GIST

April 2, 2010

Am not a fan of armed struggle or terrorism. And I nearly hate essays by Arundhati Roy. This one was hard to ignore or hate though: Walking With The Comrades It is hard to realistically align with Roy’s tactics of painting Maoists as angels. But then, she has a very valid question – what alternative [...]

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Feels Good

April 2, 2010

Am missing not being able to be with family as much time as should be Am feeling bad about not being able to go on those drives for which the new Scorpio is Am cribbing about my 14-hour work days But then… know what? Am feeling great. After MEC (Microsoft Enterprise Cube) this is the [...]

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Strategy

December 9, 2009

Assume you’re doing a huge project You detail it to levels of complexity that can’t be handled Spend millions and develop it over couple of years Spend more millions and maintain it for an year Then comes realisation… this can’t go on! So you decide to scrap it completely to save the millions you would [...]

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Workshop on Water Conservation, RWH and Sewage

December 8, 2009

Went to a workshop on water related issues last Sunday, 06 Dec at SJR Redwoods, Bangalore. Did expect the session to be informative, but was pretty sure the topic would be dull and might even border on boring. Must admit that ApartmentAdda and Rain Water Club did a splendid job of putting together an interesting [...]

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Home Loans in Bangalore

November 12, 2009

Transferred my loan recently from Deutsche Postbank (formerly BHW Home Finance) to Union Bank. This is an account of the experience and a few mistakes from the past that were given attention to. Reason to Change The rates went up with the market but never came down with the market. To bring it down you [...]

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