I was reading: What manner of man. The book is a memorial biography of Martin Luther King Jr. While reading the book, I got to know many new things. How Mahatma Gandhi and non-violence played a role in King’s life, his utmost belief in Christ, and his attitude of not giving up. His famous speech: …
Author Archives: Atul
important
With a small team and limited resources, one has to be very cautious in what they are building. In the era of COVID19 sales have slowed down, license renewal has gone on hold. When you are a small team and get a constant influx of ideas, getting carried away and building some new feature or …
Coffee: yes/no
There are a few nights I feel helpless, the reason being consuming excessive coffee in the day. The reason could be multi fold: multiple meetings, demos or need too much attention. These nights serve a reminder of why I should give up drinking black coffee. For almost the past 5 years I have made morning …
character
Reading What manner of Man, the biography of Martin Luther King Jr one section got my attention. It was about character. In hiring, we are so desperate to onboard someone super-efficient that we forget about his/her character. Their past work makes us hire them. We forget about their character, how they treat their peers, are …
Bangalore
Peter Colaco’s Bangalore is a great depiction of Bangalore. He wrote it in 2003 with all his childhood memories about the sprawling city. The book has lovely illustrations by Paul Fernandes. The book is an absolute delight for anyone and everyone who wants to know about this city. Peter has shared Bangalore’s story in one …
slow
Have we gotten to fast in the hyper-connected internet world? A single tap on the keyboard and our feeling get transferred in the flick of a second? Sometimes it’s good while others bad. Instant communication has taken away our peace. The counterpart has to be responded to on the go. We are in the era …
East India Company
I was watching this Video of Shashi Tharoor about British atrocities during 200 years of rule. After the video finished, Youtube suggested an hour-long video of his. After watching the video, I learned many more things about their LOOT, robbery. I ended up buying his book title: the era of darkness India was not only …
others
How much of our life do we have to spend in pleasing others? Be it the aspiration of parents, lover, or a customer. Why do we have to bend down for winning over? There has to be a trade-off. It should not be a compromise. We have to understand we can not please everyone and …
answers
Can I tell them as things are? How will they react? Will it is rude, will I lose my friends? Do I always have to be likable, not say things as they are? Is friendship more important than truth? How painful will it be losing someone, disliked by someone? Some question in our life has …
illogical
Our minds and urges are illogical. It has resulted in many wars, deaths, and treacheries. The constant urge of what is next, the quest for finding the best results and endless search. Our holy texts are full of these occurrences. The messengers of god killed millions for religious supremacy. Many natives got killed and looted …