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3 years of Swimming. In Data.
As 2016 is *finally* coming to an end, a year whose repercussions will be felt for many more to come, I cannot but help reflect on the past few years that I have spent swimming. Swimming in data that is. I have had the opportunity to be a productive participant in the field of data…
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Winter
He swiped back his blonde hair with his huge hands. To get a better look at a beautiful woman walking past him. The leaves of the bush heavy with snow, still swayed in the chilly wind outside the coffee shop. Just as he felt a little too warm in his fuzzy overcoat, the snow laden landscape…
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The Swartz Fellowship
circa 2011: Brijesh, Saurabh and me were standing outside the LTC. The last hope for a Conquest sponsor had pulled out. We simply did not have the money to pull off Conquest the next week. (We eventually did somehow). But that day I went back to my room and wondered, “Why am I doing this…
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El Capitan
For a thousand years I stood… Faceless in their minds Witnessing stories, Of all kinds I too have wisdom to share, If only they cared I too have a soul, A voice, their squabbles stole The birds sing my song, And occasionally moan But they They only think Never reach that unknown ~Aaksha Meghawat
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The Truth about ‘Still Life’ Painting
“Don’t only practice your art, But force your way into its secrets, For it and knowledge can Raise human to the Divine” -Ludwig van Beethoven In a world of Instagram filters, Photoshop and DSLRs, one might question, what is the point of Still Life painting anymore. The genre that, in definition, tries to create on…
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Why I love ‘Zero to One’: The Contrarian Question
I am overwhelmed with Peter Thiel’s ‘Zero to One’. Do not confuse that with admiration. I am simply overwhelmed because I have rarely ever read a book that is so insight-heavy. The book’s title goes something like ‘Notes on Startups’. I feel you might as well replace that with ‘Notes on Modern Day Wisdom’ and…
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Stranger
To share with the familiar No burdens To share with the friend No hurdles Will you be my Stranger? Listeners who only talk Talkers who only babble Babblers lost in their cacophonous minds Everything’s a squabble Will you be my Silence? Many have come And taken Many have drunk And walked away shaken Will you…
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My Django Journey
I have been wanting to put this together for over a year now. This is a collection of great blogs, tips, tricks, tutorials, how-to-s that helped me go from an absolute Django noob to setting up a full fledged website (solely depending on them). I have benefited tremendously from open source software as a student…
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Of Colour, Minutiae & Madhubani
In my last post I had briefly described how the brilliant art centre at Sahyadri School enabled me to explore various art techniques from around the globe. But as I was putting together and cataloguing my work for this piece, I realized that my connection with artistic expression stems from a time much earlier than…
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Warrior in a Pink Sari- Excerpts
The international and Indian media has failed to represent women in non-conventional roles. While the list of atrocities, crimes, subjugation and discrimination against women is endless and keeps expanding, the cultural, religious and even spiritual representation of women mostly just helps to add fuel to the fire. I do not like to delve in this…
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The Buddha Theme
I was an artist before I became an engineer. This was possible because of the brilliant art centre set up at Sahyadri School where I had the opportunity to explore several artistic cultures and techniques. In my 2nd year of this exploration, I found myself very inspired by Asian art revolving around the Buddha. Having…
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WITHIN
What am I? A state of mind A situation An occurrence A floating leaf in the flowing river A speck in the great rush A draft in the making An event in the rolling time To subject my energy to the vagaries My soul to the torment My tranquillity to attachment My purpose to an…