2021-10-28 21:29
My father worked for erstwhile Indian Airlines, which later got absorbed into Air India. Now that we have that out of the way, let me tell you about my love affair with the airline. In… Read More
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2021-01-07 16:59
Hi baby, This is the first time I am calling a boy - baby. Seems kinda weird to be very honest. I wrote a letter to both your akkas - Pranaya (read here) & Aainee (read here) when t… Read More
2020-07-25 14:40
I dont consider myself a lucky person. I have always put in more in life than what I have got back (true esp for work, career related things). I hit the lottery once & an important one a… Read More
2020-04-10 11:50
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but mostly best of times back in 1994. I was 9, my cousin Aroop was 9 & my other cousin Kushagra was 7 - both these kids were enlight… Read More
2020-03-28 16:15
I have always been a deep thinker, me and Elon Musk have that in common. While he thinks about tech, electric cars and rockets to mars, I think about life, its meaning and what happens post… Read More
2020-02-14 13:20
This is the second post in my "How to-" series, which I obviously am so well suited to write as I know so much about so many things... Now, for those of you who have been following my b… Read More
2019-03-30 01:37
Writing is like swimming. Even if you dont do it for a few months, or years for that matter when you go back to it, you struggle a little bit but then find your way. The most important part… Read More
2018-10-14 15:23
Warning : nerd postEver since I got interested in my job, all my hobbies have taken a beating. I really enjoyed writing but then demanding jobs happened, and kids & EMIs, and then Weeken… Read More
2017-05-03 08:20
Dear child,I once wrote a letter to your elder sister before she was born (read here) and I wanted to do the same for you. But then I thought why do it exactly the same way? You are going to… Read More
2017-04-23 19:17
I have been thinking about the ideal life. Everything that I could come up with directs towards total freedom.1. Its a Tuesday and first rains. I want to go to Lonavala. Now.2. I want to wat… Read More
2017-01-05 20:26
"Sir.... Sir?" she said pushing the pen towards him, "Will you take it?"He looked at her and smiled.xxxHe peered inside the Fiat 118ne window to look at the dashboard. He had a fight with hi… Read More
2016-09-30 17:47
To be sung on the tune of "Turn the Page" by Metallica.Dedicated to BMC & MMRDAOn the eastern express highway, east of Kanjurmarg,Listening to the radio humming always Badshah songs...Yo… Read More
2016-06-09 19:15
There was a time when I had just fallen in love with your mother, everything I said, or did, even when she wasnt around, made me think of her. That happens even today, but I also end up thin… Read More
2015-01-08 17:47
If the aim of travel is enriching oneself, I had the most enriching trip in my life very recently. This was to Sri Lanka. And I say this after travelling to 14 countries round the world. Tra… Read More
2014-11-16 16:53
There’s a holiday in Germany when people eat goose, you know the bird we used to shoot at while playing Duck hunt? What is duck hunt you ask? Don’t you remember that awesome game… Read More
2014-07-10 19:54
If there was a way I could go back to the July of 2004 when I had just turned 19, in my second year of engineering, which till date remains my toughest year, what would I tell him? He’… Read More
2014-07-06 06:30
"Tu orkut pe hai?" asked Rahul Bhat or Bhatti as he was known. Puberty had hit him late and in his 2nd year of engineering this genius of the class was asking me if I was on Orkut.I kid you… Read More
2014-06-02 14:27
Short storySTRANGERS:"Oops"She bumped into him. It was like bumping into a brick wall. She had almost forgotten how strong and fit he was. Well, maybe he wasnt all that fit. It had been quit… Read More
2013-07-07 18:31
Note: Every time I travel by a local train, I think about how getting in and out of a crowded train is similar to the movie 300. Here I write an overindulgent post, which might not be funny… Read More
2013-06-27 18:00
Note: Annoying and preachy post."There should be a semi-colon here," she said pointing her finger against my laptop screen. I looked in her sky blue eyes, a shade darker than the sky blue on… Read More
2013-06-02 16:33
I dont normally participate in contests, but recently I have been lacking any drive to write. Plus I have no inspiration - I sincerely believe that there has to be a certain degree of velapa… Read More
2013-04-16 14:22
I love Pune for everything it is. Good weather, relaxed, chilled out , which I now realise is the same as relaxed, but it is so laid back, I think you have to use all those adjecti… Read More
2013-03-29 13:52
A friend of mine, well, he's not my age or anything, and when we were younger, the age difference and the height difference was considerable, which meant he played with the bade-lo… Read More
2013-03-20 18:38
Many trees have been felled to produce pages which have been then filled with tips on how to get that perfect girl. Some of these tips might actually work- Like my book - How I got my girl b… Read More
2013-02-10 08:54
This is the Freedom generation. This is the generation that keeps trading what it has for something better. Gone are the days of our parents who worked for 30 years in the same company. Gone… Read More
2012-12-29 15:46
If you ask me, 2012 is by far the best year for hindi movie industry. I dont remember when was the last time so many good movies were released and good in all departments. If you dont have t… Read More
2012-12-09 09:30
This has been pending for a long long time. I did this trip last year. I have been meaning to write about this for a long time, but just couldnt get the right inspiration - Something happene… Read More
2012-10-20 15:30
A friend just got married yesterday. Another is about to get married next weekend..I am old school when it comes to marriage. I believe in the institution of marriage and the purity of the c… Read More
2012-09-04 10:23
It was an arrow that pierced my heart. The one who shot the arrow was Sharukh Khan... wait... that didnt come out sounding right. The arrow hit a tree trunk and there she was. She made my he… Read More
2012-08-26 10:19
Warning: I am not a bio guy, so I will make lots silly errors. But would you come to a blog with the words Time pass in it if you wanted path breaking-Nobel prize winning research?Hypothesis… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain (From the Dark Knight)I will tell you a couple of stories before I start making real points that have some c… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Okay, first, the title is misleading - when I say ONLY in Mumbai, I mean the good stuff is in Mumbai. Like - in my Bschool at Gurgaon, they served a mis-mash of potatoes and oversized buns (… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I thought of this today. I think of so many amazxing things but since I have a job that takes up much of my time and creativity I don’t get to share the gems with you guys.Everytime I… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A large part of our growing up years are spent wondering who will we finally end up with... I think girls spend more time manufacturing in their hearts, an image of the perfect one, based on… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This is a guest post by my daughter. I first thought what would she know, but then she knows some mean shortcuts. That day she pressed 3 random keys and the display on the laptop got inverte… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
To read the baby’s first 50 days of diary – go here.Day 51: Dear diary, what great 50 days it has been. I have got amma lady lunchbox attending me all 160 hours of the day, I don… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Day 1:Dear diary, I was so happy when I was inside, now I am out and it is kinda cold and bright outside. Met many strange people today. So tired. Need to sleep.Day 5:Have moved to a new enc… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dear child,You will be here in a few days and I feel completely unprepared. I was, what I like to call "baby ready" right out of engineering college. I had begun liking kids and couldnt wait… Read More
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