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Inventors Diesel, Otis and Carrier

My daughter excitedly mentioned the other day: “Papa, we have improved so much in technology since olden times, right?”. Yes, lot of technological evolution has indeed happened over the centuries, lot of inventions leading up to this technologically advanced world that we live in today. A lot of it though, we take it for granted.ContinueContinue reading “Inventors Diesel, Otis and Carrier”

The Trojan horse

One of the fascinating aspects of the Greek mythology is that of the Trojan Horse. The ancient Greeks (Achaeans) waged a war against Troy (present day Tevfikiye in Turkey). The mighty Greek army, even after relentless aggression, could not enter the impregnable fortress of Troy. King Odysseus of Ithaca, one of the shrewd generals leading theContinueContinue reading “The Trojan horse”

Being a purpose-driven Fan

There are two prime fan modes out there: one doing the “Hero worship”; the other of “Role model”. For someone who believes a certain individual has reached a special persona, one that (we think) is completely out of our league, ends up doing “Hero Worship”. We see their success and stardom, but then also believeContinueContinue reading “Being a purpose-driven Fan”

There is no place like Rome!

We have heard proverbs epitomizing Rome, ever since childhood. “Rome was not built in a day”, “All roads lead to Rome”, “When in Rome, do what the Romans do!”, so on and so forth. Although a history enthusiast, Rome was never in my list of places to visit. This year though, as we planned ourContinueContinue reading “There is no place like Rome!”

In the Goldilocks zone

When Goldilocks went to the house of the bear, what did her blue eyes see…A chair that was big, a chair that was small,A chair that was tiny, and that was all.She counted them one, two, three… The first time I read & heard this goldilocks story, via a nursery rhyme was in my primaryContinueContinue reading “In the Goldilocks zone”

The Mono Acting mindset

During my schooling years, we had this unique competition of “Mono Acting” – Enacting a drama on the stage where one plays role of multiple characters, usually two. We ask a question to another person, switch sides, be that other person and answer that question, switch back, and the conversation goes on. You can callContinueContinue reading “The Mono Acting mindset”

The two beautiful Greek Islands

Greece has around 6000 islands and when people think of Greece, its mostly about these beautiful islands. Our Greek adventure started in Athens and then we took Ferries to reach its islands. Many know Santorini, the most famous of all these islands – This was not to be missed. Apart from this, we wanted toContinueContinue reading “The two beautiful Greek Islands”

Our Athenian Adventure

Athens has always held a special place in history – and it had been in our travel bucket list for very long. The historic battles of Alexander the great & Spartans against the powerful Persian kingdom in the east, the Greek cuisine and their love for sports well and truly appealed to me. We finallyContinueContinue reading “Our Athenian Adventure”

Travel to Greece & Italy – DIY

Europe is always in the travel bucket list for most of us in India. Afterall, Europe has captivated people since long time thanks to the local movie industry and through the history & geography lessons imparted at school. Although well worth the visit, it’s definitely quite heavy on the purse. As Indians, we always areContinueContinue reading “Travel to Greece & Italy – DIY”

A subject you would go back and study

Aishani, our daughter, always surprises me with her curious food-for-thought questions. A while back, during her ongoing exams, she posed an interesting question to me: “Papa, if you had chance to go back in time and study any subject, which one would it be?”. She has seen me as someone who loves Mathematics, as IContinueContinue reading “A subject you would go back and study”