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What I read in 2015
Non-fiction Essentialism by Greg Mckeown Move Up by Clotaire Rapaille and Andres Roemer How to Be Alone by Sara Maitland Looking Away by Harsh…
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Dell XPS 13, 2015- Keyboard Problem
The compulsion of my professional environment often forces me to resort to Windows operating system. Especially for those spreadsheets and Microsoft Exchange requirements, when…
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Lighting Up Young Minds
One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood. -Agatha Christie Indeed, a…
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Bihar: A Glorious Past and An Uncertain Future
As I walked past a small hut the chorus of ‘ek duni do.. do duni char.. caught my attention. The sound was coming from…
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Killer in the kitchen – Household Air Pollution Problem
Several news articles highlighted the deteriorating air quality in Delhi and its impact on health. Many of my friends and colleagues started contemplating options…
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Kalimpong Monastery, West Bengal
#kalimpong #monastery #westbengal #instago #igers #india #instahub #instagood #instadaily
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The Path to Serenity
In theory, there are said to be eighty-four thousand approaches, or entrance doors, in Buddhism. The large number is to indicate that, in fact,…
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Enquiry in the form “Who am I?” alone is the principal means. To make the mind subside, there is no adequate means other than…
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Don’t you want to be alive before you die? Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See (via bookmania)
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A poisonous creature, helpless before humans
One of the most poisonous of the creatures is helpless in front humans. Undoubtedly, we are the most destructive species on the planet.
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Childhood pleasures in rural India
Despite all the hardship of childhood in rural India.. There are some pleasures that is rare in urban setup.
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Malice – Another gem from Higashino
Keigo Higashino is referred as ‘the Japanese Stieg Larsson’ on the cover of this book. I think this is a very bizarre comparison if…
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What I read in 2014
Non-fiction Capital by Thomas Piketty The Sense of Style by Steven Pinker The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell Think Like a Freak by…
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The Goldfinch – A very short review of a rather long book
I just finished “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tart. A really bulky book (784 pages) and on top of it this is a very slow…
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Testing improved cookstoves
Testing whether the improved cookstoves are meeting “ours” and users’ expectations. #cleancookstoves #ics
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Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hours Bookstore – A nostalgic read
Some places might not be very exotic, scenic or on people’s list of must see-must visit but often they offer something that many places…
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Decoded – An Unusual Thriller
Although, Decoded blurb and reviews considered the book to be a thriller, it is surely not a thriller in the traditional sense. It is…
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Drilling down, moving forward
Drilling down, moving forward A boring is being drilled in a village in Vaishali district of Bihar. The farmers are excited and curious; this…
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A hut in West Bengal
A hut in a remote West Bengal village. The hut is abode of a very happy family that is not expecting much from our…