Month: May 2021

In the early days of our startup CAT, we were working on a project with a renowned organization. In fact, after continuously putting in our effort for 12-15 months, we made that project come alive from nothingness, and, yes, it was our big break. But later there was a serious mismatch with the client. There…

The city I live in has been under lockdown for the last few days. In order to fight the second wave of covid, it’s evident that people, systems and the government are trying their best. Fortunately, since the lockdown was announced I haven’t needed to go outside for anything. I’ve been making sure that I’m…

I did my graduation from a remote village named Kalayarkoil (64 km from Madurai, Tamil Nadu). Over 10 years back, I had an internet dongle but it hardly had a speed of 54 Kbps. In those days I was doing extensive research on internet security and network vulnerabilities and badly needed a high speed internet…

I still remember an old Zen story. There was a Zen master who admitted only one new disciple every ten years. Once the time for new admissions came he asked the candidates to bring an object which would completely represent a student. From the thousands, he admitted only one young man who carried an empty…

I was casually surfing online and found a quote that struck me: “Communication is one thing, but your tone of communication is everything!” It struck me because it’s a universal truth. We are all taught many ways to enhance our ability to communicate in our schools and colleges but the specific tone of communication is…

Today I read about exascale machines, supercomputers capable of calculating at least 1 quintillion processes per second (a number with 1 and 18 zeros following). Aurora and Frontier are the major exascale machines getting ready for operation by 2021 developed by Argonne National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. These futuristic computers are going to…

I noticed a series of tweets by Dr. Jagadish Hiremath. He said: “Social distancing is a privilege. It means you live in a house large enough to practise it. Hand washing is a privilege too. It means you have access to running water. Hand sanitisers are a privilege. It means you have money to buy…

Today, immediately after a call, I casually threw my mobile phone on to my bed. I’ve done it before but this time its corner hit the bed falling, it bounced twice and fell on the floor. It’s quite a new phone, I was planning to buy insurance for it but I totally forgot. When the…

Today I met with a friend of mine. We were discussing some stuff in a coffee shop. He ordered a black coffee and I asked the waiter if they had a vanilla shake. The waiter said, “Sir, we don’t have vanilla shake, but we have a drink which is a milkshake with vanilla ice cream…

I noticed a tweet by the Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi yesterday announcing that he would ensure food, shelter, healthcare, and education for children who are the unfortunate victims of COVID-19, especially for children who had lost their families. When we were discussing the aftermath of this pandemic, this was a forgotten chapter – the children…