12.7 - The IPAD Phenomenon - When Paradigms Shift Drastically Paid Members Public
Background: I wrote this in April, 2010, after receiving one of the first units shipped out in the US. There are times and there are times. And there's this week. My IPAD arrived Monday (thanks Madhavi and Amol). Today is Thursday night and I am sitting in front
12.8 - How the Cloud has Made me Free Paid Members Public
Background: I wrote this in April, 2010, two weeks before the IPAD piece. 12.7 - The IPAD Phenomenon - When Paradigms Shift DrasticallyBackground: I wrote this in April, 2010, after receiving one of the first units shipped out in the US. There are times and there are times. And
Sossegado! Paid Members Public
Laid back service even in high quality hotels, if its Goa
2.12 - The Republic of South Bombay Paid Members Public
Background: The “South Bombay” state of mind, now often called the SoBo way of thinking has is unique and unparalleled anywhere in India. This was written in April 2009 and since then, with Lower Parel really opening up, the SoBo influence is slowly on the wane. This confidential letter landed
9.7 - Even Airlines can Surprise You…Pleasantly at Times Paid Members Public
Background: There are a few Indian brands that do get it right and while screw-ups are known to happen, airlines like Jet Airways do create an experience that is reasonably better than the European and American airlines. I wrote this in March, 2009, deciding not to name the airline in
Through Someone Else's Looking Glass Paid Members Public
Dancing bar girls during medical conferences
1.4 - What I Write About, When I Write About Running (with Due Respect to Mr. Murakami) Paid Members Public
Background: This was the piece that convinced Meenal to give me my own column. After Writer’s Bloc died a natural death, essentially due to lack of interest and contributors, I didn’t have an outlet for my writing. People who knew me would keep coming up to me all
Two Constants in Life: Death and Terror Paid Members Public
20 days after 26/11