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Life of legacy and living the childhood dreams

On a recent visit to the Crosswords bookstore, my eyes fixated on this very interesting book called “The last lecture” by one Mr. Randy Pausch. The excerpt looked very appealing, with the statements “If you were to give your last lecture, what would it be?” and “We cannot change the cards that we are dealt,ContinueContinue reading “Life of legacy and living the childhood dreams”

A long drive to investments

This festival of lights (Deepavali) we decided to drive from Bangalore to Mangalore. It was a long drive, especially considering the hilly terrain and the frequent sections of bad roads. Overall, I must say it was quite smooth, but certain aspects of this long drive struck a strong resemblance to the world of investments. AsContinueContinue reading “A long drive to investments”

Memento Mori

“You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.” – Marcus Aurelius. A disclaimer first; this post will probably be bit uncomfortable, but “Memento Mori” (Latin for ‘remember that you [have to] die’) is one of the fascinating line of thoughts in the Stoic philosophy. It tells usContinueContinue reading “Memento Mori”

Let’s not fact-check a good story

I had written a blog post, in part with some facts and in part with some assumptions. The overall story came out good. My cousin probed me if my assumptions were indeed correct. With a fair bit of reasoning that I pushed back, he opined “Let’s not fact-check a good story”. I thought this wasContinueContinue reading “Let’s not fact-check a good story”

Udaipur – Of Royalty, Palaces, Lakes, and Narrow Alleys

The final leg of our Rajasthan trip took us to Udaipur, a city famous for its Lakes. To be honest, I thought it would be just another city, but what we experienced here was out of the unexpected, in a wonderful sense. Before getting to Udaipur, I do like to mention couple of interesting sightseeingContinueContinue reading “Udaipur – Of Royalty, Palaces, Lakes, and Narrow Alleys”

8 Symptoms of a healthy person – Nature’s test

Health, these days, is usually evaluated on the basis of numbers, in terms of quantity. BMI, BP, sugar levels, and whole set of numbers popping out of the medical health checkup. No doubt these numbers are a good indicator of one’s health, but then this doesn’t capture the real essence of how the body feelsContinueContinue reading “8 Symptoms of a healthy person – Nature’s test”

Jaisalmer & Sam – Of the Thar Desert and heritage

Part 2 of my travelogue to Western Rajasthan takes us to the arid landscape of Jaisalmer and beyond. Shakti Singh the manager of our hotel at Jodhpur was from Jaisalmer, and we got good information from him; Jaisalmer is a small town, around 5kms in radius, the Pakistan border being around 150kms from here. IContinueContinue reading “Jaisalmer & Sam – Of the Thar Desert and heritage”

The Human Stories – Part 1

There are over 8 billion humans living on this planet Earth, each having an unique story to share. Their childhood, school, friends, the good things in life, the not-so-good things in life, the struggles, the successes, and their unique experiences and views. I truly enjoy conversing with people from different backgrounds, understanding their point ofContinueContinue reading “The Human Stories – Part 1”

Chiguru Farms – A date with the stars and organic farming

Our daughter has always been interested and fascinated by Astronomy. When one of our friend mentioned about this star gazing event happening around 2 hours drive from Bangalore, it caught our immediate attention. We were introduced to Mr.Vijay Kapoor, the force behind this astronomical adventure. He helped us book the almost final seats for theContinueContinue reading “Chiguru Farms – A date with the stars and organic farming”

Jodhpur – Of magnificent forts, incredible food & rich history

Me & my family embarked on a week long trip to the most Royal of all states (provinces) of India – Rajasthan. I hadn’t expected much, apart from the ever popular forts & deserts. What transpired was beyond my imagination, and I want to jot down my experiences in this wonderful North western state ofContinueContinue reading “Jodhpur – Of magnificent forts, incredible food & rich history”