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The road to Bangalore goes through Shasta, Portland, Cedar Falls, Chicago and...
It’s official – we are moving to Bangalore. (Here’s more on Why Bangalore). Before I made the 2-week scouting trip to India, Poonam had this idea for a road trip across US before our India move. It...
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The Last Temptation
Pic: courtesy contentmentyetdespair.blogspot.com It started innocently enough. I was telling my friend (let’s call him “Joe”) at Company X about my decision to leave Graspr and move to India. Joe...
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“But my move was unconventional…”, replied my friend R who had moved to Bangalore from the Bay Area three years ago. Our email thread stalled at that point so I didn’t get a chance to learn what her...
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A sense of satisfaction… and accomplishment
Pic: courtesy nicolenewtonportfolio.com “You stink”, yelled my 7-year old nephew when I tried to give him a goodbye hug. “But I showered barely 2 hours ago”, I protested. Of course it was a different...
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First 3 days in India (Delhi & Bangalore)
Missed the Independence Day celebrations at the capital -- by 10 hours Aug 15 The prodigal son returns to India on Independence Day exactly 16 years after he had left for America. Left on a Lufthansa...
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“I want to go to Bangalore, Mommy”, declared Sanat three days after we reached Bangalore. He knew, of course, that we had reached Bangalore but what he was trying to say is that while he really enjoyed...
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Asthma, Bangalore and me…
Pic: courtesy myhealthguardian.com Asthma and I go back a long way. One cold winter in Bokaro, when I was either 6 or 7, asthma came uninvited into my life. It’s only a slight exaggeration to say that...
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The social graph reacts to our move
Back in July, in typical Kuruganti style, I sent an email to the vast majority of my social graph about our planned move to India. It was a rather painstaking process since there’s no easy way to pack...
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Apologize for the extended hiatus
It’s been 3+ weeks since my last post – I know! Work has kicked into high gear and I’m barely keeping my nose above water. The 1st month honeymoon period at work is over – time to take over the world....
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The curious case of the traveling chairman
NPS Koramangala - Pic courtesy npsinr.com It was Bangalore Day #5 and our first Friday. I had taken the day off for the express purpose of visiting the top school on our short list – National Public...
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