Weekly Notes 40/2026
It’s been a crazy but good week. It’s also been a fun week. Last Friday was a long class at APU before the midterm holidays, which kind of tired me out, so I spent most of Saturday at home resting.
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It’s been a crazy but good week. It’s also been a fun week. Last Friday was a long class at APU before the midterm holidays, which kind of tired me out, so I spent most of Saturday at home resting.
We are in Thrissur and will be here for some time. The drive from Bengaluru was comfortable and good. We left at 2:10 AM and reached our destination at 10:25 AM, covering approximately 500 km in 8 hours, including brief stops. I think that’s a very good average on Indian roads. I was...
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...
We are in Thrissur today. We are here for 3 to 4 weeks as we do almost every quarter. This time, it’s special as it’s the baby’s first long drive. I thought it would be challenging, but it was much easier than I thought. We took additional baby breaks; otherwise, all five of us reached Thrissur comfortably. The car now looks like an overlander. It’s now ready to take us anywhere for a longer period of time; It needs a blog of its own.
This week we celebrate the birthdays of Gandhi and Shastri. Two honest men Indian politics has ever seen. What I appreciated most in Gandhi was his sense of self-criticism and his ability to speak/write about his weakness in public. I don’t think normals can do it then or even today. In Shastri, his simplicity and ability to remain sane while in power and give up the power when required amazes me. It just seems too farfetched in today’s society.
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