Observations
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Why Secularism/Anti-Corruption Won’t Feed Me And My Family OR Why I’m Voting For Narendra Modi
There’s a bit of a back-story, so please bear with me. I think the journey (yes, I’d call it that) started on the New Year’s eve in 2008 (as in end of 2007, did I get the usage of New Year’s eve right?) with that long and highly charged up discussions with Pole & Seth. We were in high… Continue reading
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Aiyyo Aiyyo Honey Singh & The Whole Kikli Kalerdi* About His Songs
You still remember Yo Yo Honey Singh and the whole drama about his songs, no? I ask because in this age of Twitter & Facebook, public memory outrages are terribly short-lived and I thought it would be a good idea to refresh your memory while we talk about Yo Yo Honey Singh. Of course, the… Continue reading
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My Top Bollywood Songs Of 2010
Dooriyan Bhi Hai Zaroori from Break Ke Baad is one of my favourite songs from 2010. It appears like I took the line more seriously than required and that perhaps explains the irregularity in posting on this blog. I definitely wish be more regular in blogging in the coming days. Well, there’s another song for… Continue reading
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The Nuclear French Kiss
A few days back, I was going through the pages of The Hindu and came across the an interview with Anne Lauvergeon (aka Atomic Annie) , CEO of Areva, the French nuclear giant. I was aware that the French President was visiting India soon and the primary purpose was to sell the French nuclear capability… Continue reading
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The Great Indian Middle Class
Tonnes of newsprint, miles of television tapes, years of television airtime and millions of calories of energy(ok, that was a bad one) have been spent on analyzing, debating and arguing about the Indian middle class. Honestly, all this noise got to such nauseating levels that people who constitute the middle class have ended up becoming… Continue reading
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Why Film-making Is Such A Wonderful Experience
You’ll know what I’m talking about if you have been involved in any form of film-making. For those of you who haven’t, you will perhaps understand what I’m saying in about 20 minutes after watching the two videos below. Add a minute or two to read what I’ve written before the videos! These videos are… Continue reading
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Why Is Common Sense Not So Common?
A couple of incidents that happened recently got me thinking about our reactions to different situations. Also how, more often than not, we miss the simplest of things because we are not able to focus completely at that particular time. In hindsight, what is called common sense appears to be very common, but somehow we… Continue reading
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What Is The New New?
Old-fashioned is the new Modern. Che Guevera is the new capitalist icon. Sleeping is the new Awake. Giving up is the new Acquisition. Hopeless is the new Hopeful. Getting Lost is the new Finding Yourself. Non-conformity is the new Conformation. Dropping Out is the new Joining In. Working Hard is the new Laziness. Resignation is… Continue reading
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And Then One Voted
What I had to go through to get my voter ID card will take up two and a half blog posts, but after having cast my vote now, I feel it was worth all the effort. Here’s to Indian democracy – Wrong finger? Thank you very much, DNA. Huh. Old Airport Road, Bangalore at 6:45… Continue reading
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It Is The Time
While a few very insignificant things have happened since this blog saw a post, like meeting Shri Thomas Friedman, frequent trips to the Western region of the country, getting the best deal on Douglas Coupland books, rediscovering music on a wonderful mobile phone, the earth still continues to revolve around the sun and it’s still… Continue reading
About Me
I am a Product Manager based in Sydney, Australia currently working as a Group Product Manager at Atlassian. I am passionate about creating an impact using technology and that has led me to some very interesting career and life journeys. My interests include traveling, books, music and movies. I love trivia and quizzing and I have been on a few TV quiz shows as well. Views are my own.
Recent Posts
- Speaking at Atlassian’s annual conference, TEAM ’24 at Las Vegas on ‘Building AI: Atlassian’s approach to crafting exceptional intelligent experiences’
- 4 ways you can scale up as an individual contributor Product Manager
- 🎧 Podcasts, podcasts and more podcasts – this time on Communication and Coaching
- From ‘I’m not a podcast person’ to bingeing on Aussie true crime podcasts
- My first *bushwalking* 👣 ⛰ experience in Australia – Berowra Track at Mt Kuring-gai Chase National Park