Author: Thejesh GN

Work as usual at Varanasi 2

Weekly Notes 05/2025

I am back in Bengaluru. I took Saturday early morning Shatabdi. All of us went to pick up Pathu from Stay. She did do a bit of drama once she was back at home. Who wouldn’t? :)

Campus Deer at IITM 2

Weekly Notes 04/2025

I have been in IITM/Chennai since Wednesday. It was a work-as-usual week, along with meeting folks related to the course I teach at IITM. I worked during the day and met folks during breaks. Evenings we went out for dinners. On the first day, we had incredible non-vegetarian food at Sorgam. On the...

Quote I found on the back of a token - "ವಿಶ್ವಾಸವಿದ್ದರೆ ಪ್ರೀತಿ. ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿದ್ದರೆ ಗೌರವ." Which roughly translates to "There is Love if there is trust. There is Respect if there is love" 4

Weekly Notes 03/2025

Time flies faster than we can think of. Nagarathna Memorial Grant – 2025 is open for applications; this is our eighth edition. When I started it, I didn’t think much about how it would turn out in a couple of years. So, there were no expectations. But it has grown into its own...

ನಾಗರತ್ನ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಅನುದಾನ - Nagarathna Memorial Grant 0

Nagarathna Memorial Grant – 2025 Open for Applications

Welcome to the eighth edition of the NMG grant. It seems like it started yesterday, and it’s already been eight years. I am grateful to friends (Nemo, Gangadhar, Shweta, Divya) and other anonymous folks who have joined me on this journey with additional grant support. We do have some of them supporting us...

Temperatures have been quite low in Bengaluru this week, and Echo feels cold. 2

Weekly Notes 02/2025

Echo is finally doing well, though winter is not great for him. He is active, eating and sleeping well. Though his urinary problems continue, they do not threaten his day-to-day activities.

ನಾಗರತ್ನ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಅನುದಾನ - Nagarathna Memorial Grant 0

Small Update to NMG

There are a few changes to NMG this year onward. It’s not a big deal, but I wanted to note them here for future reference. TLDR: NMG Core will be ₹ 1 lakh + friends as usual, and NMG Edu will be a separate ₹ 1 lakh.