There are places where you yearn for time to just halt, to soak in more and more of the ambience, truly wonderful that these moments are. Langkawi was one such brilliant place. July 2023 Our flight landed at Langkawi landed just past noon; the spectacular aerial views that the island offered from the comfort ofContinueContinue reading “Amazing Langkawi”
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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”
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”
Keep it simple, stupid. 