C. Suresh
I am an Engineer and a Management graduate from IIM-Bangalore. Accepting the definition that "Even if you win a rat-race, you still remain a rat" I have opted out of it in favor of trekking, travel and, now, blogging!
MY BLOGS
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Life is Like This
http://www.jambudweepam.blogspot.in/
A bit of trekking, a lot of travel, a dose of humor and a dollop of philosophy
LATEST ARTICLES ( 797 )
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Panchatantra with a Twist - Netted Pigeons
Now, there was this flock of pigeons whose head was friends with a mouse. One day, the pigeons found a lot of grains scattered in a field and descended to peck... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Approval
'Practice makes you perfect' or some such thing, they say, and it is probably true. Whatever else I practiced or not, the one thing I know that I practiced... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Body Modesty
'Where every prospect pleases and only man is vile', is probably your first reaction to this photograph from my recent Kothagiri trek. (Yeah! Read more
Posted on 27 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Maundering About Laundering
So, I am mucking around trying to find something to write about, and someone sends me a prompt about laundering men (actually, non-laundering men). Read more
Posted on 18 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Advising - Inadvisable?
This business of advising is so dangerous. There you go, happily mouthing off wisdom and then, suddenly, you discover that you have dug a pit for yourself and... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Irresolute Resolutions?
Every time, around the end of a year, I suddenly get the feeling that I should do something in my life. A strange feeling since, normally, I feel that living... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Year That Was
I have seldom been the sort to feel any great expectations from the end of one year and the start of another. A cow placidly chewing cud is unlikely to be... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
School Reunion Again
Reunion time again! P.Suresh, Subroto and Anand had organized the reunion at Alankrita Resorts in Hyderabad, with the backing of Suchitra Ella (Naidu, that was). Read more
Posted on 26 December 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Sabha Rage
I have always had a regret. Being a non-driver, I have sorely missed experiencing that adrenaline rush of road-rage. I have always had to sit in gape-mouthed... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Do I Like Writing?
The more I deal with the world of writing, the less confident I feel about whether I really like writing. Somehow, I had always had this feeling that a love... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Artist's Creativity Vs Audience Expectation - T.M. Krishna
Art forms flourish based on the creativity of the artistes. If the creative endeavors of artistes are too closely trammeled, it could end up stultifying the... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Admetus and Alcestis - Guest Post for The Fool
One of the lesser known facts about me is that I mainlined on myths of various origins throughout my youth. In addition to Indian myth, Graeco-Roman myth, Celti... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Tales from the Mahabharat - GP for Alka Narula
As people who know me know, every now and I then I dust off my saffron robes, sit in the Padmasan and start pontificating on the wisdom of the sages of yore. Read more
Posted on 14 December 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
I Am Determined
There is a whole world of knowledge out there of which I am blissfully ignorant but I thought I knew my words at least. Even that consolation has suffered a... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
What Have They Done to You, Bond?
I vaguely remember a snippet from PG Wodehouse' "Our man in America" pieces. It goes something like this (NOT verbatim quoting since my memory is pretty poor.... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Games People Play
I think I am suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder. How can one person be the Macbeth of Shakespeare, Arjun of the Mahabharata and Ron Weasley of the... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Need to Lie
I would probably have been a great Indian tycoon OR a top bureaucrat or a famous...somebody...but for one small problem. ("Oh! Really!" you say? What business d... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
A Barbaric Bibliophile
There are some things that you cannot do without people making certain assumptions about you. The problem arises when you do certain things, but are unable to... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Honestly Rude?
Someone said, "A true friend is he who does not shy away from pointing out your faults" or some such thing. If I could only get my hands on that @#?$ .... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Upper Mustang Trek - Finale
Click to read Part 1, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII or Part VIII A few snippets from the trek that may be of interest. The one... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION