Location: Tamil Nadu

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...

Valparai Tea Estates 0

Weekly Notes 41/2024

I returned from Valparai on Saturday. It was a fun and memorable ride. I also did a bit of OSM mapping while I was there.

Valparai hairpin bends, on our way back. 4

Riding again to Valparai

I wanted to ride again to Valparai to note how different it feels from 2008. I remembered riding in the rain through clouds and green tea estates and how beautiful it was. I had forgotten its details. I also remember it as one of the longest ones we did until then. So I...

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Weekly Notes 40/2024

I reached Valparai yesterday with Manju. This ride is probably going to be the last ride for the year. Not bad for the year I restarted, isn’t it? I will write about the ride in detail once I reach Bangalore. For now, I can only say Valparai is as beautiful as it was...

View from one of the class rooms at IITM 0

Weekly Notes 22/2024

It’s that time of the year (Weekly Notes 21/2023) again. I am in Chennai for Paradox. I like these yearly visits. The year 2023/24 has been exceptional. Some of the students who had completed the course have been placed.

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Weekly Notes 22/2023

I was at the IITM campus the weekend. I met a bunch of students and witnessed some of them graduating. Overall it was a happy experience. I should plan for a more extended visit next time.