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Stories from Bhutan - The Land of the Thunder Dragon, Sikkim and Meghalaya
Personnages Principaux
Raghavan Aravamudhan, Hari Suman Naik and Sathyanarayanan Chandrasekar
Day 0
Starting Location – Bilekahalli.
Sleepless night. Fear of oversleeping. 5AM Wakeup calls to others. Cold Coffee at Java Green. 6:15 AM. Hari Joins in. Run towards Apollo Hospital Bus Stop on Bannerghatta Road. No [...]
Stories from Bhutan - The Land of the Thunder Dragon, Sikkim and Meghalaya
Personnages Principaux
Raghavan Aravamudhan, Hari Suman Naik and Sathyanarayanan Chandrasekar
Day 0
Starting Location – Bilekahalli.
Sleepless night. Fear of oversleeping. 5AM Wakeup calls to others. Cold Coffee at Java Green. 6:15 AM. Hari Joins in. Run towards Apollo Hospital Bus Stop on Bannerghatta Road. No [...]
2010 Bill Gates Annual Letter
Talking to him for an hour helped. It didnt remove the confusion that has been plaguing my mind for sometime. There still is no clarity. But just sitting opposite to the bespectacled gentleman with a more than gentle streak of ‘sacred ash’ was calming. Some new perspectives…more importantly a sounding board. I walked out of [...]
You clutched hard onto the cardboard box with a pizza within. The other hand held a tin of red sweetened water and white soft tissues. This was not the time to pick the oregano seasonings. The mind was too busy with several other things, chief among which was the conundrum about larger choices that could [...]
I have never known any of the Raagas, the Taalas of Carnatic Music nor with the Raags and Alaaps of the Hindustani kind… I dont even understand the concept of notes!! But I am a firm believer that you dont need to understand any of these to appreciate good music. The concept of rhythm or [...]
For some time now, Tamil movies have had some very melodious songs with Ilayaraja and then A.R.Rahman with special emphasis on melody and rhythm. But this post it not about the kind of music A.R.Rahman or Ilayaraja produces. This is about ‘Gaana’ songs. A genre which has found more than just an expression off late [...]
Quick Update – Past few days have been a mixed bag.
1. Summer placements for the current PGP1 batch was a blockbuster event. 4.5 Days for 350 students is not an easy task. Last year it was 4.5 days for 250 students.
2. Been a long time since I made the trip back home. I should [...]

