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
Government of India has announced its new Expression of Interest for a Semiconductor Fab with a mixed response and a lot of media interest over the recent weeks. Another subtle move has been the preparation of a detailed project report … Continued
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
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
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
Proud to be acknowledged by my corporation for my initiative in organizing the technical workshops on Semiconductor and ATMP manufacturing for the Indian stakeholders. Applied Materials has a very clearly articulated value system – we lead with winning teams that … Continued
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
This has been a crazy year – with the world flipped upside down- and yet, I thank God that we were spared the worst! I know of families ravaged by the disease and it’s economic fall-out – and as we … Continued
Sonu was concerned at the failing eyesight of his mother, Rekha Gupta….but, as a daily wager car mechanic, he was financially constrained! But then a good son is his mother’s eye…he reached out in his ecosystem for help. And Brij … Continued
Content Plan: Semiconductor Primer Workshop with MEITY & ELCINA Sometime back, Mr.Saurabh Gaur, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & IT, asked me to deliver a Semiconductor Primer for the Ministry of Electronics& IT. I worked with ELCINA to prepare and … Continued