The printer from outer space….
The printer from outer space… In 1994, HP launched the HP LaserJet 4 – in a typical American style, it was a shot that was heard around the world! I was a young Market Development Manager at HP India … Continued
SS3. Reciting Poems & Mantras from Memory
In the video shared above, I recite a series of mantras, poems and quotes from memory. The full slide deck explaining the process of memorization and recall of poems and mantras is shared here. Reciting Poems from memory … Continued
SS1: Reciting Pi to 1000th Digit- a new Personal Best!
A new personal best in Continuous Learning-Memory Training! This month – as a simple personal challenge – I memorized and recited the value of Pi (22/7) to 1000+ digits! I have been a voracious reader- and have evolved a commitment … 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
A PERSONAL BEST MILESTONE! How I did it..
Dec’20 – I clocked 550,000 running steps – and a personal best record of 400km. There is tremendous power in going beyond what one thinks is possible…Here are five tips on what made it happen! It was an … 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