A trip to Kerala

Day 1, 3rd Sep 2012

We left Delhi from the 11:30AM Kerala Express, after quickly stocking up on Coca Cola and day’s newspaper from New Delhi Railway Station. Mansi agreed to play trip planner and dug into her Lonely Planet, leaving me peacefully with my book (Ahmed…

A trip to Neemrana — Part 2

Continuing the series of pictures from Neemrana. As evening set in, the fort acquired a different, orange shade. It was a good evening amidst Rajasthani music and some Sula wine.

A date with self-doubt

To set the past week in perspective, my first working day of the week was Friday. I had worked from my room’s desk Monday through Thursday (the small pleasures of a start-up ), and started an independent consulting project on Friday. The week has been one long weekend. I’m writing this as…

Fast forward a year, and we are in New Delhi….

I usually find myself struggling to maintain blogs. I start motivated, and find myself juggling a number of ideas I wish to write about. Over time, most of those ideas lose relevance or are simply lost.

Doga: takes no prisoners

Growing up, I spent much of my time and money on comics. I probably bought my first Nagraj comic in 3rd standard. From there on, it was a quick move to patronizing other legends — Super Commando Dhruv, Parmaanu, Bhokal, Ram-Rahim (of Manoj comics fame). These comics had it all…

An awareness of death

It’s probably very rare to find two people talking about death. Definitely never makes for dinner table conversation. Mention it in passing (I sometimes do as an experiment) in a group conversation, and facial expressions ranging from bewilderment to disapproval arise. “My one evening out…

Delhi winter

From March to September, Delhi bakes you. It roasts your fragile body at almost 50 degrees Celsius, and throws in power cuts to mess with you some more. It provides no wind for respite, and when it does, it’s in the form of Loo. To provide that finishing touch to your misery, it asks you to share the…