Category: Personal

How do you get your news?

Friends who know me well sometimes wonder how I manage to keep up with developments in spite of not reading any newspaper (in print) or watching any TV. I stopped relying on the TV...

A quiet April

Dear All: In the next few hours, I will be leaving on a short vacation with the family. I cannot easily remember the last time I took a break…so I am looking forward to...

On Chanakya, Gautam Buddha & Upanishad Ganga

*** An evening with Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi *** Last evening, we had Dr ChandraPrakash Dwivedi at our home for dinner (thanks to Amitabh). I had met Dr Dwivedi before but last night was different…...

Cups of Tea & Living in Hope: Notes from the road

Two things stand out from my visit to Bharat last week: lots of (sometimes too sweet) tea and a palpable sense of hope. I managed to squeeze in four semi-public meetings during my 4-city...

Lessons from Blogging

This post has been pending for awhile. But I felt today was a very appropriate day to reflect back on five years of blogging that has generated more than 1000 posts. As you will...