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This happened while I was studying at an entrance coaching centre in Thrissur, Kerala, when I was in the 12th standard. I thought that if I paid less attention to the 12th schoolwork and prepared well for the entrance I could get through. After a couple of weeks of classes, I realized that it wasn’t…

I happen to travel a lot for work and usually, if I feel comfortable in a particular hotel in a city I try to stay at the same place again. So in every city, in every hotel I stay at, I am quite familiar with the manager, waiters, room boys and staff. There’s a hotel…

The land of Madurai in Tamil Nadu is rich in its great history, tradition, and valour in war. I used to live in a village called Kaliyarkoil for a while which used to be a part of the former province of Madurai. Many stories of that land have touched me deeply. One such story is…

When we were very young our elders kept a check on us, they kept us under careful observation wherever we were, even if we were playing. Our parents or grandparents or another elder often looked in on us to know or see what we were doing. Of course, at that point in time, I often…

Some things, we don’t forget them. When I was in college I had a notebook for Data Structures, and there was a quote on the notebook cover that said “Today is the Sum Of all Yesterdays.” I personally loved that quote, and even after that semester, I used to write it down in all of…

I recently read a book called “The Art of Asking” by Amanda Palmer, an American musician. She attained glory on the front lines of the music industry through her determination and passion. In this book, she reveals a simple but magical tool she has applied throughout her journey, which is the art of asking. She…

A couple of years back I was travelling in an Uber in Bangalore. Just before I was about to reach my destination, I said to my driver, “Bro, you speak really good English.” He had a great command over English, I appreciated him. He said, “Yes, sir, I happened to study in the top school…

I happened to watch a movie called “Unbroken” yesterday, the true story of an American Air Force officer named ‎Louis Zamperini that takes place during World War II. He was a part of a bomber squad whose aircraft crashes in the Pacific Ocean. He floats on a raft, with no food, nothing, manages to catch…

Today I remember our washroom workers. All over the world they are known as janitors and in India they are commonly known as housekeeping staff. What I have noticed is that all the washroom workers in every country have the same frozen face, the same emotion…the same indifference or hesitation. It seems to me that…

In January 2020, I was in Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world. Vegas is a magical mirage in the Nevada desert, it’s full of pubs, clubs, and casinos. I was on my way back to the hotel in a car after a meeting, and we were waiting for our turn at a signal…