Month: September 2021

Of loans and favors…

What does a relationship of fifteen years mean to you? Trust, loyalty and respect? If you are a bank, apparently none of the above. In fact, it may not mean anything much at all. If you have been following by blog, you would know that I was in the market for a new car, and …

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श्री गणेश चतुर्थी – Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi (Vināyaka Chaturthī) or Vinayaka Chavithi (Vināyaka Chavithī) is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Ganesha. It falls in the months of August or September of the Gregorian calendar. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha clay idols privately in homes, or publicly on elaborate pandals …

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Of speech and perspectives

So my son has started to say da-da da-da. Although I would love to believe that he actually prefers me to everyone else, that sadly is not the truth. Research has shown that children have larger tongues in proportion to their mouths (to aid in breast-feeding), and so have limited motor capabilities, limiting the sounds …

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Of visitors and festivals

Time does fly past – it seems like just the other day in 2020 when we entered lockdowns, and now we are nearly the end of 2021.  One welcome news was the opening of flights and travel. Who would have thought that we would be grounded for more than a year? Ok a small correction …

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Of creating and cleverness…

When I was growing up in India, there were only two qualifications that mattered – MBBS and B.E. In English – doctors and engineers. Parents slogged day and night to get their kids into Engineering and medical colleges, paying hefty capitation fees, after coaching centres had already made a killing in tuitions. These two professions …

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Of apples and wearables…

Here it is! Another Apple event, and another set of iPhones, iPads and AirPods to wow our senses and empty our bank balances. I love their products. But surely there is an end, or at least a slowing down, to the continuous line of phones that they come out with every year? How many times …

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Leaderless consensus…possible?

The world is structured in one way. Technology is now trying to make it change. Our society, our financial system, work, play, interests…all have traditional been centralised. There is one key decision maker at the top, and this filters down to everyone else. From the head of the family, to the head of government, central …

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Of cars and journeys…

So I am on the lookout for a new (actually used) car. I had sold my earlier car just before COVID hit us, and I didn’t see the need to buy another one given that we already had one in the family. But now, as activity picks up, the need for a set of wheels …

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