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When Bokaro Steel Plant and America almost had a date…

Vishy KurugantiJune 18, 20127 mins

Bokaro Steel Plant main gate (Pic: courtesy sail.co.in) In Ambassador’s Journal, John Kenneth Galbraith writes about many interesting things during his tenure as US Ambassador to India. The snippets…

It’s all a vast upper body conspiracy!

Vishy KurugantiJune 14, 20124 mins

It’s been a little over 3 months since I changed my running shoe. I fuss and obsess over my new shoe like never before. To the extent that I’ve taken to washing them after every run. Strange, huh? My…

Of leaky boats and writing in the connected age

Vishy KurugantiJune 04, 20122 mins

Pic: courtesy telegraph.co.uk A writer is tasked with writing an article. His progress is akin to a man’s exertions on a paddle boat. Smooth rowing strokes at rhythmic intervals gets him closer and…

A Quiet Violence (view from a Bangladesh village) – an excerpt

Vishy KurugantiMay 31, 20121 mins

Pic: courtesy Amazon.com In Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s book, Poor Economics, they reference the following story from Betsey Hartman and Jim Boyce’s book – A Quiet Violence (view from a…

Second batch of friends arrived a few months ago

Vishy KurugantiMay 20, 20122 mins

Bringing 15 boxes of friends home – the post that started it all off. This post recounts the voyage of our second batch of friends, henceforth dubbed as Part 2 of the series. In Dec 2011, my brother…

How NOT to order green tea in Japan

Vishy KurugantiMay 15, 20122 mins

Pic: courtesy japaneserecipes.wikia.com Sheena Iyengar, in her fascinating book on choice – The Art of Choosing, shares numerous stories demonstrating the cultural psychological differences between…

James Gatlin – on competing with the fastest man in the world

Vishy KurugantiMay 13, 20121 mins

James Gatlin, after winning the 100m race at the Diamond League in Doha American sprinter James Gatlin, who’s just coming off a doping-induced ban, talks about competing with the fastest man in the…

Beirut in April (circa 1961)

Vishy KurugantiApril 22, 20122 mins

Khalil Gibran parc in Beirut In Ambassador’s Journal, John Kenneth Galbraith writes about his 3-day layover in Beirut, enroute to India — where he would begin his tenure as US Ambassador to India…

Why some blog posts have a longer gestation period

Vishy KurugantiApril 22, 20122 mins

Years ago, during my time at Yahoo, I had a manager (let’s call him “X”) who exhibited an interestingly annoying behavior. He would promptly respond to all my tactical emails but When it came to the…

What motivates most amateur marathoners?

Vishy KurugantiApril 17, 20121 mins

Haruki Murakami, famous novelist and marathon runner, this question in his memoir What I talk about when I talk about running. Marathon runners well understand what I mean. We don’t really care…

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