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!
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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 ( 798 )
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Not Stupid Even When Wrong?
To be wrong is to be stupid, isn't it? That is if you are not actually villainous. I mean, come on, you are either lacking in knowledge and/or understanding OR... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Certain Destroyer
The biggest problem with all this sage advice is that it is seldom something that can conveniently be shoved on someone else to do. Read more
Posted on 27 November 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Love Begets Friendship?
The idea of love begetting friendship is probably anathema in today's world. I mean, it sort of gives vibes of being permanently friend-zoned, which spells... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
No EQ Or SQ?
"You know what your problem is? When they were distributing EQ and SQ, you were on a bathroom break."THAT is not my biggest problem. Read more
Posted on 06 November 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Impartiality and Success
You know, there are some words that automatically link themselves in your mind with certain type of jobs. Like this 'impartiality'. Read more
Posted on 30 October 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Greatest Good?
By and large, all those who dispense advice seem to hand out advice which is easier said than done. No wonder, Oscar Wilde once said, "I always pass on good... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Why Be Bitter?
There are times when I surprise myself. Like, it is sort of usual if I hold the exact opposite idea of the world as compared to the wise. Read more
Posted on 16 October 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Timing is Everything
The importance of the right timing for every action is something that one keeps hearing over and over again. This is especially true of ideas. Ideas can be ahea... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Knowing Limits
The moment you talk about limits, you are necessarily seen as an old fogy. I mean, it is generally the aged who start feeling limited in what they can do. The... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Dangerous Rage
The problem with anger is that everyone seems to be down on it. I mean, have you ever heard ANY advice in support of anger? Ever? And yet it is a very common... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
No Desire for Success?
To not desire success is not merely rare, it is close to impossible. More often than not, when you see someone who seems immune to the lure of success, what... Read more
Posted on 17 September 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Action and Words
I was traveling by a SETC bus in Tamil Nadu and the bus passed by a political meeting where the speaker was promising Heaven on Earth once he came to power. Read more
Posted on 11 September 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Medicare Unnecessary?
You near the time when you are respected (OR, to be realistic, discarded) as a senior citizen, you tend to worry more about health than anything else. Read more
Posted on 04 September 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Avoid the Unknown?
The general trend in advice is that it tends to be conservative. As, indeed, it ought to be especially when it is general advice meant for public consumption,... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Useless Effort?
There is this thing which has always struck me as quaint. I have heard it quite often, especially when it comes to movies that failed. Read more
Posted on 21 August 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Risky Investment?
One of the most popular things you can do on social media or, indeed, media of any kind is to offer investment advice. Though, to be sure, it is more the kind o... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Everybody Knows?
I made the mistake of saying "One of my friends..." in a conversation and the group 'Grammar Nazi' (G.N. for short) was all over me about how the right usage wa... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Ephemeral Fame?
It is not what you think, drat it. It's not effing sour grapes. I'm not dissing fame because I have no way of getting even a modicum of it in any manner... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Recency Bias
There is this strange thing about who people choose to call the G.O.A.T (Greatest Of All Times, in case you are still under the rock from where I just recently... Read more
Posted on 24 July 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Superlative?
I had always assumed that 'better' was better than 'good' and 'best' was the best of them all. Stands to reason, does it not? I mean, what is being merely 'good... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION