Liked reading The Viral Storm. The core of pandemic seems to be poverty. The viruses from Gorillas and other wild beast is moving to us and causing havoc. People in Africa, China are blamed for their game and wild hunting. Nobody asks why are they eating wild animals. Given the option of available alternative proteins like the …
Author Archives: Atul
Vaccines
The last chapter of The Viral Storm talks about Vaccines, which are essentially viruses grown in lab conditions to fight against deadly viruses. Isn’t it ironic? Excerpt from the viral storm.
Islamophobia
India during lockdown as well going through Islamophobia: bias and prejudice against Muslims. Entire countries media, social media and WhatsApp university are blaming Muslims for the spread of Covid19. Indian media and some stupid politicians have made entertainment bulletin out of the stupidy of a few Ulama. Whatsapp is sharing propaganda messages urging people not …
superheros
Gone are the days when Superheros needed capes. More and more ordinary citizens in our country are contributing to their best in these times. Some are donating money, others are feeding poor via their kitchen. Many others are working in hospitals non-stop ensuring the rest of us are safe. Those scooter riders, grocery delivery folks …
perfect
How can we be perfect? Be it with life, relationship or profession. It does not happen overnight. A lot of effort is needed to know our imperfection. Improvement happens knowing what to fix. A lot many of us are living like an animal, disrespecting others, claiming to be always right and wanting to win at …
remote
I keep seeing work from home posts. It looks funny and at times makes me go nuts. Not everyone can enjoy working from home, especially someone like me. Work from home has its own set of challenges: communication, triggers, and context are a few. How we perceive and react to the conversation while talking over …
criticism
It is easy to take feedback as criticism and form our own opinion. Some people develop aversions of others. Some people take feedback in positive spirits and grow. The choice is ours, we can crib or strive to get better. We don’t have to burn ourselves or prove it to someone. It has more to …
Ugly Delicious
One of my achievements for this year has been binge-watching Ugly Delicious on Netflix. David Change is a great storyteller. I enjoyed watching both seasons. Watching the show made me travel the world and see, learn and experience cuisine across the globe. I loved knowing the history behind many popular foods, how immigrants carried their …
stupid
I have been one of the opinionated guys all this while. With experience and age, I have realized no idea, sweat is stupid. We all have our paintbrush to paint our world, we know what colors to use. It is okay to keep painting and not worrying about others’ opinions. Running a car, letting others …
align
In the early days of a startup, we have everything at stake. Chances of failing are more than making big. It is important to have a solid founding team who can go against all odds. Each one of us has to be open with our goals and should have priorities aligned with the organization. Most …