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Why Indian drivers might never take to automatic transmission in a big way

Why Indian drivers might never take to automatic transmission in a big way

July 30, 20102 mins

Pic: courtesy team-bhp.com During our initial months in Bangalore, as we ploughed through the dense urban traffic (being driven around by auto drivers and cab drivers), the biwi and I speculated that…

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…

Kargil Day – The Least We Can Do is Remember

Kargil Day – The Least We Can Do is Remember

July 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…

The darndest things you see in India – Part 2

The darndest things you see in India – Part 2

July 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…

One billion people can’t be wrong…

July 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

An asthmatic’s ignominious (first) running story

July 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…

Hum do humare do…bina exhaust ke

Hum do humare do…bina exhaust ke

June 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…