Location: Bengaluru

MK Gandhi on the wall, take during OSM Mapping Walk. 2

Weekly Notes 48/2024

This week has been better than last week. I made good progress on the work front. I will be in Mumbai next week for work. Do ping me if you are around. We can probably get some coffee.

Uma and Pathu enjoy listening to me read books. I doubt they understand much, but they stay attentive. 1

Weekly Notes 47/2024

I struggled with work early this week and mainly couldn’t focus well. But by the end of the week, I was okay. I must catch up on my TODO list and ensure I can start well on Monday. On the bright side, Echo is doing much better than last week.

Tejas at ODCBLR2014 at Google Campus with his fake angry face. 0

RIP Tejas AP

I probably met Tejas at one of the DataMeets, likely introduced by Nisha. I’d heard about him before, as some DataMeeters had mistaken me for him. We joked about it when we finally met. That’s all I remember about our first meeting. I have met him many times for various reasons. But there...

Uma watching ants at Farm 1

Weekly Notes 46/2024

Uma started play-school to spend time with other toddlers. She loves it. It was supposed to begin with one hour and gradually increase to three, but she’s already spending over two hours. Even on day one, She didn’t cry or make a face. She was happy to walk in and spend time with...

Echo (the dog) at Home. 0

Weekly Notes 45/2024

Most of us think democracy is fair. I think it is only as fair as people around us are. It won’t remain fair if we don’t work hard to keep it that way. The most horrible leaders are chosen by us (the people), from orange men in India and the US to Hitler...

Uma at Park 8

Minding My Business

Today was my first encounter with moral police, though I wasn’t his target—a teenage1 couple in the park2 was. As I entered, I noticed a young couple hugging, maybe even kissing, but I couldn’t see clearly as I was not paying much attention. Then I saw a man with a toddler approached them....