Shorts (short posts)

Philosophy

    January 4, 2011

    Will Someone Please Pick the Phone?

    When it comes to customer service, it looks like telecom companies in India are on a race to outdo each other…
    March 28, 2019

    I Didn’t Leave Bangalore Only Because of the Traffic

    Bangalore had always been the city of my dreams. It had captured my imagination a very long time ago, right…
    October 1, 2011

    The Pale Blue Dot – We Are Nothing.

    Right now, I am feeling incredibly overcome with this sense of overwhelming, stupendous, inexplicable feeling of utter insignificance, that numbing…
    June 14, 2010

    Return to Chocolates

    We all have priorities. Material priorities. Those that we think we will solve all our problems. Like an Audi Q7…
    August 8, 2012

    Why I Do Not Shop Online.

    It is boom time for e-commerce sites in India. Today, you can buy almost anything utilitarian and consumable online and have it…
    April 29, 2016

    Is Conformism the Key to Happiness?

    The most overlooked among all the philosophical premises of The Matrix is the very concept it is based upon, which…
    September 27, 2018

    Lessons Learned from the #KeralaFloods

    It will happen to you. All your riches will not save you. You can only go as far as your…
    June 14, 2018

    Growing Out of Popular-Culture Afflictions

    The Football World Cup starts today. Yes, the FIFA World Cup, Russia 2018 kicks off in a few hours! I…
    March 2, 2018

    Five More Things I’ve Learned in Life Till Now

    Five years ago, as the prime years of my youth were starting to wane, I suddenly realised that most of…
    January 1, 2012

    My New Year Resolution: To Not to Give a Damn.

    “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” are immortal words spoken by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Scarlett O’Hara…
    October 18, 2011

    Of Insurance Companies and Customer Harassment – A True Story

    There is no such thing as customer service in India as we all know. All that goes on in this…
    June 21, 2010

    Cricket, I Unfollow Thee!

    “Dude, who won the Bangladesh – Sri Lanka match in the Asia Cup yesterday?” “Oh. There is some Cricket going…
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