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A day in Frankfurt

It was early morning on a Saturday, and I walked to Erlangen Bahnhof. The morning was excellent with a clear sky, except for…

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Road to Bhuj

I landed in Ahmedabad to support the disaster relief work from our organisation. On the tenth day after the event, I proceeded to Bhuj…

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Executive Presence

I participated in a three-day meeting in Delhi when I had a corporate job. The focus was on global economic development, and…

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PeppaPig Time

PeppaPig Time

It is lunchtime and PeppaPig time, and I fell in love with PeppaPig when I saw the first episode. George and Peppa are my friends among the…
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WFO (Work From Office)

WFO (Work From Office)

I am startled to see a message from my manager in my Inbox. He wants me to come to the office from 1st March. I am terrified at the…
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Eating Together

Eating Together

My grandmother was very clear on what I eat and how much daily. She used the time-tested formula — meal should occupy only 50% of the…
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Recognition

Recognition

Recognitions and brickbats come in different colours. I received very few recognitions in my life. My father never said a good word when I…
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Waiting Games

Waiting Games

I love my country, otherwise known as the ‘land of queues’. Waiting has become a way of my life. I always waited for everything from…
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Zeno’s Paradox

Zeno’s Paradox

Zeno’s Paradox, a paradox of mathematics when applied to the real world, has baffled many people over the years. GKM, my Mathematics…
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The Resource Curse

The Resource Curse

The above word from Amitav Ghosh resonated with me several times in the last few days. Ghosh uses nutmeg as a metaphor in his book, “The…
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Sunrise Meetings

Sunrise Meetings

One day my manager announced that we start sunrise meetings in the organisation. He felt that the teams are not very creative, and it is…
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The Golden Beans

The Golden Beans

“ When Garuda, the vehicle of Vishnu, was carrying the pot of Amrit, a drop fell onto the earth, and this germinated as ‘Averakai’, quips…
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The New Year Resolution

The New Year Resolution

Ring out the old, ring in the new,
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The Crown

The Crown

We had two movie theatres in our town where I grew up -Regal and Crown. Regal had three classes: Floor, Bench and Chair, while Crown had…
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The Procession

The Procession

I was on a customer visit with my manager to Katrakoola. The Government officials of Katrakoola received us at the airport. After a grand…
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The School Visit

The School Visit

I was thrilled to receive an invitation to attend a three-day conference on technology and innovation in Tokyo. The sponsors paid for my…
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Goren or Gilbertson?

Goren or Gilbertson?

I love the small town where I grew up. A small temple and a vast well are the landmarks and the famous name as a vast railway junction…
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A Hero’s Journey

A Hero’s Journey

I want to talk about a personal change I went through last week. After two years of captivity because of the unprecedented health crisis, I…
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The Adventurer

The Adventurer

Srikanth is a popular name in South India. I knew several friends and relatives with the same name. One of them completed his PhD in…
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Buffalo in the room

Buffalo in the room

I was doing back-office jobs in my entire career, and I faced customers directly on very few occasions. The venues have been annual events…
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Rexona Green

Rexona Green

I always envied my sister as she was fairer than me. The concept of looking fair was an in-thing in my younger days. I wanted to look…
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The First Deepavali

The First Deepavali

It was the first Deepavali for Rohit and Padma. Both of them have been planning their Chennai visit for a long time. They got married in…
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Who moved the papers?

Who moved the papers?

It was an unlucky day for me. As I was heading out to school, my father called me. My mother and sister were standing at a distance. His…
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Customer(‘s) Delight

Customer(‘s) Delight

Bajpai came to Bangalore for a Regional conference from Delhi. He has been a successful Sales Manager who won several laurels in our…
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Confusion@Kemps Corner

Confusion@Kemps Corner

Martin was my colleague from Erlangen, West Germany, and I knew him from my earlier visits to Erlangen. He was of a short build. I had…
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The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City

It was my first visit to Beijing. I arrived at 11 am and checked into the Marriot hotel. After freshening up and a brief lunch, I decided…
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A Thrill at Sea?

A Thrill at Sea?

It was a bright Wednesday morning, and the day dawned crisp and clear. The sun poured through my window. Another day had dawned, bringing…
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