James Town sounded like a nice area; largely because it sounded English. When you’re in an alien country, as unfortunate as it sounds, you tend to judge based on a variety of random criterion ranging from how European a thing sounds to how strong the cell phone network is. Yet as we walked towards James [...]

While I’m generally skeptical about making absolute statements, I’m almost certain that New York city is my favorite ”Big City” in the world. However, I’ve never actually lived in New York and I’m wary of the limitations of my experience in this city.Also worth noting is that my memories of New York have been shaped by the [...]

1. Take a stroll in downtown Seattle and down through Sculpture Park 2. Visit the Historic Pike Market 3. Get a tour of the University of Washington 4. Gaze at the skyline from Gasworks and Kerry Parks 5. Eat Dimsum in China Town, the Rob Roy in Rob Roy, the Dork Burger in Lunchbox Laboratory, [...]

Its a cruel thing really, to be aware of  both a constant need to write about my travels and of my blog-killing inertia(read laziness). I’ve always wondered about the process of expressing what I see in my mind and whether the fact that it is challenging is born out of some higher design to ensure [...]

“Tell me fifty things you’ve learnt in college!” “What?! Why?” “I just want to know” “Erm, ok, here goes: Principles of Management, Thermodynamics, Introduction to Philosophy, Biology, Advanced Computer Orgaa..” “Stuff that matters in a cool sophisticated manner vague enough to be applicable to all..please.” “Okhay… Your happiness is affected by and affects the happiness [...]

As some of you would know, I really enjoy traveling. Especially when it involves meeting amazing people from all over the world. International conferences are the perfect excuse to travel abroad on a shoe string budget and invest in a kind of experience you simply cannot buy with your own money twenty years hence. I [...]

  I’m kinda overwhelmed by the number of people who approach me for career advice these days, gives me this false sense of accomplishment which I constantly battle. It helps to understand that “BSchools like most organizations choose candidates based not on their capability or accomplishments but on their fit to the programme.” As such, [...]

The last little girl trudged along the desert night. It was dark, the moon refused to turn up yet again, it was becoming a habit now. She approached the hill, a visibly denser mass of darkness. Her tiny hand held something with motherly care. A voice called out “Little one who is last, where do you [...]

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani is considered to be among the best engineering colleges in India and I’m proud to be one of its students. Pilani is a small town located in the north western state of Rajasthan. The sprawling campus, spread over one thousand acres, is maintained by a workforce comprised [...]

Those who frequent the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi would only be too aware of Terminal 1A which serves only the passengers of our national carrier Indian Airlines(or Indian or Air India, nobody really cares). However, this post is not about how bad the terminal is. Its about my quest towards seeming busy [...]