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You know when your blog’s spam filter isn’t working when…

You know when your blog’s spam filter isn’t working when…

March 05, 20121 mins

You start seeing the following type of comments in your moderation queue: Your posts gives me motivation to keep on my intention to create a blog one day. thank you for all. Thanks, this is really…

Decoding a power-packed Facebook status update

Decoding a power-packed Facebook status update

March 05, 20121 mins

After a long time, I came across a Facebook status update which deserves highlighting. Here’s the 45-word beauty sans PII: Watched Mamma Mia in SF today and loved it. It made me want to hit the dance…

Go on! Challenge that bully!

Go on! Challenge that bully!

February 21, 20122 mins

A friend and running fanatic (Partha) once told me a story about one of his friends (let’s call him Jake). Jake is one of those annoyingly gifted athletes — excellent at whatever sport he played…

Temper passion with wisdom, my son

Temper passion with wisdom, my son

February 16, 20121 mins

In Sackett’s Land (first of the 17-volume Sackett series) Ivo Sackett (father of Barnabas Sackett) giving some sage advice to his son… “You will see many women, and often you will think yourself in…

4 years of blogging!

4 years of blogging!

February 09, 20122 mins

Yup – 4 years! To celebrate my 4-year blogging anniversary, I migrated my WordPress-hosted wordpress.ulaar.com blog to ulaar.com. I’m sure it’s an event the blogosphere’s been looking forward to with…

How the West was Lost – Short Version

How the West was Lost – Short Version

February 08, 20122 mins

I grew up on a diet of Wild West novels and a dominant American narrative that celebrated the victory of the white man against the native American Indian. It was always about how the West was “won…

For a few minutes less: running the Mumbai Marathon 2012

For a few minutes less: running the Mumbai Marathon 2012

February 07, 20125 mins

This is Part 2 of my Mumbai Marathon 2012 race report and continues from For a few minutes less: a race report from Mumbai Marathon 2012. The First 7k Somewhere in my pace calculations, I erroneously…

For a few minutes less: a race report from Mumbai Marathon 2012

For a few minutes less: a race report from Mumbai Marathon 2012

February 01, 20124 mins

Writing a post-marathon race report is a bit like [insert-metaphor]. Write it too soon and it runs the risk of coming out shallow and half-baked, wait too long and it might never see the light of day…

Pankaj Advani on learning from failures

Pankaj Advani on learning from failures

January 30, 20121 mins

At a recent TEDxIIMB event, I listened and watched as the billiards and snooker prodigy Pankaj Advani walked us through his accomplishments. He lingered on a photo that displayed his living room…

In that case I’ll buy a cheaper car

In that case I’ll buy a cheaper car

January 26, 20121 mins

A conversation between our 6-year old (A) and his mom. I was just a fly on the wall. A: When I grow up I’ll buy a Mercedes. MOM: Why Mercedes? A: Because its your favorite car. MOM: (gives him a…