Aunt Turns 90 in April

 I have many maternal aunts, two of whom are surviving. The elder one, Manik Gokhale, will soon turn 90. She has been global in her outlook,...

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  • Meeting an Ex Student
     Usually, I am not very talkative. But in the right company, I can hold a long conversation. Happened again in the company of my friend Swat...
  • Apni Dhun Mein Rehta Hoon
    I discovered a new website thanks to an article I was reading in the Mint Lounge (the saturday paper that I have come to like). It is www.re...
  • An Evening to Remember- FPM Farewell
     A fun evening meeting friends who are about to turn into Docs - Ph.D.s in management-from IIM Indore. My being there was as a result of one...
  • Meeting Nidhi
     A long time ago, when I worked with Kirloskar Institute at Harihar, we launched a brand new PGDM program there. The first batch of students...
  • Delightful Drinks
     I have been experimenting with drinks all my life. In Calicut, my friend Ravi and I tried out innovative cocktails with local ingredients. ...
  • My Students Over The Years
    Students Over the Years- Part (2019 Edition) Part 1 Sanjana Rao Yarram She was awesome as Lady Bracknell in the staging of The ...
  • Remembering My Father in Law
    He was an Iyer who ran away..from Chennai, and joined the Navy, and then the Merchant Navy. He spoke impeccable (British) English, with onl...