Category Archives: Such is life

Some thoughts a bit far away from the Overton Window

Posted on April 26, 2022 by V

A thought far away from the overton window : Everything is made of the same 5 elements – Bhuta -Forming prakriti / Nature Coloured by the same 3 characteristics – Tatva – what modernity deems as Lazy, Energetic and Calm … Continue reading →

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Getting back in the game….

Posted on March 17, 2019 by V

All my life I have searched for the truth. I wonder now if there is any truth to be found in this world. I refuse to believe that life is all about the rat race and merely survival. I often … Continue reading →

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How to win a squash game

Posted on February 21, 2015 by V

First wave of tycoons : Oil and Gas A mini wave called wave 1a. :  Commodities processing, Steel and Coal , industrial goods processing mainly for Oil and gas and distribution Infrastructure around the Oil and Gas industry ( mainly due … Continue reading →

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Through the Ghats

Posted on February 2, 2015 by V

Watching the dews form paintings in straight lines Over the fogged windows, Swept by the convoluted train lines into the valley. As if the western Ghats have a life of their own. I saw my desires merge and collapse into … Continue reading →

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Goal philosophy

Posted on December 29, 2014 by V

Any remarkable result can be achieved , only and only with laser-like focus. That’s the lesson I have learnt so far. So I have culled. Culled like a mad-man to the utmost essentials in my life in what it takes … Continue reading →

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A new leaf

Posted on December 13, 2014 by V

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”

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The marathon

Posted on October 1, 2014 by V

Somewhere along the way, I have realised that life and it’s myriad departments are a marathon more than a sprint. You got to embrace the slip ups , the knee dislocations, get back up , dust yourself and keep chugging … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to be outcome independent?

Posted on August 7, 2014 by V

The only reason to do something is if you enjoy it . The process and the pleasure / pain it gives you . Not the goal.Not the outcome . Not the result. But the process itself and happiness / suffering … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts I am wrestling with

Posted on August 3, 2014 by V

I am really interested in a wide variety of industries – Renewables, ( Solar, Offshore wind, Nuclear Fusion, BIPVs ), Nuclear powered Shipping and its infrastructure,  and EVs in general. But am also drawn to the entertainment industry- the convergence … Continue reading →

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Why am I headed there?

Posted on June 27, 2013 by V

It is to deny what the history of the world tells us is true, to suppose that men of ambition and talents will not continue to spring up amongst us. And when they do, they will as naturally seek the … Continue reading →

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