For now, I feel like I am in a good place. Not particularly busy. Not feeling very rich. Not despairing at all. Feeling valued as a friend, confidant, father, son, and more generally as a human being. I see myself today as kind, caring, loving, trustworthy, honest and gracious. And occasionally, fun.
Celebrations held a fascination and I was curious.. Often, they were occasioned by achievements of people around me or annual festivals. There were, of course, other annual features like birthdays that briefly evoked a call for celebration, but I was surrounded by people who preferred a prayer and an offering of thanks, over a party.…
Today, there are awards and prizes galore announced for people from all walks of life for achievements and contributions. They come attached with varying esteem, prestige, worth or value. For some it is a moment under a spotlight and soon to be forgotten. For some others, it opens new doors. For a few lucky ones,…
I returned from Bareilly last night. It was a short duration trip, covering a long distance. Hastily arranged, all to say goodbye to one who had already departed (on 29 August) on a one-way ticket, never to return. It occurred to me on my way back that it was probably my last trip to that…
I found out that 9 July 1981 was a Thursday. I had forgotten. That morning was my father’s last. I don’t remember him much. Here are some stray recollections.
I had time to write up this fictitious interview with Malaysia’s Transport Minister while on a train from Salem to Chennai last evening. Felt good. Have shared here. I have often wondered how things might be if all things that seemed the right thing to do as regards MH370 search and investigation (from our perspective)…
Friends, My family and friends in India send you their greetings. Unlike previous years, I have been ambivalent about making this trip. I have searched hard to understand this. It is almost 5 years since I saw off my wife, Chandrika, and the last we heard from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the flight she boarded…
I saw her this evening after many days. No fault of hers, I guess. It was I who was away travelling and had returned just last night. I don’t know her name or which apartment she lives in. I have come to expect her these days, when I take my hour-long walk around the apartment…
PART 1 Agility as a wave, a movement, is in. We will have Agility 1.0, 2.0… n.0 in quick succession as some market savvy consultant or business leader will have you believe that a new and trend is on the verge of sweeping the world of business that is a bit different from the prevalent…
I woke up today to news that the US Court has dismissed our MH370 lawsuits and ruled Malaysian courts to be the right forum to litigate the cases. The ruling came in nearly a year after the arguments concluded. I doubt that the families had an inkling that this was coming.