Context People of Pune (a major city of India and cultural capital of the state of Maharashtra) are notorious for their argumentative nature. As a Punekar (Pune local) I completely agree with this notion. The datum of Punekar’s satisfaction level is very high. If someone wants to have an experience of a cunning and meticulous customer,…
Category: Essays
Essays
What Did I Learn Being A GRA (Graduate Research Assistant) At MS&T?
Context It’s been almost five and half years since I graduated as MS in Mechanical Engineering from Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla (MO, USA) in December 2011. Today it is easier for me to talk about Agile system or working in a Scrum team. But, when I began my career as GRA (Graduate…
I Became A Caveman
In January 2010 I entered my research lab and was immediately shown the hardware I was supposed to work with. It is CAVE (Computer Automated Virtual Environment). It is popularly known as Cave Automated Virtual Environment, but Dr. Leu, my adviser always insisted to call it Computer Automated. Well, I gave up after two attempts.…
Did Nirbhaya Get Justice?
Nirbhaya case shook not only India but the whole world. It was not the first time an innocent woman was raped brutally by monsters, but, why should it not be the last? Why should not it be the last time, a monster even thinks of anything undignified about a woman? Now that, Supreme Court has given…
Loan Waiver : Is it a solution?
Loan Waiver: Is it a solution? Recently I received a joke making fun of our CM Mr.Devendra Fadanvis and saying that why can’t he take such an important decision on loan waivers for farmers in Maharashtra as Yogi did in Uttar Pradesh. And I started thinking ‘Is loan waiver a solution to the farmer’s problems?’…
Traffic Signals And Tough Decisions
Getting stuck in the traffic is becoming everyday incidence in most of the cities every day most of us spend at least 10 to 15 minutes standing still on the roads. Many people listen to music and rest of the people keep on stretching their necks in a futile effort to see where the jam…
Vidushi Kishori Tai Amonkar – A Soor Beyond Seven Soors
It was a soothing morning of early winters during Diwali in Pune. I was just 20 years old college student. Not a learned but enthusiast in Indian Classical Music. I was all set to attend a live concert at Shaniwar Wada. Just like any other Pune youth, I took my moped and reached there well…
Origins Of Foolocracy – Saga Of A Fool
Once upon a time in United Fooland the kingdom of fools there was a group of young fools. It was called United Fools Party (UFP). The leader of this party was more learned than the rest. He had traveled to neighboring countries. His philosophy convinced other younger fools to join his movement. He always thought…
A Thin Line Between Moral Policing And Women’s Safety
The moment new elected CM of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath has taken over the administration he is surrounded by controversies. Nobody’s is surprised that Yogi is involved in a controversy. This time the controversies are appearing bigger than previous ones. It’s not because they are bigger issue but because media and liberals want it to be…
My Opinion – BJP And Brute Force
The Context Post election results of UP, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur it was clear that the results in Goa were looking sour. Just after getting the results, BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) the ruling party in the centre did something which I found surprising. They applied Brute Force! Now, as an observer of politics I…