Asthma, Bangalore and me…Vishy KurugantiAugust 29, 20085 minsAsthma and I go back a long way. One cold winter in Bokaro, when I was 6 or 7, asthma came uninvited into my life. It’s only a slight exaggeration to say that it changed my life. Besides taking a lot…
The first week in BangaloreVishy KurugantiAugust 25, 20082 mins“I want to go to Bangalore, Mommy”, declared Sanat three days after we reached Bangalore. He knew, of course, that we had reached Bangalore but what he was trying to say is that while he really…
First 3 days in India (Delhi & Bangalore)Vishy KurugantiAugust 18, 20082 minsMissed the Independence Day celebrations at the capital — by 10 hours Aug 15 The prodigal son returns to India on Independence Day exactly 16 years after he had left for America. Left on a Lufthansa…
A sense of satisfaction… and accomplishmentVishy KurugantiAugust 13, 20083 mins“You stink”, yelled my 7-year old nephew when I tried to give him a goodbye hug. “But I showered barely 2 hours ago”, I protested. Of course it was a different matter that I was packing stuff into…
If this is not ulaari, then I don’t know what isVishy KurugantiJuly 14, 20081 mins“But my move was unconventional…”, replied my friend R who had moved to Bangalore from the Bay Area three years ago. Our email thread stalled at that point so I didn’t get a chance to learn what her…
The Last TemptationVishy KurugantiJuly 08, 20082 minsPic: courtesy contentmentyetdespair.blogspot.com It started innocently enough. I was telling my friend (let’s call him “Joe”) at Company X about my decision to leave Graspr and move to India. Joe…
The road to Bangalore goes through Shasta, Portland, Cedar Falls, Chicago and New YorkVishy KurugantiJuly 02, 20082 minsIMG_3122It’s official – we are moving to Bangalore. (Here’s more on Why Bangalore). Before I made the 2-week scouting trip to India, Poonam had this idea for a road trip across US before our India…
Service with a SmileVishy KurugantiJune 29, 20082 minsPic: courtesy nirmaltv.com Chauffeurs. Parlourmaids. Cooks. Nannies. Gardeners. These professions were largely in vogue in the eighteenth and nineteenth century England steeped in nobility and…
Soft Landing Anyone?Vishy KurugantiJune 18, 20082 minsSoft landing. Two words used most often by friends and acquaintances when I revealed my India plans. “You want a soft landing”, the wise men said. Moving to India would be hard overall so taking up a…
Brother or Best Friend?Vishy KurugantiJune 17, 20081 minsMy two-week whirlwind India trip was not touching Hyderabad. This was a bummer because my brother lives there. Since I had a 6-day continuous stay in Bangalore, he planned a 2-day trip to Bangalore to…
