When I was driving to work this morning on a deserted road in a residential area, a man in the car travelling in the opposite direction was waving his hand up and down at every car on the road. I didn’t quite understand what he meant and carried along. For a moment, I thought he [...]

I happened to interact with few Pakistani nationals recently. When the subject revolved around health care, doctors etc., I was told that the government run hospitals in Pakistan are meant only for army men and civil servants in the top level. Rest of them would have to approach the doctors who practice privately and are [...]

On the professional front, last one year has been a terrific ride. It was this day last year, I joined GE and there have been so many proud moments to look back at and quite a few lessons to take home. Hope the ride continues to be smooth. One year is not that big a [...]

You are damn busy. Running around with plenty of work with lot of people around your desk. Paper & other clutter are all around your desk. The telephone rings. You reach out for the phone when you accidentally spill a mug of coffee on the table. The spilled coffee prompty gets into the open draw [...]

Blasts – Blood drenched people – Hospitals – Ambulances – Compensation money – Visits by politicians – Impotent statements ‘it is a cowardly attack’ ‘they will never succeed in their mission’ ‘we are united’ etc. – Spirit of Mumbaikars (bah!) – Gory colour photographs – Blame Games – Intelligence Failure – Cabinet Meetings – Red [...]

Check out http://worldebookfair.com for (free) e-books. Didn’t dig too much into that, but on a quick glance downloaded Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan & Sivagamiyin Sabatham. If you stumble upon any gems, let me know if you can.

It is only fair that Zinedine Zidane & Wayne Rooney were red carded. However you are provoked, whatever be the reason, irrespective of your iconic status – arrogance & violence on the field should be unacceptable. I don’t give a damn towards Rooney. He is like that and mark my words – he would face [...]