Anniversary Dinner for the 38th

 I am told (by my wife) that the right way to celebrate an anniversary is to have dinner outside. So we did- I am an obedient husband. Vanam is a new South Indian place, somewhat premium- somewhat like Carnatic in Bangalore, minus drinks. Off Prabhat Road. Pretty decent starters (like Chettinad chicken and mashed Parotha), and then Donne biryani, Appams and stew. We along with daughters Pooja and Prarthana) had a good time.

Friend Retires

 We joined IIM Lucknow as marketing faculty in 2001. I left in 2003 for Kozhikode, and a few years later, he migrated to IIM Bangalore. He now retires after many years of teaching there. I have re-entered Bangalore recently for a new stint at NMIMS. So we met up for a tete-a-tete with our wives, as we are now family friends. Some pics.

Avinash and Medha, and us..Bagpiper nahi hai, bas..

Monsoon Come Lately

Like Johnny-come-lately, Mr. Monsoon (like some ladies we know) is late. Well, better late than never, some might say. What with having to deal with El Nino and other distractions, we should be thankful he came at all. Otherwise, we would have had a party with no guest- metaphorically.

When he comes too soon (no innuendo intended), we complain. And when he does not come (likewise), we predict a future worse than the Great Extinction during some pre-historic Stone Age -pardon my pale knowledge of the paleo-age nomenclature.

Now that he is here, we are hoping he'll stay for dinner. We can actually make some, since the veggies will become affordable, and the crops will bloom. Acchhe din aagaye?