The World Environment Day is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. It is celebrated on June 5th every year. We all love the blessings of Mother Nature. Mountains, rivers, trees, blooming flowers and all that bounty that surrounds us. But nothing remains for ever. If … More World Environment Day 2018
The roads in my locality were recently asphalted. Not that the roads weren’t were good but then, after some digging they sure needed a fix. Let’s not get into what happens when elections are around the corner. Now that more drama has unfolded in my state, we better talk about things that matter. This is … More Asphalt and a leaf
Last Friday, I had a status with one of my client leaders. So, I walked up to his corner office and with a light knock, I pushed the door. On a small conference table in the office, there was a little girl watching something on an iPad. The leader on his desk was busy with … More She came to her Appa’s office
I have an indoor palm plant that was bought over five years ago from Bangalore airport. Yes, you read it right. From the airport. My parents were visiting us in Bangalore and VT and I had gone to drop them to the airport. After they proceeded to the departure gate, we noticed a small stall … More Spot the special in the mundane
You are a reader. A well-read and informed one. There are hundreds millions of articles on the web and thousands of blogs. You invest your precious time here when you stop by to read a post on this blog. You read a few opening lines and then you spot an error. What will you do? … More Will you tell me what’s wrong?
You know I am not the one who would spend a lot of time by the kitchen window. On Sundays, it is about those many cups of tea. As I watch the boiling water and tea leaves, life feels going too fast. Those bubbles of colored water are bursting even before they can grow to … More A Sunday by my kitchen window
Relativity is not meant to stay in Physics text books. It’s a part of our lives. Have you ever observed how photography can make things look closer and bigger? Something that’s small depends on where you are looking from. Life is no different. We see everything relative to some other thing. “They are rich”. “She … More Relativity – Not just a concept
Sundays are Chore-days. Like many of you already know, I am not the one who frets about chores. Not that I am very efficient or meticulous but I don’t let the household chores take my mind space. Be it cleaning, organizing, so on and so forth. I digress. So, yesterday as I folded the laundry one after … More Can I be paid for this job?
This July, I traveled 13,497 kilometers(8387 miles) from Bangalore to Minneapolis for work. A new country, city, roads to remember, culture to observe and the food to experiment took a lot of my mind space. Of all things, the one that caught me by surprise was ‘the time of the day’. Look at the picture above and … More What time of the day is it?
I had thought I would need another vacation to recover from the vacation I took. But, I am surprised that I am excited to be back home and jump to work. One thing that I missed the most was writing. Okay, let’s call it blogging and connecting with readers on this space. I … More #MicroblogMondays – And I am home
happiness and food 