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July 17, 2026

Newton near Boston: gravity-defining name, gravity-defying norm

TravelHistoryPersonal Essay

July 13, 2026

The Ghost Who Writes

TechnologyPhilosophy & ReflectionSocial Commentary
Amjad Khan in period costume as Nawab Wajid Ali Shah

July 7, 2026

This charismatic Khan was reduced to Gabbar Singh, courtesy of a blinkered Bollywood

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgiaPersonal Essay

June 14, 2026

Hats off to the ‘linearly independent’ MIT professor

Personal EssayPhilosophy & ReflectionCareer & Work

May 31, 2026

Greatness as a calling, Goodness as character

Personal EssayPhilosophy & ReflectionCareer & Work

May 15, 2026

Pole Star Focus, Pole-Vaulting Feats

Career & WorkSocial CommentaryPersonal Essay

May 14, 2026

The ‘being’ and ‘becoming’ behind the ‘making’ of the music video ‘Onammanu’

Cinema & TelevisionMusicPersonal Essay

April 23, 2026

Wishy-washy Well Wishers

Philosophy & ReflectionPersonal EssayBooks & Reading

April 20, 2026

A lookback in time, courtesy of Youtube

MusicNostalgiaPersonal Essay

April 18, 2026

Enlightening Probe, Evocative Prose: Making the Twain Meet

Books & ReadingCinema & TelevisionPersonal Essay

April 14, 2026

Sanotsh Wada Pav: Alibaug's Pride, Mumbai's Envy

FoodTravel

January 26, 2026

The seafaring litterateur

Books & ReadingHistory

January 18, 2026

An Ode to Panini

HistoryPersonal EssayPhilosophy & Reflection

December 27, 2025

of man in beast, of beasts in men

Cinema & TelevisionHistory

December 20, 2025

There will be blood, but none like DDL's

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal Essay

December 4, 2025

Padmakar Ranjit: everyday chronicler in a league of his own

HistoryNostalgiaSocial Commentary

December 2, 2025

Metaphysics of music unleashed for posterity

MusicNostalgia

November 22, 2025

From Pity to Serendipity

TravelTechnologyPersonal Essay

November 19, 2025

Museum of the People, by the People, for the People

TravelHistorySocial Commentary

November 6, 2025

Focusing on the Self in an era of selfies

Philosophy & ReflectionSocial Commentary

November 5, 2025

Broadening the margins for the marginalised of an AI-driven world - whether people, porcupines, or pests

Cinema & TelevisionTechnologySocial Commentary

October 28, 2025

Unassuming Synthesis Artist - Bhagya Ajaikumar

Personal EssayPhilosophy & Reflection

October 17, 2025

Mikey's Place, Candolim

TravelFoodPersonal Essay

September 12, 2025

Rally 'Round the West Indies

CricketSportsNostalgia

August 21, 2025

Faces in the crowd

TravelPersonal Essay

August 18, 2025

Dr. Sanjay Gupte: Ob-Gyn activist like no other

HealthCareer & Work

July 25, 2025

This Pezzonovante won hearts across the globe but Paramount broke his!

Books & ReadingCinema & TelevisionHistory

July 7, 2025

Thalassery to Tokyo: a thought leadership voyage of curiosity, courage, conviction, compassion, and collaboration

Career & WorkTravelPersonal Essay

June 28, 2025

The other 'Travis' Thunder from Down Under

CricketCinema & Television

March 10, 2025

Appalachian triumph of Apocalyptic highs and lows

Books & ReadingPolitics & Current Affairs

February 5, 2025

Warren Buffet's Full Course Meal Treat: A sumptuous 'Buffett' for all seasons

Career & WorkPhilosophy & Reflection

January 1, 2025

"Nobody puts one over on Fred C Dobbs"

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgia

December 27, 2024

The Nonconformist Trailblazer

CricketSportsPersonal Essay

December 26, 2024

Humble Typhoon amid Haughty Tycoons

CricketSportsNostalgia

December 26, 2024

A masterpiece from God's own country

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal Essay

December 8, 2024

Mnemonic (Menonic) take on books, beer, and bonhomie

Personal EssayNostalgiaBooks & Reading

December 4, 2024

Reconstructing a dilapidated and decaying mansion

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal EssaySocial Commentary

November 6, 2024

Mr. Smith, could you make it to Washington one more time?

Cinema & TelevisionPolitics & Current AffairsHistory

October 25, 2024

Goa Calling

TravelPersonal EssayNostalgia

October 25, 2024

A soulful look, back in time

Personal EssayFamily & RelationshipsPhilosophy & Reflection

September 28, 2024

Solar-powered Activist of Online Education

Career & WorkSocial CommentaryPersonal Essay

August 24, 2024

Hunger Artist like none other

Books & ReadingTechnologyPhilosophy & Reflection

August 19, 2024

This Hardout Kiwi soared high to defy the reverse swing of destiny, dogma, diplomacy, disease, death et al

CricketSportsNostalgia

August 6, 2024

Splendid Rendition ripe with spiritual redemption

MusicPhilosophy & ReflectionPersonal Essay

August 2, 2024

The Unassuming Alchemist

Philosophy & ReflectionBooks & Reading

August 2, 2024

Pulp Fiction: Quintessentially Quentin

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal Essay

July 26, 2024

Restiveness of resplendent charm

CricketSports

July 19, 2024

Dignity on deathbed

Cinema & TelevisionPhilosophy & Reflection

July 19, 2024

Ministry of Class

CricketNostalgia

July 6, 2024

Captain material that never materialized (read wasn’t allowed to)

CricketSportsNostalgia

June 23, 2024

Laugh riot for the right reasons, across all seasons

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgia

June 23, 2024

Harness of Wilderness

Cinema & TelevisionPhilosophy & Reflection

June 17, 2024

Homework notebooks for students of all ages

Cinema & TelevisionPoetryPhilosophy & Reflection

June 9, 2024

Roma

Cinema & Television

May 29, 2024

Theatre as a Therapeutic Recipe

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgiaPersonal Essay

May 15, 2024

Towering Triumphs amid Testing Trials: Tete-a-tete with Boria Majumdar

CricketSportsCareer & Work

April 23, 2024

Long live Minimal Intervention Dentistry!

HealthPersonal Essay

April 10, 2024

Meet the allrounder who took the automotive route to Umpiring

CricketCareer & Work

March 25, 2024

'Mak book Pro' of Power and Portability unleashed

TechnologyCareer & WorkNostalgia

March 23, 2024

"High time Aladdin stepped out of his cave to conquer seemingly distant wonderlands with his Magic Lamp"

Career & WorkPersonal Essay

March 21, 2024

The {deceptively} furious case of Rajbir Singh

TravelPersonal Essay

March 14, 2024

Oasis: Freewheeling conversations with Dr. Vishal Rao - V

HealthPhilosophy & Reflection

March 8, 2024

The Virtuous, Visionary, and Veritable Virologist

HealthHistoryBooks & Reading

March 5, 2024

My yellow friend called JCB

Personal EssayCareer & WorkNostalgia

February 27, 2024

Interesting memoir, Moving Au Revoir

Books & ReadingCareer & Work

February 23, 2024

"Fundraising is an inherently human process. It relies on trust and inclination towards the given cause. "

Personal EssaySocial CommentaryPhilosophy & Reflection

February 21, 2024

Why is Worli’s Nehru Centre called the ‘Discovery of India’ building?

History

February 1, 2024

Breaking new ground with inimitable sling-shot precision

Career & WorkCricketPersonal Essay

January 29, 2024

On board the IIT-IIM-CAT-MATH Superintuitive Chennai Express

Career & WorkSocial CommentaryPhilosophy & Reflection

January 21, 2024

"In India, there is a marked reluctance to adopt a process-based work culture that alone ensures sustainability of leadership actions"

Career & WorkFamily & RelationshipsPersonal Essay

January 18, 2024

Manish Barve unplugged, contexts and subtexts unleashed

Career & WorkNostalgiaPersonal Essay
The Best Years of Our Lives movie review (1946) | Roger Ebert

January 8, 2024

Trials and Triumphs of Homecoming

Cinema & TelevisionHistoryFamily & Relationships

January 6, 2024

The Outstanding Outsider

HistoryBooks & ReadingPersonal Essay

January 4, 2024

The two doyens of Naseeb

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgia

January 2, 2024

Lakhu Risbud

Books & ReadingNostalgiaPersonal Essay

December 31, 2023

Satyajit Ray - The Inner Eye: By Andrew Robinson

Books & ReadingCinema & Television

December 31, 2023

How did a giant baobab tree find a place of pride in the vicinity of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research?

HistoryNostalgia
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December 30, 2023

The Proverbial Pathan of Cinema

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgiaPersonal Essay

December 26, 2023

Revisitng A Bronx Tale amid its revival tour

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgia

December 24, 2023

Parallel Tracks

Personal EssayNostalgiaSocial Commentary

December 16, 2023

Which is Mumbai's oldest synagogue?

HistoryTravel

December 9, 2023

Why Mumbai can’t ever forget the incredible father-son duo of Vitthal and Narayan Sayanna?

History

November 25, 2023

Iqraar-naama of resounding and reassuring 'qaraar'

Cinema & TelevisionHistorySocial Commentary

November 3, 2023

Where would you find the elephant who lent Elephanta Caves his royal name?

HistoryTravel

November 3, 2023

What's the fascinating legend of Mumbai's Kala Ghoda?

HistoryTravel

November 3, 2023

How and why is N.C.P.A's Tata theatre a unique architectural feat?

HistoryNostalgia

November 3, 2023

What's the deep connect between Suez Canal and Mumbai?

HistoryTravel

November 3, 2023

Which are the Mumbai landmarks with native names that sound European to the ear?

HistoryTravel

November 3, 2023

What is the history lurking behind India's first motion picture triumph staged in Mumbai?

HistoryCinema & Television

November 3, 2023

What is the magnetic charm of Mumbai’s Colaba Observatory?

HistoryTechnologyTravel

November 3, 2023

What makes radical humanist M. N. Roy's tryst with Mumbai truly remarkable?

HistoryPolitics & Current Affairs

November 3, 2023

Who was Jagannath Shankarshet?

History

November 2, 2023

Man of the match, on and off the field

CricketFamily & RelationshipsPersonal Essay

October 25, 2023

“The recent bubble burst didn't surprise me at all; it only confirmed my views”

HistoryBooks & ReadingPersonal Essay

October 15, 2023

Tête-à-tête with G B Prabhat

Career & WorkBooks & ReadingPersonal Essay

September 30, 2023

Solitary Reaper of Greener Pastures

CricketCareer & WorkPersonal Essay

September 24, 2023

How was Mumbai born?

HistoryNostalgia

September 24, 2023

What is the little known chronicle of the Quit India Movement hosted and hoisted in Mumbai?

HistoryPolitics & Current Affairs

September 24, 2023

Why is August 1, 1920 etched in Mumbai’s history as the day of an irreparable loss, and the end of an epoch-making era?

HistoryPolitics & Current Affairs

September 23, 2023

Who was David Gostling?

History

September 23, 2023

Who was the first Indian Fellow of the Royal Society of London?

HistoryTechnology

September 23, 2023

What's the backstory of the vintage Mahakali caves located in the Mumbai suburb of Andheri?

HistoryTravel

September 21, 2023

What is the incredible story of Mumbai’s iconic forts?

HistoryTravel

September 21, 2023

What is the epic history of Malabar Hill?

HistoryTravel

September 21, 2023

Mumbai - Known and Unknown Cherishing Mumbai's legacy, legend, history and heritage - in Qs and As

HistoryTravel

August 15, 2023

Revisiting M S Sathyu's Garm Hawa: Freedom in perspective

Cinema & TelevisionHistory

July 18, 2023

Soft wear, tear, repair and resurgence: A troika of perspectives on the changing face of software

Career & WorkTechnologySocial Commentary

July 4, 2023

"Take away understanding of the problem, and the context in which it operates, and you are left with a cutting edge system that does nothing!"

Career & WorkPhilosophy & ReflectionSocial Commentary

June 20, 2023

The Hospitable Hospitalist

HealthCareer & WorkPersonal Essay

May 11, 2023

Distance

Personal EssayNostalgiaFood

May 11, 2023

Virar Fast - A Jam-packed Train of Nostalgic Deluge

NostalgiaPersonal Essay

May 8, 2023

Senthil and Sathyaraji - Unassuming Rockstars of Sparsa, Thiruvannamalai

FoodTravel

April 29, 2023

Amar Chitra Katha - Rendezvous with Amar Ambani, Thought Leader, Equity market specialist, Investor, Value Chain Catalyst

Career & WorkPersonal EssayNostalgia

April 27, 2023

Rediscovering Abhas Kumar Ganguly aka Kishore Kumar

MusicCinema & TelevisionNostalgia

April 17, 2023

Tete-a-tete with NKJ: A peek into the mind and method of Dr. N. K. Jairam

HealthCareer & WorkPersonal Essay

April 13, 2023

Unblocking the Chain, Unlocking Value: Talking Blockchain with Nanjunda

TechnologyCareer & Work

April 11, 2023

Mathematical equation beyond LHS and RHS

Philosophy & ReflectionBooks & ReadingPersonal Essay

April 7, 2023

The AB who delivered like none other

CricketSportsPhilosophy & Reflection

March 17, 2023

Gainfully Lost in Lucknow

Books & ReadingCinema & TelevisionPersonal Essay

February 24, 2023

A lovely tribute to the engineers of the Internet

Books & ReadingTechnologyHistory

February 6, 2023

The ‘Middle Order’ Specialist of Sports Management

SportsCareer & Work

February 4, 2023

Chaitanya Tamhane: The Lone Ranger with Potential and Promise

Cinema & Television
The Barefoot Coach E-Book From Paddy Upton For Kindle

January 21, 2023

Earnest notes on Life, Work, and Play … and just about everything between & beyond

Books & ReadingCareer & WorkPhilosophy & Reflection

January 18, 2023

In conversation with Adarsh Ajaikumar, Counselling Psychologist and aspiring Entrepreneur

Career & WorkHealthPersonal Essay

January 7, 2023

Books Forever - Fabulous Four

Books & ReadingTravelPhilosophy & Reflection

January 7, 2023

Locking horns with Dementia : Purpose above Process

HealthTechnologyPersonal Essay

January 6, 2023

Corporate Acting: Art and Science of Role Playing with Passion and Purpose

Career & WorkPersonal Essay

January 6, 2023

Lasting fragrance of a poignant theme

Books & ReadingPersonal Essay

January 5, 2023

Measuring Amplitude and Magnitude

PoetryPhilosophy & Reflection

January 1, 2023

Dead Right

Personal EssayPhilosophy & Reflection

December 29, 2022

The King called Kumar

MusicNostalgiaPersonal Essay

December 22, 2022

Respectful Civil Servant, Masterful Change Architect

Personal EssayNostalgiaCareer & Work

December 21, 2022

Oasis: Freewheeling conversations with Dr. Vishal Rao - IV

HealthCareer & WorkPhilosophy & Reflection

December 15, 2022

In conversation with Vikram Phukan: theatre practitioner, stage commentator, and artistic director of Theatre Jil Jil Ramamani

Cinema & TelevisionCareer & Work

December 6, 2022

Soulful Post, Soul-searching Dispatch

Cinema & TelevisionBooks & ReadingPhilosophy & Reflection

November 26, 2022

The Antardhwani Saga: Resounding Conviction, Resonanting Possibilities

HealthCareer & WorkPhilosophy & Reflection

November 21, 2022

Oasis: Freewheeling conversations with Dr. Vishal Rao - III

HealthPhilosophy & ReflectionFamily & Relationships

November 17, 2022

The {Glasnostic} Diagnostician from Dublin

TravelHealthPersonal Essay

November 14, 2022

A Phenomenon called Naseeruddin Shah

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal EssayNostalgia

November 9, 2022

At the Memorial - Silent Prayer

PoetryPersonal Essay

November 3, 2022

Don't let public transit make Chicago a Go or No Go

TravelSocial Commentary

November 1, 2022

The Veracious Velkars of Good Ol’ Mumbai

Books & ReadingHistoryNostalgia

October 25, 2022

Astu (So be it): Elephant in the room

Cinema & TelevisionFamily & RelationshipsHealth

October 21, 2022

Oasis: Freewheeling conversations with Dr. Vishal Rao - II

HealthTechnologyCareer & Work

October 20, 2022

Death of a Salesman: Flashy reincarnation sans the soul

Cinema & TelevisionBooks & Reading

October 14, 2022

My African Safari

TravelPersonal EssayNostalgia

October 11, 2022

An eclectic mix

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal Essay
Ramana Maharshi And The Path Of Self Knowledge : Osborne, Arthur:  Amazon.com.au: Books

October 7, 2022

“Truth is simple, only men’s minds are complicated and seek complexity”

Philosophy & ReflectionBooks & ReadingPersonal Essay

September 24, 2022

The Making of Shatranj Ke Khiladi (The Chess Players)

Cinema & TelevisionBooks & ReadingHistory

September 22, 2022

In conversation with Kunal Sen, CTO, Encyclopedia Britannica

Career & WorkTechnology
Happy Birthday Mohan Agashe: Recent Hindi, Marathi and Tamil Movies of the  Veteran Actor

September 21, 2022

"I comprehended Othello syndrome in the psychiatry ward, not on the theatre deck" - Dr. Mohan Agashe

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal EssayHealth

September 21, 2022

Oasis: Freewheeling conversations with Dr. Vishal Rao

HealthTechnologyCareer & Work
kidakaka (Prasad Ajinkya) · GitHub

September 20, 2022

"Establish a way to monetize first. Tech and scale can come later"

Career & WorkTechnologyNostalgia
Behind the Mask by Subhash Munje

September 16, 2022

Behind the Mask: The Life and Times of Dr. Subhash Munje

Books & ReadingCareer & WorkHealth
31st Dr Vasantrao Deshpande Smruti Sangeet Samaroh from July 28 - The Live  Nagpur

September 14, 2022

Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande - The Renessiance Man of Indian Music

MusicNostalgia

September 4, 2022

Divine Algo, Sublime Rhythm

Books & ReadingTechnology

August 27, 2022

Remembering VG sir ahead of his birthday

Career & WorkNostalgiaFood

August 20, 2022

An OG called BG

Career & WorkPersonal EssayPhilosophy & Reflection

August 5, 2022

Moving from intent to content: ‘Fit for purpose’ communication

Career & WorkPersonal EssayTravel

July 31, 2022

In Conversation with filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan

Cinema & TelevisionSocial Commentary
Filmfare revisits the iconic poet Sahir Ludhianvi | Filmfare.com

July 7, 2022

Sahir for all seasons

PoetryMusicNostalgia

June 11, 2022

Aamar Mrinal Bhuvan Sen

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal EssayNostalgia

June 6, 2022

In conversation with Manoj Badale, renowned Venture Capitalist and owner of IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals

CricketCareer & Work

May 2, 2022

Sri Ramana Mandiram, Madurai

TravelPhilosophy & ReflectionBooks & Reading
Things about Sherlock Holmes' author you never would have guessed | The  Times of India

February 24, 2022

Talent begets Talent

Books & ReadingCareer & WorkPhilosophy & Reflection

October 31, 2021

Demystifying Dristhi Gombe: a disruptive innovation in the world of device-free gaming

Personal EssayTravel
This tea-seller couple from Kerala save Rs 300 a day so they can travel the  globe

September 23, 2021

Hari Mohanan's Invisible Wings - Must Watch

Cinema & TelevisionTravelSocial Commentary

August 11, 2021

Tracing the roots of the Stem Cell saga

HealthHistory

June 2, 2021

Kafka and Samsa: Unforgettable and Irreplaceable

Books & ReadingPhilosophy & Reflection
Watch: Gritty Vintage Making-Of Featurette For 'Dog Day Afternoon' Goes  Street Level | IndieWire

May 23, 2021

Al vs All

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgia

May 16, 2021

'अशा पद्धतीने' and 'त्या ठिकाणी'

Social CommentaryCinema & Television

May 4, 2021

Masters and Disciples

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgiaPersonal Essay

December 21, 2020

The Labyrinth of Discovery: A tête-à-tête with Sara Rai

Books & ReadingPersonal Essay

December 7, 2020

Of Rude Shocks and Ready Absorbers

Family & RelationshipsPhilosophy & ReflectionPersonal Essay

November 4, 2020

“High time we moved from eminence-based medicine to evidence-based medicine”

HealthCareer & WorkPhilosophy & Reflection
C U Soon' Review: Fahadh Faasil And Roshan Mathew Star In A Nail-Biting  Thriller | HuffPost India Entertainment

October 7, 2020

See You Again

Cinema & Television

October 1, 2020

Laser treatment

Career & WorkTechnologySocial Commentary

September 26, 2020

Plump Journos of PrimeTime Fame

Social CommentaryPolitics & Current AffairsCinema & Television

September 13, 2020

A new blog abode

Personal Essay

September 13, 2020

Architecture of Activism

Personal EssaySocial Commentary

August 12, 2020

What Covid -19 has taught us in 2020

Social CommentaryHealthPhilosophy & Reflection

August 2, 2020

INDIA’S ESG VALUE PROPOSITION - Competitive and Compelling in the same breath

Politics & Current AffairsCareer & Work

June 25, 2020

Rediscovering Vijay Chavan

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgiaPersonal Essay

June 11, 2020

A home called ‘The Office’

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal EssayNostalgia

May 30, 2020

Hats off to Hathiram

Cinema & Television

April 17, 2020

When the Reel and the Real converge...almost

Cinema & TelevisionHealthSocial Commentary

April 12, 2020

Wistful Dahanukar Diaries

Personal EssayNostalgiaHealth

March 22, 2020

Remembering D D Kosambi: In conversation with Prof. Ramakrishna Ramaswamy

HistoryPhilosophy & ReflectionPersonal Essay

March 11, 2020

"Oh, I was not aware!"

PoetrySocial CommentaryPhilosophy & Reflection

March 1, 2020

A Class Act

Social CommentaryCareer & WorkPersonal Essay

February 6, 2020

The Musical Maharshi from Amravati

MusicNostalgiaHistory

January 18, 2020

Baby, Viju and Vijaya Mehta

Books & ReadingCinema & TelevisionNostalgia

January 14, 2020

Vile Parle: Tracing the Bygone in the Bylanes

NostalgiaPersonal EssayTravel

January 14, 2020

A Barrister's tribute to the Doctor

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal EssayNostalgia

December 28, 2019

The Natsamrat of Socratic Sensibility

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgiaPersonal Essay

December 24, 2019

Operation Theatre

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgiaPersonal Essay

October 28, 2019

The Pill called Quill: Better, not Bitter

TechnologySocial CommentaryCinema & Television

October 11, 2019

Long live Santiago

Books & ReadingPhilosophy & Reflection

October 10, 2019

A primer on LVRT

TechnologyCareer & Work

October 9, 2019

HR in IT: Threats before Opportunities

Career & WorkSocial Commentary

October 6, 2019

Tragedies of the caved kind

TravelHistorySocial Commentary

October 3, 2019

स्वयंप्रकाशित, शाश्वत सावली

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgiaHistory

October 1, 2019

A Smart School's EVM experience

Social CommentaryPersonal Essay

September 20, 2019

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works of the Spritual Realm - III

Philosophy & ReflectionPersonal Essay

September 7, 2019

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works of the Spiritual Realm - II

Philosophy & ReflectionPersonal Essay

August 23, 2019

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works of the Spiritual Realm - I

Philosophy & ReflectionPersonal Essay

August 12, 2019

Ethos and Pathos of Being Maya

Books & ReadingFamily & Relationships

July 29, 2019

Sense and Repentance

PoetryPhilosophy & Reflection

July 26, 2019

Hopelessly Homeless

Family & RelationshipsNostalgiaPersonal Essay

July 5, 2019

Mumbai Known and Unknown: By Dr. Y A Raikar

HistoryTravelNostalgia

June 12, 2019

Steer clear

PoetryPhilosophy & Reflection

June 5, 2019

In search of my father

Family & RelationshipsNostalgiaPersonal Essay

June 4, 2019

Heartfelt

Family & RelationshipsPersonal EssayNostalgia

May 6, 2019

Co-operative Society 4.0

Social CommentaryPersonal Essay

April 1, 2019

High Time Dan went Brown

Books & ReadingTravel

March 29, 2019

My Translation of Hira Singh's book 'Recasting Caste'

Books & ReadingSocial Commentary

February 8, 2019

Kohlinomics: Investment lessons from the ace cricketer

CricketCareer & Work

October 6, 2018

Corporate Acting: The Art and Science of Role Playing with Passion and Purpose

Career & WorkPersonal Essay

October 2, 2018

कॉफी विथ काकू

Personal EssayFamily & RelationshipsNostalgia

September 28, 2018

Of Genes and Reins

HealthPersonal Essay

September 27, 2018

Paradise Lost

Books & ReadingCareer & WorkTechnology

September 5, 2018

My Father - A stream-of-consciousness tribute

Family & RelationshipsNostalgiaPersonal Essay

September 3, 2018

Makers and Takers of Audio-Visual Communication

Social CommentaryCinema & TelevisionHistory

August 23, 2018

The refreshing fruit juice

Personal EssayFamily & Relationships

August 22, 2018

Heartfelt Haiku

Poetry

July 28, 2018

Pet care at its best

Personal EssayCareer & Work

July 27, 2018

Volte-face on the Volcker Rule

Career & WorkPolitics & Current Affairs

July 27, 2018

From Micro to Macro: Architecting sunrise possibilities

TechnologyCareer & Work

May 6, 2018

Twain on stage, albeit off the Mark

HistoryBooks & ReadingCinema & Television

April 17, 2018

October in April

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal Essay

April 5, 2018

The Twain Shall Meet (apologies to Kipling)

Cinema & TelevisionSocial Commentary

April 4, 2018

April 5, 2004 and Nov 14, 2015

PoetryFamily & RelationshipsNostalgia

March 30, 2018

Hyderabad Hues

TravelNostalgiaPersonal Essay

March 20, 2018

Southern Sojourn

TravelNostalgia

February 28, 2018

Science in perspective

Family & RelationshipsPersonal EssayPhilosophy & Reflection

January 10, 2018

Shottojeet Shongeet

Cinema & TelevisionMusic

January 8, 2018

Kailash Gandhi, Chairman, Western India Regional Council, Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI)

Career & WorkPolitics & Current Affairs

January 8, 2018

Lights, Camera, Action

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal Essay

January 7, 2018

Big Data, Bigger Names

TechnologyCareer & Work

December 23, 2017

Relativity at Play

Cinema & TelevisionPhilosophy & ReflectionHistory

November 17, 2017

Shimoga to Sringeri

TravelPersonal EssayNostalgia

October 31, 2017

Champion of Distance Education

Cinema & Television

October 21, 2017

Shammi Kapoor - Eternal Style Icon

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgiaPersonal Essay

September 30, 2017

A Macro View of Microservices - A Plain Vanilla Primer for Pragmatic Practitioners

TechnologyCareer & Work

September 29, 2017

NoSQL in perspective: Biz above Buzz, Needs above Names

TechnologyCareer & WorkBooks & Reading

September 27, 2017

“To me, bancassurance is more about going deep rather than going wide”

Career & WorkSocial Commentary

September 23, 2017

Dear Pradyuman

Social CommentaryPersonal Essay

September 9, 2017

Fed onward, Feb onwards

Politics & Current Affairs

September 7, 2017

Interesting memoir, Moving Au Revoir

Books & ReadingCareer & Work

September 2, 2017

The Great Indian IT pros - and their cryptic code of connivance and convenience

TechnologyCareer & WorkSocial Commentary

August 31, 2017

A WEALTH OF NOTIONS

Books & ReadingCareer & Work

August 28, 2017

The Best Option: Trust the Greeks

Career & WorkPhilosophy & Reflection

August 28, 2017

The Riveting Rhythm of an Algorithm

TechnologyCareer & Work

August 23, 2017

What and Why of Mutual Funds

PoetryCareer & Work

August 23, 2017

The Long and Short of it

Career & WorkPhilosophy & Reflection

July 27, 2017

Alter sans Ego

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgia

July 9, 2017

Don't let public transit make Chicago a Go or No Go

TravelSocial CommentaryPersonal Essay

June 22, 2017

Right Season, Wright Reason

CricketBooks & ReadingSports

May 18, 2017

यहाँ हर कोई मशहूर ...

PoetrySocial Commentary

April 15, 2017

IT-specific Corporate Role Plays

Career & WorkTechnology

March 15, 2017

मी जगून पाहिलंय

PoetryFamily & RelationshipsPhilosophy & Reflection

January 20, 2017

Shemaroo Entertainment: The Content Connoisseurs

Cinema & TelevisionCareer & WorkTechnology

January 9, 2017

In conversation with Shivnath Thukral, MD, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, India

Politics & Current AffairsTechnologyCareer & Work

November 23, 2016

Persistence of Non-conformism

Career & WorkTechnologyPersonal Essay

November 19, 2016

Men like my father cannot die

Family & RelationshipsNostalgiaPersonal Essay

November 11, 2016

Olympian Bet on Affordable Housing

Career & WorkSocial Commentary

November 6, 2016

Ross Island Port Blair: Surreal isle, Scintillating legacy

TravelHistoryNostalgia

October 29, 2016

Poignant post cards from Port Blair

TravelNostalgiaFamily & Relationships

October 8, 2016

US and us

Social CommentaryTravelPersonal Essay

October 5, 2016

Beyond 'Puri on Uri'

Politics & Current AffairsSocial CommentaryCinema & Television

September 26, 2016

Micromax Informatics: From Micro to Maximum

TechnologyCareer & Work

September 19, 2016

Tailor-made activist: A K Hangal (1917-2012)

Cinema & TelevisionHistorySocial Commentary

September 2, 2016

Hamara Farooq (1948 – 2013)

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgiaPersonal Essay

August 22, 2016

The Outstanding Insider

Politics & Current AffairsCareer & Work

August 5, 2016

Memories of a Parking Lot

Personal EssayNostalgiaSocial Commentary

July 26, 2016

A Twitch in time saves nine

HealthSports

July 20, 2016

NoSQL in perspective: Biz above Buzz, Needs above Names

TechnologyCareer & Work

July 17, 2016

Chinese whispers in Athens, Greek drama in Beijing

Politics & Current Affairs

July 16, 2016

When the Dead Arrive...

PoetryPhilosophy & Reflection

July 15, 2016

Catalyst of Artistic Activism

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal EssayNostalgia

July 14, 2016

A cinematic look, not by the book

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal EssayNostalgia

June 23, 2016

In memory of an exhibition that never took off....

Family & RelationshipsNostalgiaHistory

May 13, 2016

The Maverick Maker

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal Essay

April 16, 2016

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Politics & Current AffairsSocial Commentary

April 13, 2016

Back to School

NostalgiaPersonal EssayTravel

April 1, 2016

The Intel Insider

TechnologyHistoryCareer & Work

March 16, 2016

Tete-a-tete with Pranav Anam, Founder, The Gene Box

TechnologyHealthCareer & Work

March 15, 2016

Health care in India: Gasping for breath

HealthPolitics & Current Affairs

March 15, 2016

Vijaynagar - The Forgotten Khomong By Dr. Y A Raikar

HistoryBooks & ReadingFamily & Relationships

March 15, 2016

Indian History: A Study in Dynamics by Dr. Y A Raikar

HistoryBooks & Reading

March 14, 2016

News-as-a-Service

TechnologySocial Commentary

March 14, 2016

The Celebral void on Marathi celluloid

Cinema & TelevisionSocial Commentary

March 5, 2016

Mumbai Known and Unknown - Dr. Y. A. Raikar

HistoryTravel

March 5, 2016

Dr Y A Raikar: Excavation in Lower Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh

History

February 24, 2016

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Family & RelationshipsNostalgiaHistory

February 1, 2016

China to Hutatma Chowk

TravelPersonal EssayNostalgia

January 22, 2016

THE DESK JOB – AN EDITED ROMCOM

Personal EssayCareer & Work

January 5, 2016

वेगळ्या वाटेवरचा अवलिया

PoetryFamily & RelationshipsNostalgia

December 30, 2015

Deathbed: A Short film

PoetryPhilosophy & Reflection

December 8, 2015

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HealthPhilosophy & Reflection

December 2, 2015

Accredited certifiers of Well-Lived lives

PoetryFamily & RelationshipsPhilosophy & Reflection

November 1, 2015

Facebook Free Basics: A ‘Mark’ to ‘Market’ Advance

TechnologyPolitics & Current Affairs

October 11, 2015

Nemai Ghosh

Cinema & TelevisionHistoryNostalgia

October 7, 2015

Astu (So be it): Elephant in the room

Cinema & TelevisionFamily & RelationshipsHealth

October 3, 2015

Bamberg to Goa via Reigate: Web development turns idyllic

TechnologyCareer & Work

September 17, 2015

Austrian school: Coffeehouse of cherished consequence

Philosophy & ReflectionHistory

September 17, 2015

Tax e-filing: Verification calls for illumination

TechnologyCareer & Work

September 17, 2015

SpiceJet: A Take-off with a ‘Turnaround’ promise

Career & WorkPolitics & Current Affairs

July 28, 2015

President among Residents, Resident among Presidents

Politics & Current AffairsHistoryPersonal Essay

June 22, 2015

Lean on Virtual, Learn for Real

TechnologyCareer & Work

June 8, 2015

Damn! Sell in Distress: NPA fix or NPA facade?

Career & WorkPolitics & Current Affairs

May 15, 2015

Bombay Velvet: Kashyap's Jazzed Disaster

Cinema & Television

May 15, 2015

WebEngage-ed Marts: Talkin’ Smart, Adding to Carts

TechnologyCareer & Work

May 6, 2015

Parag Parikh: Pole star of Value Investing (1954-2015)

Career & WorkPersonal EssayNostalgia

May 4, 2015

IT Return: Form over Function

Politics & Current AffairsCareer & Work

April 20, 2015

Net Neutrality: Acharya’s awkward U-turn

TechnologyPolitics & Current AffairsSocial Commentary

April 16, 2015

Motley’s tribute to Chugtai

Cinema & TelevisionBooks & ReadingSocial Commentary

March 17, 2015

Mission Financial Literacy: Journey as Destination

Career & WorkSocial Commentary

March 4, 2015

Berkshire’s Golden jubilee: Buffett’s 24-carat Jubilation

Career & WorkPhilosophy & Reflection

February 21, 2015

Infy’s Panaya purchase: Testbed of Disruptive Innovation

TechnologyCareer & Work

January 30, 2015

Vodafone Victory - Measuring Arm’s length…and width

Career & WorkPolitics & Current Affairs

January 29, 2015

Cloud Computing: Towards a blue sky of business benefits

TechnologyCareer & Work

January 23, 2015

Economic Indices: Let’s move from datum to dictum

Politics & Current Affairs

January 22, 2015

Francly Speaking

Politics & Current AffairsTravelSocial Commentary

January 17, 2015

Architects of Armageddon

Books & ReadingPolitics & Current Affairs

December 31, 2014

Winsome Lever, Wholesome Humour

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal Essay

December 17, 2014

Investment: Poignant Principal, Pitiful Returns

Cinema & TelevisionSocial Commentary

November 19, 2014

Relativity at Play

Cinema & TelevisionPhilosophy & ReflectionHistory

October 16, 2014

Virgin Atlantic's Mumbai-London route: Problems of Puberty

TravelSocial Commentary

October 15, 2014

चौराहे का चिंतन

PoetryPhilosophy & Reflection

September 25, 2014

One Straw Revolution

Social CommentaryCareer & WorkPersonal Essay

September 23, 2014

Curriculum as a Continuum

Books & ReadingSocial CommentaryHistory

September 2, 2014

Yeh Gaane, Yeh Taraane, Yeh Jeevan aur...aur Kishore

MusicNostalgiaPersonal Essay

August 5, 2014

When Landmarks turn Bookmarks

Cinema & TelevisionBooks & Reading

June 9, 2014

House of knowledge

Books & ReadingPersonal EssaySocial Commentary

March 10, 2014

Ferozpur Ka Lensman

CricketPersonal Essay

March 5, 2014

Hamara Farooque (1948 – 2013)

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgiaPersonal Essay

February 17, 2014

Prized Postcards: For Solitary reapers

PoetryNostalgia

October 7, 2013

Lights, Camera, Audition

Cinema & TelevisionCareer & Work

September 24, 2013

What is theatre?

Cinema & TelevisionPhilosophy & ReflectionBooks & Reading

September 19, 2013

Students of the Year

Career & WorkSocial Commentary

June 28, 2013

About malignant people

Family & RelationshipsPersonal EssayHealth

September 24, 2012

रात के पिछले पहर

Poetry

June 28, 2012

After Harmony and Riots, time for Communal Excellence

Social CommentaryPolitics & Current Affairs

May 25, 2012

Kannur Calling

TravelNostalgia

April 9, 2012

Religion as Literary region, Literally

Books & ReadingHistoryPoetry

April 2, 2012

At the foothills of Arunachala

TravelPhilosophy & ReflectionPersonal Essay

January 10, 2012

A tryst with Madhya Pradesh - 4

TravelNostalgiaPersonal Essay

January 3, 2012

A tryst with Madhya Pradesh - 3

TravelNostalgiaFood

January 1, 2012

A tryst with Madhya Pradesh- 2

TravelNostalgiaPersonal Essay

December 31, 2011

A tryst with Madhya Pradesh

TravelNostalgiaPersonal Essay

February 14, 2011

Ray of Hope

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal Essay

January 30, 2011

Household Yogi

Personal EssayNostalgiaFamily & Relationships

December 14, 2010

Late and Lost

Personal EssayNostalgia

December 12, 2010

From the archives - Hindi

Cinema & TelevisionNostalgia

December 4, 2010

Lime, Soda n Verse

PoetryPolitics & Current AffairsCinema & Television

November 12, 2010

From the archives - Marathi

NostalgiaPersonal Essay

September 28, 2010

NCERT's queer remake

Books & ReadingFamily & RelationshipsSocial Commentary

August 30, 2010

Monsoon Musings

NostalgiaPersonal EssayCareer & Work

July 5, 2010

Towards enlightened curiosity

Books & ReadingPhilosophy & ReflectionHistory

May 30, 2010

The I-specialist from US

CricketPersonal EssayNostalgia

May 24, 2010

Uneasy Homecoming

Personal EssayNostalgiaFamily & Relationships

March 30, 2010

Ideas for Ideation

Career & WorkSocial Commentary

March 4, 2010

Those two grands

Personal EssayFamily & RelationshipsNostalgia

February 22, 2010

Mokashi's fun factory

Cinema & TelevisionHistory

February 17, 2010

What a reunion!

NostalgiaPersonal Essay

February 9, 2010

The Brave, New World of Piyush Mishra

Cinema & Television

January 31, 2010

The Neuralgia of Nostalgia

NostalgiaPersonal EssayCareer & Work

January 22, 2010

The Navras of Natrang

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal Essay

December 27, 2009

The Check Post of Conscience

TravelPersonal EssaySocial Commentary

November 27, 2009

The full stop of choice

Cinema & TelevisionSocial CommentaryHealth

November 23, 2009

Taken over by Overtaking

Social CommentaryPersonal Essay

November 20, 2009

Natural remedies for synthetic disorders

CricketSocial Commentary

November 9, 2009

One state, many worlds

TravelPersonal Essay

October 11, 2009

Keep It Up Sid

Cinema & Television

September 25, 2009

Humour Sans Uniform

Books & ReadingCareer & Work

September 20, 2009

Doctored intensity

Cinema & Television

September 1, 2009

Karnataka again

TravelFamily & RelationshipsNostalgia

June 16, 2009

The essence of Role Plays - An Indian perspective

Career & Work

June 15, 2009

Get wiser, be a miser

Personal EssayPhilosophy & Reflection

May 23, 2009

Out of the woods with Bollywood

TravelPersonal EssayCinema & Television

May 16, 2009

Out-of-court settlement

Personal EssayNostalgiaSports

May 13, 2009

For old time's sake

NostalgiaPersonal EssayTravel

May 9, 2009

What's wrong with Sachin Tendulkar?

CricketSports

February 23, 2009

Luck By Chance - Brilliance By Design

Cinema & Television

February 19, 2009

Indian Curry, British Bowl

Cinema & TelevisionSocial Commentary

February 6, 2009

Akshay kumar's Chinese disaster

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal Essay

January 5, 2009

A date with three states

TravelFamily & RelationshipsNostalgia

November 15, 2008

Virar to Churchgate - I

Personal EssayNostalgiaTravel

October 18, 2008

Shyam Benegal ki Ajeeb Dastaan

Cinema & TelevisionPersonal EssayNostalgia

September 17, 2008

Two old men and a Wednesday

Cinema & TelevisionSocial Commentary

August 25, 2008

Blogger's Park

Cinema & TelevisionTechnology

August 15, 2008

Director’s Cut

Cinema & TelevisionCareer & Work

February 28, 2008

Masquerade

Personal EssayCareer & WorkPhilosophy & Reflection

February 20, 2008

When two great minds met on a chess board!

Cinema & TelevisionBooks & ReadingHistory

February 19, 2008

Garm hawa - The film

Cinema & TelevisionHistory

June 25, 2007

Book Review - Eimona

Books & Reading

June 4, 2007

My Father

Family & RelationshipsNostalgiaPersonal Essay

May 27, 2007

Cent Per cent

Personal EssayNostalgia

May 10, 2007

Chopra's Eklavya

Cinema & Television

January 13, 2007

Welcome to Huntworth

HistoryTravelNostalgia

July 13, 2006

Short Story by Munshi Premchand

Books & ReadingPersonal EssayNostalgia

July 13, 2006

Flush in a flash

Personal EssayNostalgia

July 13, 2006

Half-smile

Personal EssayNostalgia

July 5, 2006

Books forever - Fantastic Four

Books & ReadingTravelPhilosophy & Reflection

January 13, 2006

Night Shift

Career & WorkPersonal EssayNostalgia

January 13, 2006

Hard Cash

Personal EssaySocial Commentary

January 13, 2006

My Friend Muri

Personal EssayNostalgia

January 13, 2006

Love story in a triangle

Personal EssayNostalgiaFamily & Relationships

January 13, 2006

What a city!

Personal EssaySocial CommentaryTravel

January 13, 2006

Home Sweet Home

Cinema & TelevisionSocial Commentary

January 13, 2006

Grand Hills, Gleaming Eyes

TravelPersonal EssaySocial Commentary