Ee sala cup namde – on repeat mode. I caught up with the IPL only to know that today was the finals – and that RCB was in it. Have been pretty disconnected from the tournament in general, but having a dekko at Bengaluru winning it the second time was not an opportunity to miss. …
Life, in most ways, has vastly improved for all of us. Humankind currently enjoys a much better standard of living than it has ever had. A relatively peaceful growth period, no major calamities (pandemic aside) and more prosperity than ever. Yet, stress is at the highest levels ever recorded. A dichotomy this. Why are we …
“रामयणं वेदसमम्”, goes the adage: Ramayana is the equivalent of the Vedas. This is explained in slightly more detail in this sloka: वेदवेद्ये परे पुंसि जाते दशरथात्मजे। वेदः प्राचेतसादासीत् साक्षाद् रामायणात्मना।। vedavedye pare puṃsi jāte daśarathātmaje। vedaḥ prācetasādāsīt sākṣād rāmāyaṇātmanā।। When the Paramapurusha, who is known through the Vedas, was born as Rama, the Vedas …
It was written 600 years ago. It’s 234 pages long. It’s been studied by cryptographers and codebreakers alike. And yet, we still have no idea what any of it means. This is the Voynich manuscript. The Voynich manuscript has been studied by many professional and amateur cryptographers, including American and British codebreakers from both World War I and World War II. …
Watching a seedling grow, Is an exercise in patience, determination and grit… It may seem natural, but no It takes a lot of work and effort to just help nature along it’s course… A strong wind a bit of extra rain can cause the heart to skip a beat as one watches the seedling reach …
Aim high, for the stars they say, But the stars are impossible, says me. Why don’t I aim to be higher, better, stronger than what I was yesterday instead? For goals are best seen closer an intimate connection to you rather than something unreal, something you know will never happen… Be ambitious they say, be …
Staycation it is! Not very far away from home, but the point was to get away from home and tech and work in the first place. So here I am, in sunny Abu Dhabi, next to….ADGM, where we have our offices:| Anyway, just returned from the beach where I had an intense karate session in …
There are good days as a parent, and there are not so good days. Today was a not so good day, but not in a way that you may think. It’s ironical that we spend a good part of a child’s formative years trying to make them independent – to stand on their feet, to …
मां निषाद प्रतिष्ठां- त्वमगमः शाश्वतीः समाः।यत्क्रौंचम- िथुनादेकम्- अवधीः काममोहितम् || “mā niṣāda pratiṣṭhāṁ tvamagamaḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ yat krauñcamithunādekam avadhīḥ kāmamohitam” “You will find no rest for the long years of Eternity For you killed an unsuspecting bird in love” It is said that all Sanskrit literature originated in its form as sahitya from the time of Sage Valmiki himself. …
The team lunch at Barbecue Nation was a delight. And no, it wasn’t because of the food (which was nice, but not wow) – it was because of the small conversations that we had. And a generous sprinkling of laughter to top it up. Sample weird pronunciations – the pieces of bread that one dips …
