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Musings on technology, sport, society, and life, written since 2011. Formerly PratNala's Corner. RSS feed
Straight from the heart
Personal milestones, moves, and reflections. · 13 posts
RestartingI am back!
Setting up a new homeFourth time is the charm?
Jumping off a planeAnd surviving to tell the tale
2017: A year gone byReflections on the past year
Hopping from New York to SeattleWork begins, school ends, learning goes on
2016: A year gone byReflections on the past year
Embrace the challengeDon't be scared to make the jump
2015: A year gone byReflections on the past year
Transplanted across the seasFrom Mumbai to New York
Transitioning to a new chapter of lifeBuilding a career, a personality, and relationships
Andamans, Durban, and usResetting the dial to Mother Earth
Of Sympathy, Empathy, and Irrational TemplesMisguided objectives of holy places
A new beginningRemoving the training wheels
Bits and bytes
Technology, platforms, and the industry. · 12 posts
Digital storefronts and digital cutsHow much openness is open enough?
Bringing Silicon Valley back to EarthGrowth must be sustainable, not fast
The HoloLens ExperienceA first-hand account
Is Google the new Microsoft and Microsoft the new IBM?Tech transitions
2012's Geeky SummerNew operating systems for everyone!
Windows 8 – Game Changer or Damp Squib?A new paradigm or a new confusion?
Leveraging the power of social mediaGood, bad, or ugly?
Ice Cream Sandwich – How Yummy?It is Android time
Virtual shares on the webShare price from ... social media?
Stay Hungry, Stay FoolishHere's to the crazy ones.
iPhone 4S – Revolution or Disappointment?Let's talk iPhone
f8 Conference – The Complete Round-UpRounding up the big announcements from Menlo Park
Game on
Football, cricket, and the occasional rant. · 7 posts
Manchester DisunitedIs it a bottomless freefall, or is there light at the end of this long tunnel?
A silver lining in a dull seasonAnthony, Marcus, Andreas, Timothy, Jesse, Cameron
Continuing the gloryFootball must be prioritized over revenue
Tribute to Indian cricket's most dependable batsmanFarewell to The Wall
The English Disaster for MS DhoniQuestions galore for MSD
Barclays Premier League OverviewEnglish football is back!
Test #2000Mega hype for an ultimately one-sided affair
Shaping our world
Society, education, policy, and the planet. · 14 posts
Navigating CollegeJuggling a bazillion tasks and getting ready for Life™
The wider impact of BrexitWhat does this mean for the rest of us?
Combating the plastic problemThe benefits of plastics are becoming its crutch
The Aam Aadmi has arrivedWill the common man for the common man work?
Gender equality is still a big fat mythIs society really equal?
Save the JEE – An appeal to the powers that beDon't ruin it
Reimagining admissions to colleges in IndiaA better approach to CET
Bapu's relevance in the 21st centuryLooking back at the Mahatma
Sri Gurubhyo Namah | श्री गुरुभ्यो नमःRemembering the ones who made us who we are
The Lokpal DebateAnna Hazare's fight to save the country
64 years on, are we really free?State of the nation this Independence Day
World's "GREEN" EyewashTime for real policy over posturing
To reserve or not to reserve...Valid grievances on both sides of the coin
Shocking, saddening, horrifyingTerror strikes again
2023
1 post
2021
3 posts
2020
1 post
2018
1 post
2017
3 posts
2016
7 posts
- The wider impact of BrexitWhat does this mean for the rest of us?
- A silver lining in a dull seasonAnthony, Marcus, Andreas, Timothy, Jesse, Cameron
- Continuing the gloryFootball must be prioritized over revenue
- Bringing Silicon Valley back to EarthGrowth must be sustainable, not fast
- Embrace the challengeDon't be scared to make the jump
- The HoloLens ExperienceA first-hand account
- 2015: A year gone byReflections on the past year
2015
2 posts
2014
1 post
2013
3 posts
2012
6 posts
- 2012's Geeky SummerNew operating systems for everyone!
- Save the JEE – An appeal to the powers that beDon't ruin it
- Windows 8 – Game Changer or Damp Squib?A new paradigm or a new confusion?
- Tribute to Indian cricket's most dependable batsmanFarewell to The Wall
- Leveraging the power of social mediaGood, bad, or ugly?
- Reimagining admissions to colleges in IndiaA better approach to CET
2011
18 posts
- Andamans, Durban, and usResetting the dial to Mother Earth
- Of Sympathy, Empathy, and Irrational TemplesMisguided objectives of holy places
- Ice Cream Sandwich – How Yummy?It is Android time
- Virtual shares on the webShare price from ... social media?
- Stay Hungry, Stay FoolishHere's to the crazy ones.
- iPhone 4S – Revolution or Disappointment?Let's talk iPhone
- Bapu's relevance in the 21st centuryLooking back at the Mahatma
- f8 Conference – The Complete Round-UpRounding up the big announcements from Menlo Park
- The English Disaster for MS DhoniQuestions galore for MSD
- Sri Gurubhyo Namah | श्री गुरुभ्यो नमःRemembering the ones who made us who we are
- The Lokpal DebateAnna Hazare's fight to save the country
- 64 years on, are we really free?State of the nation this Independence Day
- Barclays Premier League OverviewEnglish football is back!
- Test #2000Mega hype for an ultimately one-sided affair
- A new beginningRemoving the training wheels
- World's "GREEN" EyewashTime for real policy over posturing
- To reserve or not to reserve...Valid grievances on both sides of the coin
- Shocking, saddening, horrifyingTerror strikes again