My Childhood & Family
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How my height of 165 cms has shaped my life till now
August 11, 2026
I am 165 centimetres in height. Before you start feeling bad for me, please understand that 165 centimetres is not short. It is average Indian male height. In India, the national average adult height is approximately 5 feet 5 inches, or 165 centimetres, for men and around 5 feet, or 152 centimetres, for women, and
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Success formula
My father`s success formula was ‘rise early, work late and strike oil`. He had come up with it when he all of 14 years – like Dirubhai Ambani of the … Read more
Drinking milk
If today I am a drunkard, I have to blame my mother. I still remember how as a five year old I would hate drinking that yucky glass of milk … Read more
Stop! Police
We live in an age when pizza gets to your home before the police. – Jeff Marder After reading a report on a five year old Policeman in India, I … Read more
Mathematics
Mathematics is the queen of the sciences. – Carl Friedrich Gauss And I pity the King. Blame it on my not-so-good mathematical experience. To sum it up, I just hate … Read more
What is in a name
Shakespeare said it. And we have lived with it. But there is a lot in a name. Shakespeare who in one of his theatre production (think Romeo & Juliet) said … Read more
Vishu visit – post interval story
(If you have not read the earlier post please do so before proceeding any further) The thing about characters is that they remain characters – and spice up my visit … Read more
Of what could have been
I was thinking of what all I would have been had I not been lucky enough to be where I am today. Confused? Read on… Don`t know if it was … Read more
Of cows, urinary bladders and the Vivekananda Rock
(Please read this with a pinch of salt. After all, everything you hear and see in this World cannot be true) If you are reading this you are probably a … Read more
My Grandma didn’t go to jail
Agreed my Grandmother only did her 4th Grade, but she was an intelligent lady. She worked for Indian International Group (IIG) – then India`s largest insurance group. She worked in … Read more
Male-Bonding
Requested ByKumar @ 02:51 pm | Nov 29th 2004 I need your blogs on Male-Male relationship and feelings. Thanx. Sorry guys. Though I have nothing against gays, this post is … Read more
Diwali was a blast
Diwali was a blast. Pun very seriously intended. It was raining yet my brother-in-law and I went to buy crackers. The initial child-like enthusiasm died once we saw the crowd. … Read more
What is in a name – a lot
Growing up in India can be difficult. Especially, if your name was Jamshed Velayuda Rajan Ramaswamy. I have endured my name for long…but now I am wondering if I should … Read more
The day I drank acid
I got my big, pink lower lips from my father. Nothing hereditary. Plain coincidence. Scene I We were staying in Jallundar, Punjab when I was all of eight years old. … Read more
Ten things I want to do
This is a borrowed idea. Mr Mohan, a colleague and a friend mentioned that I should write about the ten things I want to do before I breathe my last. … Read more
The 21st century woman
My father always wanted me to marry a lady army officer. He started nursing this wish after I failed the National Defense Academy exam, Combined Defense Services exam and the … Read more
Bird watching
I envy ornithologist Salim Ali. People believed him when he said he was a bird watcher and spent his life time watching birds. My parents never allowed me to do … Read more
My father once owned a bank
A series of blogs on my father, in the hope that he doesnot end up reading it. I am in luck: for my father the internet is as good as … Read more