-day old Blue Reva fresh after car-puja – in kissing distance of older sibling (SX4) Title translation (for non-Hindi readers): Hum do humare do is an old 1970’s era government initiated family…

The things you can learn from an auto driver…

Vishy KurugantiJune 24, 20101 mins

Taxi drivers anywhere in the world are a chatty bunch. Well, guess what? Auto drivers in India are no different. Below is the exchange between my wife (P) and the auto driver (AD) after the younger…

The darndest things you see in India

Vishy KurugantiJune 11, 20101 mins

1 year 10 months and 3 non-SLR camera phones later, below is a partial collection of India-defining frames I’ve found interesting. Yes – there ARE parking signs in Bangalore. Just try finding them…

A blogger’s lament

Vishy KurugantiJune 06, 20101 mins

One of the challenges I face at the beginning of many new posts is the realization that a prequel needs to be written first. I would argue with and convince myself “but there’s this background I need…

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