The Bengali outlierVishy KurugantiJanuary 23, 20181 minsWhat if I told you that I know a Bengali who doesn’t eat fish. In fact he doesn’t eat meat of *any* kind. Furthermore, he convinced his parents that they too should give up fish and meat. And they did…
Why you should turn your husband into a runnerVishy KurugantiJanuary 20, 20182 minsDoing repetitive monotonous things are meant for machines, robots or ‘servants’ (if you are part of the Indian middle class). I find some of these activities highly therapeutic and enjoyable. Allow me…
Every new beginning starts with a grand farewellVishy KurugantiJanuary 11, 20181 minsI’ve been around the block, as they say. Across continents and geographies. Jan 5, 2018 was my last day at Yatra. And my team gave me the grandest possible farewell I could ever imagine. Scratch that…
What Kubera can teach us about the miser philanthropistVishy KurugantiDecember 26, 20173 minsAnother Mahabharata story excavated from the tendrils of my Amar Chitra Katha memories. Specifically, from the period after the Pandavas had decimated 99% of the Kauravas clan. The Pandava kingdom was…
Resetting habit defaultsVishy KurugantiDecember 08, 20172 minsWe know adding good habits is hard. Stopping bad habits is harder.. though Sam Thomas Davies will have you believe it’s not impossible. Exercise every day? Good. Smoking? Bad. Eat vegetables? Good…
The Yin and Yank RaceVishy KurugantiNovember 26, 20178 minsThe great runner philosopher George Sheehan talks about a certain staleness that can afflict the seasoned runner. In my 9 years of running, I’m relieved to admit that I’ve been spared. From peaks of…
Anatomy of a pilgrimage (Sringeri edition)Vishy KurugantiJuly 02, 20177 mins[Editor’s Note: My mother is a late adopter of the Internet. In the pre-Internet era, she used to write the loveliest of letters to her children. The letters stopped after I returned to India. In the…
A vegetarian cracks an eggVishy KurugantiApril 28, 20173 minsI was raised a vegetarian. Avoiding meat was the most natural thing for as long as I can remember in my childhood. During our teen years, eggs made a brief entrance into our lives. In the form of…
The Salmon ExperimentsVishy KurugantiMarch 26, 20171 minsAmong marine life, salmon probably lead the most interesting lives. Born in freshwater rivers, they migrate to the ocean where they live most of their adult lives and, when it’s time to spawn, they…
Swami Vivekananda on India’s Caste ProblemVishy KurugantiMarch 26, 20174 mins[Editor’s Note: I don’t recall from which of his books I found this extract. It’s been sitting in my Drafts folder for 4.5 years and is eminently worth a read.] A man from the highest caste and a man…
