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  • Are Middle-Class Families Teaching Their Kids To Give up in Life?

    A couple of weeks back, I wanted to eat chapati for dinner. My mom and wife decided to make dosa for themselves as they thought it would go nicely with the fish curry they made that afternoon. Since I don’t eat fish, I decided to get some ready-made chapatis and eat it with Mayo or…

  • Your Family Is Like a Startup. It Should Show Growth Every Year.

    Your family is like a startup. It is made up of a lean team that works hard and looks out for one another. You add headcount at a point. There is recurring revenue. There is an operating cost to keep things running and crucial decisions are made to avoid any obstacles. And, similar to how…

  • Premium Instant Coffee Brands Are Turning Us Into Workaholics

    Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash Instant coffee is a lazy man’s beverage. Throw a spoon of instant coffee powder and sugar into a glass of milk, microwave it for a minute and you get a glass of hot coffee. No wonder the younger generation is drawn toward instant coffee. I am no exception. Even though I am…

  • This is the best career in an AI-powered future

    But, the software industry is facing a new problem. The rise of AI. AI today is dominating the world. It does everything – writing blog posts and making it to the front page of hacker news, suggesting product copies, driving cars, optimizing package delivery routes, monitoring stock market transactions, providing customer support, and a zillion other…

  • My Dad's friend Who Did Not Have A Name

    In 1999, we moved to Chennai from Pondicherry. I was 11. My dad was excited as he was back to the house he built during 1979. He was excited to be back at Ambattur after 14 years. As we were settling in, he got a chance to reconnect with old friends and colleagues. It was…