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Wilhelmine EstabrookOct 21, 2015

What a grand story. I spent my early working life with typewriters. In fact when I lived in London, England in 1960 I took one apart and removed the rust then put it back together. I could type 70 words a minute. Then I moved on to Underwoods, Remingtons and finally the IBM Selectric, before using computers. I like the way the typewriter repair man’s character is developed.

Kanchana DoraiswamyOct 22, 20153 min read

Ageless Body, Timeless Mind

I first read the book “Ageless Body, Timeless Mind” by the popular lifestyle guru Deepak Chopra when I was in my early 20s. My oldest brother, 6 years older and my spiritual guide, had had several insights from the book and recommended it to me. Well, I wasn’t even aware of what…

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146Jan 222 min read

Bangalore is a mellow amalgam

In Bangalore, I have had spinach for breakfast and pancakes for lunch.

The city is a mellow amalgam, an ever-evolving song. It blends cultures, languages and scents into one dusty alloy. They called it the “Garden City” but lately people came and…

PopArt StudioOct 21, 2015

The Lost World of Typewriters

Kanchana Doraiswamy

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Oooh, I love typewriters! Simply loved the article, thanks for writing it!

HereNow in The HereNow BlogOct 1, 20153 min read

The Unexpected Helping Hand

It’s not what you have, but what you make of it that delights you.

by Mathew M Philip

SanjanaMar 143 min read

Shopping for Sweaters

If there’s one thing my school did right, it was allowing its students the freedom to choose their own sweaters. See, the choice of uniform was never ours. And the school administration ensured there was zero room for experimentation with the reams of blue. There was only so much one could…

Punit SoniApr 17, 20152 min read

Colonial Offsite

Today we had our first leadership at the Taj West End in the city center of Bangalore. I was out there around 7:45am in the morning. I have quickly come to realize that the trick to traveling around Bangalore is to leave very early in the mornings. The weather here is absolutely gorgeous. There are…

VJ SinghNov 7, 20155 min read

A Bed of Roses.

About the Flower Merchants of Bangalore — with whom I enjoy a few brief interactions, kind smiles and the happy chaos of a place that has existed for a hundred and fifty years.

My taxi driver, Chand, tries his best to persuade me to change the plan.

Bangalore Startups in Bangalore StartupsApr 10, 20158 min read

Bangalore Startups’ AMA with Abhash Kumar, Social Media Marketing Lead at YourStory

Ambika JoshiDec 1, 20152 min read

Open letter to Bangalore commuters

Dear fellow commuter,

I moved to Bangalore 2 years ago, the traffic was mildly shocking, but the lovely weather and pleasant Bangalorean attitude made up for it. I bought myself a bicycle and insisted (to the annoyance of my friends and…