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Re: At 40

Mahendra — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 07:29:34 -0000

This - "I have found the way to live that sits very well with me" - is a great achievement. Good to know and happy for you!

Re: One Year

Mahendra — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 08:12:49 -0000

Hoping you find the strength needed to deal with this in the years to come, just as you have shown you have in the year gone by.

Re: The Unpleasant Visit to the Barber

Mahendra — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 07:09:57 -0000

Thank you for reading and glad you were entertained! :)

Re: A Confession of my Quirky Habits

Mahendra — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 03:01:36 -0000

Thanks for sharing, Holden! Those are some really quirky ones :)

Love the idea of #4, wow.

Re: A Confession of my Quirky Habits

Mahendra — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 02:59:55 -0000

Thanks for sharing Atul!

Absolutely the same for #3 :) And #5 and #7 are really quirky, had never heard of that before :)

Re: A Confession of my Quirky Habits

Mahendra — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 01:10:53 -0000

Feels nice to know I'm not the only one :)

Re: A Confession of my Quirky Habits

Mahendra — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 01:09:05 -0000

Nice :) I share 1, 2, and 5 :)

Re: The Fifth Pillar of Indian Democracy

Mahendra — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 23:44:33 -0000

OK, I should have said "most of" because yes, there are exceptions. But more glaring are the puppets.

Our Foreign Minister has been conspicuously absent or in shadows during PM's trips abroad. She barely knew our Foreign Secretary was about to be replaced.

Our HRD Minister has to take advice from Jaitley on every issue.

Our Environment Ministry quickly and hastily agreed to change norms of environment project clearances based on PMO directives.

Cabinet Ministers cannot even appoint their own OSDs (Officers on Special Duty).

Etc., etc.

It is not a question of whether Ministers are doing well or not. If strings are pulled correctly, the puppets will dance magnificently.

Re: The Unbundling of Social Networks

Mahendra — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 10:13:02 -0000

Thank you Sumit!

Re: The fallacy of “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder”

Mahendra — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 23:29:42 -0000

Thank you, Jyoti!

Re: The fallacy of “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder”

Mahendra — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 23:29:30 -0000

Thank you! :)

Re: Said…Unsaid

Mahendra — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 00:02:12 -0000

Even professionally. And hence, can lead to so-called "successful careers".

Re: Said…Unsaid

Mahendra — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 02:07:09 -0000

I don't think there can be a better comment than this! :) Thank you.

Re: An Interval

Mahendra — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 12:01:19 -0000

The best blog post I have seen in a long, long, time. You write wonderfully. I was compelled to express "I wish I could write like you", where I stopped for a moment, and realized, what I really meant was "I wish I could think like you". That, I think, is one of the greatest compliments from me.

Re: Goodbye TechCrunch, And Thank You

Mahendra — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:57:31 -0000

Always enjoyed your TC posts, do keep writing here!

Re: The Importance of my Earnest Vote in A Comedy of Errors

Mahendra — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:05:25 -0000

Ah, I should have consulted the PCMC veteran before! :) What a drama!

Yeah, spelling mistakes here too. Both our names misspelled, luckily that wasn't an issue.

Re: The Importance of my Earnest Vote in A Comedy of Errors

Mahendra — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:04:03 -0000

Yes, except that, as one regional TV analyst put it, if you ask candidates in Maval which party they're representing this time even they won't be sure!

Re: Boredom

Mahendra — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 00:00:46 -0000

Hi Anand,

Yes, changing routine often helps me too. But sometimes even that requires an extra push that sometimes eludes me :)

Re: Role Playing and Entrepreneurship

Mahendra — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 23:58:54 -0000

Hi Rupa, yes, have always tried to explore that, however haven't reached any concrete conclusions yet that can be articulated.

Re: Looking back at 2013

Mahendra — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 00:01:50 -0000

Thank you @TheRomit, I know 2013 was another big move for you - hope you settle down comfortably and have a great 2014!

Re: A Photo Essay on Friendship and Criticism

Mahendra — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:14:28 -0000

Wow, thanks so much. And I can't think of any higher compliment either! Will take time for me to digest this truly - you made my day!

Re: Looking back at 2013

Mahendra — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:13:03 -0000

Thank you, @asuph - hope 2013 has been good to you as well. Wish you a great 2014!

Re: Indian Housewives and Their Maids

Mahendra — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 00:03:58 -0000

Ha ha! :) Thanks Kaustub.

Re: Indian Housewives and Their Maids

Mahendra — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 00:03:20 -0000

This is absolutely fascinating...never knew Mexico was a multi-lingual country like India!

The logo is indeed very unique :)

Re: Indian Housewives and Their Maids

Mahendra — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 01:49:32 -0000

Wow, that a similar culture exists in your part of the world is indeed fascinating!

I just absolutely love your "Queens of Home" moniker :)

You are right in that our exposure to Mexican culture involves the cliched old maid who has been with the family for more than a decade, and it is good to know that it is not very far from reality.

I had never heard of Otomi before, I had always thought Spanish was the native language of people since centuries.

Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts, a very warm hello back from India! :)