DALDA, once the poor man’s ghee
The other day, my mom showed me this old plastic container with the familiar yellow colour and the words “DALDA” made on Aug/1982, which she had preserved for decades as…
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Got my first dose of COVID-19 vaccination
Yesterday morning I got vaccinated with the first dose of COVAXIN which has been developed and made in India. After a few hours, I got an SMS from Co-Win App,…
House repair done and I am back
Glad to return to my house after nearly a month. I had commissioned repair works that included the following for the last four weeks: Water tank repairs (water-proofing), Replace the…
Has Indian eCommerce lost its sparkles?
I know I am not their target customer. I am already an ecommerce addict. Even then, I find the “Big Billion Days Sale” or the “Great Indian Festival” to have…
What’s your experience with lizards in your house?
I am fine to share our house with lizards, not known to worry about them**, but I expect them to know their boundaries – they are not welcome on my…
My room in 1999
A picture of my room (den) at my house in 1999. I had two PCs and a whole load of accessories then. A group of friends used to hang out…
A standing desk trial
My improvisation of a standing desk during #lockdown in Chennai, India. I have been wanting to try a standing desk for a long time, today I tried for a few…
Humans can handle plastics
You have to get rid of them, so you may as well do it intelligently Reading the news that “Norway is recycling 97% of Plastic bottles.“, gives hope that we (humans)…