Carnations

Disclaimer: The terms "attachment" and "detachment" that I've used here may or may not convey the same meaning as th...

Again a TV show, this time a debate - "Whether it's love or friendship, you give your 100%. If the other person is giving only 70%,...

That's a title inspired from Steve Jobs' speech at Stanford on "Stay hungry, Stay foolish", but it suits this discussion....

My "halli" only had Reliance Wimax connectivity when I came back to Bangalore. I was disappointed because I was not confident that...

After the "glimpse" of a megaserial, now it's about a "glimpse" of a movie. A millionaire, after an accident, is pre...

Truths that disdained my beliefs Discords that wrecked my resolve Events that shook my strength Losses that crumped my confidence Comforts ...

I try my best to match my dinner timing when mom's not watching one of those daily TV serials, but it's not always possible. I don...

9 pm, 13 July 2007 I want to leave for home now, but it's still raining. Even yesterday I kept waiting for the rain to yield, but finall...

I had to return a questionnaire with this title to a friend. I'm posting some of those here so that you could know me more too, if you w...

Is there anywhere else I can post this so that it has some effect? I wouldn't think so because I am not going to tell something that no ...

Dear friends, My girlfriend is keeping me a little busy. Not that I can't manage, but my year-long back pain is beginning to show up on ...

Those are the words of our Home Minister P. Chidambaram who I guess is more optimistic than I'm, and I'm pathetically optimistic abo...

[Read the Apr 13 post before this] Evolution, I thought was mostly about monkey becoming man. But yes, as we all know, there's an evolut...

(scripted ... sorry, feeling too bored) Friend : Hi I : Hi, I've been listening to this Tamil song Netru illadha maatram since dinner o...

I have definitely heard about her before, but I think the first time I met her was in Jan 2001, during my fourth semester in BITS. I knew I ...

I wrote my previous post to tell all of you who were pinging me and asking me about my ISB preparations. I wasn't able to hide or explai...

"Are you married?" " No. " "So you don't have an earning wife. Are your parents working?" " No, both ...

Yes, I made it to ISB. Finally the mail arrived welcoming me to the class of 2010. I don't have anything more to say here other than tha...

The Nirvana that I'm going to speak about here is in no way connected to the eternity that is written in books. This is just a different...

And the day was fast approaching. I had booked tickets from Bangalore to Hyderabad for my interview on Thursday 1/29. Sunday, we got a call ...

I remember I used to hate about all the fuss over zodiac signs once upon a time, I think that was around the same time I used to wonder abou...

There was a slack period over the last few months. I didn't lose track, but I had a good contemplative resting period. Over this period,...

It's been a month since I landed back in India. I call it my one-year honeymoon in the US when I speak about the trip to my friends. If ...

Arasa maratha thedi Oru paatu onnu paadi Thai naata naadi Naan varren aadi An attempted translation: In search of the peepul shade...

This title, from a mail I sent to a dear friend yesterday, I think is going to essentially decide what I am going to be doing in my life. Th...

I'm in a criticizing spree - first I criticized myself , then I criticized vegetarianism , and I'm still not done; not to mention my...

I read this somewhere - "Don't let someone be your priority when you're just an option for that someone". This affected me...

This is just a funny post, that blossomed through some lateral thinking. I have no intentions to hurt anyone. So, read it and forget it. ...

Vaishnava Janato I've heard this song multiple times but never knew the meaning, a wonderful Gujarati song. I found the transliteration ...

The title is not a semantic typo, this post is not about whether or not you believe in god. Theists , don't get offended because I am no...