Category: musing


  • Family history

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    I got to spend a lot of time with my parents – I was truly at home this time by working from home for 10 days and being around them 24/7. the ‘why’ is not important, but lets call it an health embuggarance. 2 days before I left, we were discussing employment in the 70s…

  • Is your name-game strong? Are you a name-purist who can remember and pronounce the names of other people as they expect? (I can’t. But I have a good memory so I can usually figure out names of acquaintances I forget after a few minutes in a conversation). Anywho, a few weeks ago I ran a…

  • Being a dabbler

    A friend today asked me why my blog does not have posts that show my philosophical side. I replied, my quota of those posts is over.The thing is I can discuss philosophy and random life fundas with some people in my life very comfortably. The discussions are so easy going that most of the times…

  • What joy when you start your day with the perfect tea! I suck at making my own tea. Everyday, something is amiss or in excess. So I made my own perfect tea today, with the right amount of adrak (ginger), sugar, milk and tea powder! yay! You have no idea how important it is to…

  • Mukta – marathi movie starring Sonali Kulkarni, Vikram Gokhle, Shriram Lagoo (available on youtube if you are into regional movies. This one cannot be missed**! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Z-KaJbt_8)W(not V)arkari (वारकरी ) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VarkariI was always fascinated by the saints of Maharashtra. Dnyaneshwar in particular. Because he was so young when he wrote for the universal goodness and peace of people…

  • This is the form 16 season in India. Pardon me, if its way past. For me its still going on. * form 16 something like the W-2 receipts in the US. (I think)The thing with me is I am not exactly Annie Hall. I know I just get super lazy with such stuff. Its inertia or…