I have been a blogger since May 2004. On this blog you’ll find all kinds of musings on a whole range of topics. Thank you for visiting and feel free to drop a comment on any of the postings. You can also visit my other blog (on Economic Times)
My Interests:
- Internet
- Technology
- World Peace
- Reading
- Writing
- Cooking
- Gardening
- Cricket
- Politics
- Buddhism
- Non-Profits
Some of The Movies That I Have Thoroughly Enjoyed:
- Baasha (Tamil)
- Day of the Jackal (English)
- Dil Chahta Hai (Hindi)
- Autograph (Tamil)
- Deewar (Hindi)
- Perumazhakaalam (Malayalam)
- His Highness Abdullah (Malayalam)
- Aaram Thamburan (Malayalam)
- Chitram (Malayalam)
- Annamalai (Tamil)
- Bourne Ultimatum (English)
- Crash (English)
- It’s Complicated (English)
Indian Music I Often Listen To:
- Songs by Yesudas, SPB, Chitra
- Music by A.R. Rahman
- Music by Ilayaraja
- Popular Bollywood numbers
A Few Books that I have Really Enjoyed Reading:
- First Break All the Rules (Business)
- Unaccustomed Earth (Fiction)
- Temporary Answers (Fiction)
- Golden Gate (Fiction)
- Unbearable Lightness of Being (Fiction)
- Growing a Business (Business)
Recent Reading:
- Sarah’s Key (Tatiana de Rosnay)
- The Lowland (Jhumpa Lahiri)
- Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (Amy Chua)
- If God Was a Banker (Ravi Subramanian)
- Priya: In Incredible Indyaa (Namita Gokhale)
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers (Ben Horowitz)
- The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon (Brad Stone)
Sites I Visit Almost Everyday
A Few Other Things About Me
- Founded Vitalect, Inc.
- Published three technical books
- Served as President of Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Association (SIPA)
- Co-founded the IIT Kharagpur Alumni Website in the early 90s
- Published articles in the media: Hindustan Times, India Currents, Siliconindia, Business India, Outlook, Dataquest, Economic Times.
- Represented Santa Clara Cricket Club.
- Started blogging in 2004
- I also blog for Economic Times