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”
Category Archives: Musings
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”
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”
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”
The unsung heroes of Jakkur Lake
When we see a beautiful and well-maintained lake, the first thing that comes to mind is that the local government and civic agencies are doing a great work. No doubt they are, but what we don’t realize is that there are also a lot of volunteering organizations that get their hands dirty to set andContinueContinue reading “The unsung heroes of Jakkur Lake”
The invention of Index Funds
Back in the winter of 2021, based on a LinkedIn recommendation from Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of Zerodha, I picked up this wonderful book “Psychology of Money” by Morgan Housel. Until this time, no matter of self-reading or gyaan (words of wisdom) from others would inspire me to seriously look into financial investments and the joysContinueContinue reading “The invention of Index Funds”
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”
Keep it simple, stupid. 