Month: September 2026

The last farmer…

Does AI end up making work and life easy, or do you just add more to the queue? A couple of conversations at a birthday party that I took Keshav to, and the inevitable question on everyone’s lips was – what do you think about AI? Will it take our jobs? I’m fortunate enough to …

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On teachers day…

Today is Teachers Day…or so they say:) When we were young, Teachers Day was celebrated with a lot of fervor. We made and did things to show our love, our thankfulness to them – little gestures that went a long way. As we grew up, these celebrations became muted, until one day they just stopped …

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Sri Krishna Gokulashtami!

Krishna Janmashtami, also known simply as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.It is observed according to Hindu luni-solar calendar, on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in Shraavana of the lunar Hindu Calendar and Krishna Paksha in Bhadrapad of the lunisolar …

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And he is Krishna…

Every year on this day, the post remains the same. Sri Krishna Janmashtami is one day that I feel at peace. Actually I feel ecstatic, and at peace, and joyful, and content all at the same time. Somehow I think that it’s the closest that I’ve got to bliss, and the funny part is that …

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Return to innocence…

Keshav has recently developed a liking to the game of Snakes and Ladders. However, unlike us adults (or older kids), the objective seems less about getting to 100, and more about who follows who on the board, and who gets bitten by the snake. Oddly enough, he is most excited when he gets bitten and …

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On unconscious competence…

There was something that I wrote on ‘great work‘ yesterday. It did resonate with a few, who reached out to me with their comments. A majority of whose who did however, wondered if it was so essential to immerse yourself in this manner in work. After all, wasn’t work just a part of life? Why …

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