Category Archive

The following is a list of all entries from the General Interest category.

Why do bad things happen to me? – Part 2

TweetWhat is bad? This is first question I ask myself. I sincerely try to define why I call something bad. If we sit down to define the word bad it really becomes a difficult task. 1.Bad is something, which is not good for me. 2.Bad is an unexpected result. 3.Bad is an expected result, but […]


Why do bad things happen to me? – Part 1

TweetLooks like it is the season for resurrecting old thoughts on this blog. It is Kumaran’s turn to write something that he wrote 10 years ago. While you enjoy the post, please check out my 8.5 minute crystal ball gazing presentation with audio from the ICT East event where i shared the stage with Infosys CEO […]


Is erudition a problem?

TweetWhile you enjoy Abdul’s post below, please checkout my guest post on RK’s blog – Has twitter killed blogging & How to blog in the age of Twitter.  – Sukumar —— “Larding your conversations with small bits of erudition is more likely to irritate than to win friends and influence people.” – Stanley Fish as […]


DA War

TweetIt all started because I wanted to be a fighter pilot. Tummy-achingly badly. They say women love a guy in a uniform. Since I’m one sandwich short of a picnic, I wanted to be the guy in the uniform. Chuck the guy out. Gimme the uniform. And not for dry cleaning. I want you to […]


Three buckets of action

TweetDear Readers,  here is Kumaran’s first post. Please welcome him to the blog with your encouraging comments.  – Sukumar — This topic actually came up when I was having a discussion about life with a friend of mine from college (Thyagesh). It has been close to 5 years now after we had the conversation now and […]