The HP DeskJet Love Story…
One of the defining accomplishments in my life has been the creation of the HP DeskJet printer market in India. In end 1993, after the successful launch of HP LaserJet 4, my boss threw a challenge at me – … Continued
SS2: Reciting Reverse Alphabets from Memory!
Reciting Reverse Alphabets from Memory! Can we recite alphabets in reverse order from memory? In the above video, I do it in ~10 seconds. How does one accomplish this? There is a simple mnemonic aid that I have placed in a memory … Continued
12. To boldly go… where no man has gone before!
The first science-fiction that I encountered were in Classics Comics Illustrated – “The War of the World”, “The Time Machine”, ….in beautifully hand-drawn story versions of the classics that whetted my appetite. The works of HG Wells and Jules Verne … Continued
11. 100 years of Hercules Poirot! A tribute to Agatha Christie
“ “..Do you think there are many people like her?” Asked Jane Heiler”. (Reference to Ms Marple in Agatha Christie’s “Tuesday Club Murders”). How apt the quote fits the creator! My maternal grandfather had an excellent taste of reading … Continued
10. I rest my case, Your Honor… (Perry Mason)
Erle Stanley Gardner was a prolific American author who pioneered a fascinating genre of crime stories- featuring the adventures of a brilliant, young lawyer – Perry Mason as he solved murder frame-ups and legal traps that his clients got into. … Continued
9. Bunter and the Missing Magnets!
As mentioned earlier, I first encountered Billy Bunter at the library of St.Xavier, Jaipur. They had a whole shelf of the earlier era hardbound Cassell version of the stories. Simiilarly, Oxford library during my Kolkata stay had several yellow-jacketed … Continued
8. The Quest for the Long-Lost JSFs
Today…I possess 498 out of the 499 titles published in the long-lost JSF picture library! This post shares how I tracked and recovered these long-lost treasures. In 1969, My dad got transferred to Jodhpur. I still remember riding in a truck full … Continued
7. Howdy, Cowboy!
My introduction to the Western Genre was thru Rifleman comics at the age of 5 years! I still have those comics from Uran era (ref post1 ). Chuck Connors starred as Lucas Mccain – the single father rearing his teen-aged … Continued
6. Kabaddi Bazaar- the Sunday brunch
In 81, post retirement, my dad returned to Delhi and we shifted in to the top floor of the Daryagunj house. One of the highlights of the shift was that I became a regular weekly visitor to the book market … Continued
5. The Treasure Trove at my door steps!
Some of the Gems from the Kabadi Bazaar! Our family home was at Daryagunj, Delhi and my cousins introduced me to the famous Delhi Kabadi Bazaar (flea market) in our annual family visits to Delhi in the late 60’s. This … Continued