I was about to write today’s blog but then I got reminded about the happenings of 8 PM, November 8, 2016. As we all know, Demonetization changed our lives forever. Earlier, we use to pay with notes, coins, Netbanking, Cards, and mobile wallets as tender. Now we pay with notes, coins, net banking, cards, mobileContinue reading “Yearly reminder about Demonetization”
So I recently watched: After Life
Ricky Gervais is known for comedies. In most of them, he is known to be blunt, totally devoid of social conventions, goofy, and oblivious to others’ feelings. In Netflix’s After Life, he plays the same character. But there’s a huge difference. He is still intolerable, but because he is coping with a loss.
Feeling Trumped!
Although I am extremely lucky in a generic sense as a human. But when it comes to being lucky in winning prizes or monetary bonanzas, I am as lucky as the bird who arrives at the scene later in the morning. I have to really struggle, strive, and scramble to earn something though. So, todayContinue reading “Feeling Trumped!”
Singh vs Murthy
Back in June 2019, I had got an opportunity to hear from one of the best speakers (from the Toastmasters’ community) in Bangalore, Gauri Seshadri. She delivered this speech which I found inspirational and fascinating. I am not exactly paraphrasing but recalling from memory. She came from a family of Indian Army folks which madeContinue reading “Singh vs Murthy”
Strong Views, Loosely Held
It might come across as being weak. However, if one is willing to accept that the positions they held, at a given point of time, were based on their knowledge at that given point of time, it is fine and rather brave. We all evolve and change our opinions. For a long time, I usedContinue reading “Strong Views, Loosely Held”
Drawing the Line
Probably, Cyril John Radcliffe, a lawyer in England who had not traveled farther than Paris, had no clue about the culture and ethos of India ever. But he was asked to draw a line to divide the country into 2 halves. We are still paying for it. Apparently, there is no mention of Lakshman RekhaContinue reading “Drawing the Line”
Without further ado
Often, these words ‘without further ado’ are said before calling upon someone of importance or moving on to the main event. It has become a tradition. For the audience, build up matters, but they can also do without it if everything before was ‘ado’. More often than not, warming up a crowd is just aContinue reading “Without further ado”