The Proud ManVishy KurugantiApril 17, 20092 minsPic: courtesy bsmotoring.com (Part 1 of a two part series) We bought a new Maruti Suzuki SX4 in early Sep 2008. Since I was not in a terrible hurry to drive in Bangalore traffic, we had to get a…
The Urban Indian Steed (photo blog)Vishy KurugantiFebruary 21, 20091 minsSure, the number of automobiles on Indian roads has dramatically increased in the last 20 years but it still pales in comparison to the urban steeds that zip past lumbering 4-wheelers, zig & zag…
ABIDe promotes convenient Volvo transportVishy KurugantiFebruary 20, 20093 minsPic: courtesy sumanbhat.wordpress.com I first met Sanjay Anandaram (serial entrepreneur turned venture capitalist) during the Dec 2008 Jethro Tull concert. We connected on the intellectual level and…
Kuruganti Roots in VijayawadaVishy KurugantiJanuary 01, 20091 minsWe are in Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) at my parents’ house for the holidays. This is my fifth trip since my parents moved here in 1994 and is easily the most enjoyable trip to date. My grandfather’s…
Memories of an American Life (Two Years in Houston)Vishy KurugantiDecember 30, 20082 minsUniversity of Houston – Science & Engineering Building This is Part 2 of a 3-part series on my life in America spanning Houston, Chicago and SF Bay Area. Part 1 was Memories of an American Life (…
100 Days in Bangalore (Part 2)Vishy KurugantiDecember 29, 20084 minsContinued from 100 Days in Bangalore (Part 1)… If you’ve read Why we are moving back to India or Brother or Best Friend, you know that one of the big reasons for moving to India was to spend more time…
Jethro Tull at Palace Grounds, BangaloreVishy KurugantiDecember 28, 20082 minsI did the following short li’l summary of my Tull concert experience in the 100 Days in Bangalore post. What I’m adding to this post is the concert discography (which I had tweeted) and a few Qik…
Masti ki paathshala (for the First Grader Wannabe)Vishy KurugantiDecember 28, 20083 mins(Note: This started off as a school-centric post for both our 5.5 year old and the almost 3-year old but is now focused entirely on the former.) We had seen Rang De Basanti earlier this year so the…
Ode to Humpty DumptyVishy KurugantiDecember 15, 20081 minsMy 13-year old niece in Cupertino, California wrote this ode for an English assignment. As you can see, it is heavily influenced by King Arthur era English (which I absolutely love). She sadly doesn’t…
Bangalore CallingVishy KurugantiDecember 14, 20084 minsCubbon Park, Bangalore (circa 2009) – Pic courtesy thehindu.com (Someday this post shall be completed. Until then, here’s a relevant comment thread between me and a New Jersey Indian American woman…
