Category Archives: Bangalore Blog

Vinita Bali

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

A Profile of Vinita Bali– we eat her Brittania Ragi biscuits at home these days.  

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Success?

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

This paragraph was written by a 15-year-old girl as part of a school application.  It made me think; and it sorta made me proud. How would you define success? Some people may think that success is defined purely by the … Continue reading →

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Jazz and wine

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

Listening to Herbie Hancock’s Cantaloupe Island and drinking a 2004 Chateau Margaux.  Life is good!

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Bees

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

The bees are visiting us again.  There is a hive right on my balcony.  At first it freaked us out but it is surprising how quickly you get used to it.  Three days into it, we all wake up and … Continue reading →

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Mahabharata Podcast

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

I have been listening to a pretty amazing podcast.  It is on the Mahabharata and it is told by Soota S. Kameshwar.  I purchased it from Charsur for Rs. 500 a year ago.  When I first listened to it a … Continue reading →

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Tea

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

My main source for high-quality teas is my friend Kishore Mariwala of Bombay.  Kishore is a connoisseur of many things: Hindustani music, tea, single malts to name three.  Our friendship began when he wrote to Mint two years ago, commenting … Continue reading →

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Favourite line of the day

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Heard at the start of a meeting, “Ok guys.  Please put your phones on the Manmohan Singh mode.”

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Anna Hazare

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

This morning, a friend who lives in my building called and said, “Let’s mobilize a protest march of our building kids to support Anna Hazare.”  He said that he would help them make banners and the plan is to do … Continue reading →

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Delhi Airport

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

Delhi airport’s new terminal has nice bathroom entrances. I always wonder how to make iconic signs both accessible and yet creative. Here in the airport, they have screen printed large size images of Indian women in traditional garb at the … Continue reading →

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The Biere Club

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

Has anyone been to the Biere Club? Need to write about the beer scene in Bangalore for Cathay Pacific magazine.

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