How do you get react-native init to work for now — Note: This is for just getting a brand new react-native app working using react-native init. I haven’t tried it with CRNA. You might have to do lots of other fun things if you have an existing project. So, if you’re trying to get react-native working with XCode 10 and encountering…

How to play that game right — I wrote this article for the IITM alum blog, and many of my friends seemed to resonate with it, so I thought I’d republish it here. Some of this might be specific to IIT Madras and there’s a bit of campus lingo here and there, but hey, I warned you. …

Finish that South Indian meal perfectly — Indian food is rich in flavour. And traditionally, we eat food with our hands. Or rather just our right hand. There’s a tiny ritual we follow at home when we finish our meal. I watched Cast Away again recently and that convinced me that this ritual is just so right! …

May day. A lovely day off from work and I was brimming with energy. I open my curtains to see the wonderful view. Not much of a view in hindsight - a manicured garden, a compound wall and then a busy road spewing smoke and dust. But I decided that…