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My personal web blog and my learning laboratory - examining the kinesis (movement) of my perceptions, thoughts, and ideas since 2007
2021-10-24 04:58
When the trailer for Sardar Udham landed, I was cynical. Et tu Shoojit? Now that you have the best ingredients, are you going to serve the cinematic equivalent of a triple sundae for the ji… Read More
About Venky
2021-05-12 04:02
Hello there,Welcome to my home. Sometimes, I wish this page gets updated in real-time, every moment an experience changes my perceptions and the way I see the world. How wonderful would… Read More
2020-08-05 02:35
Narratives are the Ponzi schemes of your mind. And once you understand narratives deeply, you discover a key insight into learning almost anything and everything.One of the biggest learnings… Read More
2020-07-14 11:14
Time for an Indian Food quiz.What connects Locho, a Gujarati fast food originating from Surat, with Pav Bhaji, a well-known popular fast food originating from Mumbai?Let me give you a clue… Read More
2020-07-13 02:45
For the longest time, those who lived around me had reasons to complain about how I kept the stuff around me messy. "Creativity thrives on chaos. And I thrive on chaos" was my stock answer… Read More
2020-07-12 06:20
What is the true price of Entrepreneurship?Curiosity.After working my ass off over the past week, I spent Saturday like a Saturday should be. What can be more rewarding than reading RK Naray… Read More
2020-07-11 05:22
If there is one object I viscerally hate with every molecule of my being, it has to be the innocent-looking alarm clock.For the longest time, I had been a slave to the alarm clock and over t… Read More
2020-07-10 04:51
In one podcast about depression, celebrity chef David Chang, mentee of the late Chef Anthony Bourdain, described it in a way that stung my heart badly. Very badly."[Depression is] “lik… Read More
2020-07-09 12:29
My Ayurveda Doc is a delightfully irascible octogenarian. Although I've known him well for the last 3 years, I shudder to open my mouth in front of him. And so whenever I recommend him to my… Read More
2020-07-08 06:23
For the longest time I can remember, wherever and whenever I went to work, I've carried a  mini-writer-devil in my left shoulder who had no business being there other than fly-in-the-wa… Read More
2020-07-01 02:31
There are days when I suffer from writer's block and there are also days when I suffer from writer's vomit.When I suffer from writer's block, I feel inadequate. I fear someone would find out… Read More
What LinkedIn Tells Me Everyday
2020-06-25 04:15
I have been prolifically active in LinkedIn since 2014. It has been a blessing. It has been my favourite laboratory and sandbox to learn about the mind of the market and the market of the mi… Read More
2019-12-04 15:16
Sajith Pai has an uncanny ability of coining neologisms which stick. The last time he coined 'Indo Anglian', I took to it as a fish would to water.When Maggie Inbamuthiah and I articulated t… Read More
Rhapsody Of Madness
2019-11-10 01:02
How does one explain the tragic human condition which turns so surreal that what you see inside the celluloid is exactly what is happening outside ? In that iconic moment of the film, w… Read More
Are You A Live Player Or Dead Player?
2019-11-08 15:36
What makes a framework useful? Perhaps, when it doesn't create much fuss and quietly gets into your bones to let you make few distinctions carefully! Ever since I first read Samo B… Read More
2019-10-19 10:25
Finally, this blog is waking up, after a long period of reverie. Some of you may not be following me through these spaces. Nevertheless, here are some life updates.  Gigyasa Project Beg… Read More
Introducing A Brand New Game: Careers!
2016-05-16 07:16
Networked World proudly presents a brand new game for the future.CareersFor 1 to n players / Ages: 12 to nAvailable on Play Store for download. Game DescriptionCareers is an infinite game. Y… Read More
So, Are You A Thought Leader?
2016-05-11 10:39
What is Thought Leadership?Yes, the question is "What", not "How".I know, Thought Leaders love "How" more than anything else. Nevertheless, I am going to resist my temptation, and inquire on… Read More
Do You Have An Instinct?
2016-05-11 10:32
Nature doesn't have any currency. There is no intermediary. The transaction is direct.When a lion pounces off on a deer and rips it apart, it doesn't go to the nearest counter to swipe the c… Read More
2015-10-08 09:24
My latest blog post, with a slightly contrarian view, on Digital Transformation is out. Do check it out. Digital Transformation Delusion Would love to hear your thoughts!! Read More
2015-09-25 19:33
Can I be brutally honest?Employee Engagement can be a bitch.If you’ve spent a lot of time addressing this pain in the patootie through shiny little objects for your clients, you would… Read More
2015-06-18 03:55
"..I somehow knew this...the present schooling system was not the best that we could have come up with to educate our children. We who have come up with wondrous symphonies, unbeli… Read More
2015-04-05 16:12
My new post examining the subtle messages conveyed by LinkedIn platform is here. It is very brief.I  should not take you more than two minutes to read. Do check it out and share yo… Read More
2015-03-17 07:49
From the little I have written on the Web, I can relate to a writer's travails. The excruciating pains of labour in constructing a sentence that stammers to sound right. The inconsolable pai… Read More
2015-01-31 10:16
How do designers solve problems differently, to say the least, from the rest? Or to jump right at the meat of things, how do designers perceive problems differently from the rest? Ever since… Read More
2015-01-06 09:32
Hola! We are in the first week of January 2015. The day seems appropriate to reflect on not just the year that passed by, but also this blog and thereby my life. My agenda for this post foll… Read More
2014-12-17 09:37
Today morning, after I came across Fred Wilson's post announcing his portfolio company Kik's launch, I went back to my older writings I had posted on #hashtag in my company's Yammer page. I… Read More
2014-09-05 09:49
We are suckers for narratives. In Will Storr's beautiful meditation on life narratives, he eloquently explains why is it so. Storr writes,The brain generates a narrative to make se… Read More
2014-06-02 01:39
Update- 6/6/14: Have included my interaction with Devdutt Pattnaik-popular mythologist and author - on the movie below. When I was seven years old, I was initiated into Brahminhood thro… Read More
2014-02-16 07:24
What do you consider to be your greatest personal failure? Why?At first blush, It seems like an innocuous question. It seems to be designed with a well meaning intent to evaluate the person… Read More
2014-02-16 07:19
What do you consider to be your greatest personal failure? Why?At first blush, It seems like an innocuous question. It seems to be designed with a well meaning intent to evaluate the person… Read More
2013-11-26 01:47
Baba Amte needs no introduction to the socially conscious Indian. Here is a rare interview with Baba reflecting on a lifetime of social service and love. An edited transcript of the int… Read More

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