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Apologize for the extended hiatus
It’s been 3+ weeks since my last post – I know! Work has kicked into high gear and I’m barely keeping my nose above water. The 1st month honeymoon period at work is over – time… more →
An Indian American's return to accustomed earth
The curious case of the traveling chairman
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ulaar wrote 1 year ago: It was Bangalore Day #5 and our first Friday. I had taken the day off for the express purpose of vis … more →
Apologize for the extended hiatus
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ulaar wrote 1 year ago: It’s been 3+ weeks since my last post – I know! Work has kicked into high gear and I … more →
The first week in Bangalore
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ulaar wrote 1 year ago: “I want to go to Bangalore, Mommy”, declared Sanat three days after we reached Bangalore … more →
First 3 days in India (Delhi & Bangalore)
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ulaar wrote 1 year ago: Aug 15 The prodigal son returns to India on Independence Day exactly 16 years after he had left for … more →
A sense of satisfaction... and accomplishment
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ulaar wrote 1 year ago: “You stink”, yelled my 7-year old nephew when I tried to give him a goodbye hug. “ … more →
If this is not ulaari, then I don't know what is
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ulaar wrote 1 year ago: “But my move was unconventional…”, replied my friend R who had moved to Bangalore … more →
The Last Temptation
ulaar wrote 1 year ago: It started innocently enough. I was telling my friend (let’s call him “Joe”) at Co … more →
Service with a Smile
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ulaar wrote 1 year ago: Chauffeurs. Parlourmaids. Cooks. Nannies. Gardeners. These professions were largely in vogue in the … more →
Soft Landing Anyone?
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ulaar wrote 1 year ago: Soft landing. Two words used most often by friends and acquaintances when I revealed my India plans. … more →
Brother or Best Friend?
ulaar wrote 1 year ago: My two-week whirlwind India trip was not touching Hyderabad. This was a bummer because my brother li … more →
The Bombay Seduction
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ulaar wrote 1 year ago: Two centuries ago, Mumbai (Bombay) was a small fishing village consisting of seven islands. Its natu … more →
Searching for a forcing function
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ulaar wrote 1 year ago: When I planned the 2-week trip to India, the objectives were simple. First and foremost, interview w … more →
The two types of Indian immigrants
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ulaar wrote 1 year ago: “When an Indian professional becomes a ‘Non-Resident Indian’ in the United States … more →
Why did the Kurugantis immigrate to America?
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ulaar wrote 1 year ago: Sometime in my 2nd year of engineering at BIT Mesra, I first dreamed of coming to America, getting t … more →
Why the urge to blog *now* ?
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ulaar wrote 1 year ago: The itch to blog has been there for several years. But I’m more of a generalist than a special … more →
Where in India are we moving to?
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ulaar wrote 1 year ago: So we are moving to India but to which city? For better or worse, the list of candidate cities is fa … more →
16 years later...
ulaar wrote 1 year ago: 16 years? Well – to be more precise 15 years, 9 months & 5 days since I came to America fr … more →
