As I began my day today at Hariprasad, my favorite neighborhood (nearly) Kannadiga food joint here, I wondered about the origins of the dish that I had just ordered. The masala dosa. Legend has it that a Brahmin adiga (cook) was the creator of this popular breakfast item. Brahmins were not allowed to consume anything …
Tomorrow is a solar eclipse. यत्त्वा॑ सूर्य॒ स्व॑र्भानु॒स्तम॒सावि॑ध्यदासु॒रः । अक्षे॑त्रवि॒द्यथा॑ मु॒ग्धो भुव॑नान्यदीधयुः ॥यत्त्वा सूर्य स्वर्भानुस्तमसाविध्यदासुरः । अक्षेत्रविद्यथा मुग्धो भुवनान्यदीधयुः ॥ yat tvā sūrya svarbhānus tamasāvidhyad āsuraḥ | akṣetravid yathā mugdho bhuvanāny adīdhayuḥ || यं वै सूर्यं॒ स्व॑र्भानु॒स्तम॒सावि॑ध्यदासु॒रः । अत्र॑य॒स्तमन्व॑विन्दन्न॒ह्य१॒॑न्ये अश॑क्नुवन् ॥यं वै सूर्यं स्वर्भानुस्तमसाविध्यदासुरः । अत्रयस्तमन्वविन्दन्नह्यन्ये अशक्नुवन् ॥ yaṃ vai sūryaṃ svarbhānus tamasāvidhyad āsuraḥ | …
Yesterday was all about what we have been doing. Today is about what we want to do. The good thing about goals is that you get to choose them. Back in the day, there was a standard Vision and Mission statement that was hung upon a wall someplace in every office – big or small. …
Life is what happens when you are busy planning for other things. 10 Leaves was not a planned exercise. There was an opportunity to create something worthwhile, and I took the plunge. I don’t even remember very well, on how the name 10 Leaves came out. I think the first name that we settled on …
Saw a good movie today – Hunger on Netflix. It’s a Thai movie, and I recommend seeing it in Thai, rather than English. There are subtitles of course. The movie is about the world of fine dining – one that is fiercely competitive and full of stress. It takes a lot to come out with …
Somehow, from the time we start school, we are taught to ‘fill up’ our day. You have to keep doing something, else you are termed lazy and accused of procrastination. Every minute counts – you are told. Don’t waste time – you are told. It continues through college and even work – every self help …
It’s done! Day 1 went better than expected. He woke relatively earlier, was in a good mood, ate a hearty breakfast and off he went. Well we dropped him actually, and he didn’t even look back. Just went in and started to play. We went and had a coffee, stayed nearby just in case – …
Well, almost. After a lot of visiting, reading and thinking (and dilly dallying), we finally settled for one just down the road. Building Blocks, they are called. And I sure hope they end up building well:) And so now it’s a lot of forms, more forms, papers, disclaimers and allergy declarations. We don’t know what …
समुत्पन्नेषु कार्येषु बुद्धिर् यस्य न हीयते ।स एव दुर्गं तरति जलस्थो वानरो यथा ॥ १ ॥ samutpanneṣu kāryeṣu buddhir yasya na hīyate |sa eva durgaṃ tarati jalastho vānaro yathā || 1 || He who keeps calm and uses his intelligence in troubled times, will be able to deal with any tough situation. Much like the monkey who …
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Had a short, but interesting conversation with a new contact who has just relocated from London to Dubai. We spoke about fintech prospects here in the UAE, and I was pleasantly surprised to know that he had been following our podcasts! You are possibly connected to more people that you think… We also visited a …
