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ABIDe promotes convenient Volvo transport

ABIDe promotes convenient Volvo transport

February 20, 20093 mins

Pic: 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 Vijayawada

Kuruganti Roots in Vijayawada

January 01, 20091 mins

We 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)

Memories of an American Life (Two Years in Houston)

December 30, 20082 mins

University 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)

100 Days in Bangalore (Part 2)

December 29, 20084 mins

Continued 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, Bangalore

Jethro Tull at Palace Grounds, Bangalore

December 28, 20082 mins

I 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)

Masti ki paathshala (for the First Grader Wannabe)

December 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 Dumpty

Ode to Humpty Dumpty

December 15, 20081 mins

My 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 Calling

Bangalore Calling

December 14, 20084 mins

Cubbon 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…

100 Days in Bangalore (Part 1)

100 Days in Bangalore (Part 1)

December 13, 20086 mins

Vidhana Soudha (Pic: courtesy tripadvisor.com.sg) I had planned to write this post sometime back – a retrospective kinda post providing a snapshot of the family’s settling down process – my job, kids…

Nahin chalta hai

Nahin chalta hai

November 27, 20085 mins

Tajnagar Railway Station (Pic: courtesy whataworldagain.wordpress.com) I have watched a city of a million dreams held hostage by 20 or so men who have purged from their souls every trace of humanity…