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The Rime of the Ancient Engineer

Close friend of mine went to a New year’s party. He was looking for some action but got none. This poem was written by him but he shall remain anonymous because he didn’t want future employers to see this in case they googled his name. So, ladies and gentlemen, I …

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IITs Trolled

Have had enough of people treating the IITs (and the IIMs) as something sacred that cannot be touched. Fanaticism of any kind is unwanted, and after seeing this meme at www.iitbakar.com, decided to do something about it.

Life in Sherwood: Horsman Wing

To get started, Sherwood College is a boarding school located in Nainital, Uttranchal, India. The school started in 1869 by Robert Milman and has two wings: Horsman Wing (junior school, classes 3 to 5) and Dixon Wing (senior school, classes 6 to 12). In brief, Horsman Wing is where you …

How do you react to brands?

(Image courtesy The Brads, one of my favourite webcomics) Have you ever felt like this after talking to a marketing professional, or after reading a report about the research done on brands, ads and social media campaigns? Well, it happens to me all the time. Specially when someone comes up …

A good laugh over the bullshit we peddle

Want to have a good laugh and at the same time, spend a few seconds of your life ruminating over the bullshit that we as a society are given to peddle? Well then, check out the following two links IIMC students to take honesty pledge on convocation day 83% MBAs …

Sherwood, on the Night of India’s Independence

Sherwood, On the night of India’s Independence in 1947 !  I was in Sherwood (RH) from 1941 to 1947 . In those days we usedto sit the Cambridge exams and I did my SC in 1946, and followedup with Inter Science in 1947. Prior to being in Sherwood, I was in Philander Smith …

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What I learnt from my breakup

Once upon a time , I used to be in a relationship with this girl who lived close to my home in Jaipur. We’d met through a mutual friend and the initial sparks soon grew to a roaring fire. For the purposes of this post, let’s call her Hiromi, and …

I’ve recently gotten into this nasty habit of using the word “chamar” as a derogatory term for anyone who I consider uncouth or lacking in basic manners. As I am currently at home recovering from an eye surgery,  one of the familial types overheard me call my younger brother Joji …