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Entrepreneur, Hybrid Athlete
This space is a warehouse of thoughts & ideas that I believe could make the world a better place!
I am the founder of Anantata, an endeavor where I channel my passion in Longevity & Energy by investing in Utopian Ideas with Capitalist Relevance.
As a Hybrid Athlete, I enjoy playing different sports, challenging limits and picking up new movements on the way. A @dekathlete in the making!
If we ever meet, there’s only one thing I’ll want to know:
What Thrills You!
Welcome to my World!
In Probabilities, are Possibilities
Recent Blog Posts
Blue Sharks
That is Cabo Verde.
A small island nation sitting in the Atlantic Ocean with a population smaller than many cities, yet somehow carrying enough courage to challenge countries hundreds of times its size. Watching them play Argentina, the metaphor suddenly felt obvious. The Blue Sharks weren't playing above their level. They were simply being themselves.
The Art of Deal vs The Art of War
“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”– Sun Tzu, The Art of War Dealmakers & War Strategists: How Today’s...
Can We Just Use the N...... Word ?
Historically, there are words that one simply should not use for various reasons—most of them quite reasonable. But recently, certain...
The Fringe in Cringe Politics
Cringe theories —yeah, I made that up—are basically those over-the-top, dramatic political narratives that try to grab attention but...
Are you content with the content?
Content (noun) (Pronounced kɒntent): Information made available.
Content (adjective) (Pronounced-kəntent): A state of satisfaction.
Techno(Politico) King To be or not to be, that’s a DOGE-y question!
In Hamlet, Shakespeare’s brooding Danish prince ponders one of the most profound questions of all time: “To be, or not to be—that is the...
How relevant is the “Relevance Room”?
Andy Warhol coined an iconic phrase "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." That future he predicted is Today!...
2024 IRL
We are trapped in a cage of screens ! Pic courtesy Getty Images Did you see this new year’s night pic, where everyone took out their...
Life's Rally Through the Lens of Sports and Photography
Two things I love, racquet sports (now paddle sports too) and photography. These are two things that add a lot of meaning to my life. As...
Your place, my place or a new Third Place?
Sports clubs, running groups and fitness centres are the New Third Place! A traditional date night question 😊, that has now become...
Let’s Bore that Dopamine
“Boring is Cool” The idea of ‘Boring is cool’ is a recent phenomenon that suggests that being uninteresting or mundane is fashionable or...
2023, Be ‘Just Enough’
One year is not enough, but if you live it right it adds to an amazing journey called Life! Ever wondered why we wish people on the...
Why Pickleball will be a huge sport in India!
Learning something new is always fun! A mention of the new sport PICKLEBALL in my friend’s group and the most frequent retort is...
The Meanderthals ; Quietly Moonlighting
“Meandering Leads to Perfection” - Laozi Meander, Meandering and why Meanderthals. A little time travel might help 😊 Neanderthals & Homo...
Live Tall !
Be like a tree: stand tall, stay quiet, grow upward, be fruitful, hold your ground, and branch out to beliefs. I wanted to title this...
Blue Sky, Sunflower and a War
Tupac Shakur said ‘They Have Money for War but Can't Feed the Poor’ We are They, They are we, and we are at war. Always. Pic courtesy...
Insta - Gram Panchayat in a Metaverse!
An Instagram reel on 'Algorithms' one morning by Rohan Joshi (@mojorojo one of my favorite comedians) got me laughing on how we are...
DAO vs Dao
Peter Diamandis said in a tweet "If you don’t like your boss, simply create a DAO to acquire the company and make yourself the boss" Few...
Verbal 'Dual'
“We are choked with news and starved of history- Durant” - Elon Musk quoted this on twitter a few days ago while commenting that it is...
One Light = One Life
Every year, I watch the bright Diwali lights from my window. It is a beautiful sight; all neighbourhood buildings beautifully lit up in...
Hello Stranger !
Hello Stranger, how are you doing today? Remember as kids we were conditioned: Do not talk to strangers! Pic courtesy Wix Recently a...
A generation that is 'Lying Flat'
Remember the days, when as soon as we got our first job, the entire building /colony would celebrate, distribute sweets and wish us...
The Kabul List
‘Whoever saves one life saves the world entire’ Pic - Reuters If anyone of you has seen the movie ‘Schindler’s List’, you will remember...
A golden moment for a bronze happy nation
Silver medal is won after losing Bronze medal is won after winning. Gold medal, well that is another emotion! Yes, I choose to call India...
The Nomads of No Man's land
The fruits of the earth belong to us all, and the earth itself to nobody. Jean – Jacques Rousseau picture credit : pinterest "No Man's...
The enfant terrible in space!
Whatever your goal is you will never succeed unless you let go of your fears and fly – Sir Richard Branson Pic credit : Virgin ‘Fly’...
Could it BE any better?
“Could it BE any better?” – Chandler, F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Arguably, one of the most popular dialogues from the show that most of us from Gen X...
(Not Quite) Business As Usual
BAU is used to say that something is working or continuing in the normal or usual way. That’s the phrase that crossed my mind on seeing a...
The Malabar Mule
Have u heard the story of ‘Moscow Mule’? Legend records it as the first viral sensation in the drinking world (a la Dalgona coffee, for...
The Choice Paradox
Option: a thing that is or may be chosen Privilege: a special right, advantage available only to a particular person or group Choice: an...
Charged by Human & Nature
One of the questions that came up again during this pandemic is; when it really comes down to just survival; we humans…are we naturally...
Day 60 : Let's Go
And, just like that we are at the end of probably ‘a once in a lifetime lockdown event’! Usually, when we go through experiences like...
Day 59 : Unmasking Expressions
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person, give him a mask. And he will tell you the truth - Oscar Wilde Photo byGustavo Fring...
Day 58 : The Bowl of Mindfulness
On the first day of this lockdown, I remember I made oats for breakfast. Now, I have had oats before, but that morning I had it in a...
Day 57 : We are in VR
Virtual Reality was once the dream of science fiction. But the Internet was also a dream and so were computers and smart phones. - Mark...
Day 56 : 6 Degrees of Separation, 6 ft apart!
Heard of Six degrees of Separation? We couldn’t be blamed if we thought it had something to do with COVID or maybe it does… Picture...
Day 48 : Iron Mike is back !
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face." - Mike Tyson Picture courtesy : Getty Images Oh! the plans we had for 2020!...
Day 45 : Beam me to New York, Scotty !
While the world was hacking growth and redefining the future, and the future of travel, a pandemic swooped in and we are at a stage of...
Day 42 : Digital Distancing
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” — Albert Einstein It’s been 15 days since I last wrote and it wasn’t...
Day 27 : The Captain in a Leader
On 2nd March 2020, Capt. Gennaro Arma was the last person to disembark the ‘Diamond Princess’ – a ship infamous as a floating corona...
Day 23 : Plan of Attack
This is a scene from Iron Man 3. At the very end of the movie, after throwing his ARC reactor into the ocean, Tony Stark returns to the...
Day 21 : The conspiracy of number 40
Dr. William Kitchiner suggested taking 40 winks to have a perfect nap! ''Forty winks'' has become synonymous to a very short nap,...
Day 17 : And the world is round, again!
In 2006, Thomas Friedman wrote a best-selling book ‘The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century’. This book reflected...
Day 11 : We got this!!
All our corporate lives, we have heard a tons of these acronyms; KPI (Key Performance Indicator), ROI (Return of Investment) BAU...
Day 10 : Cinderellas
“Whether it goes one round or three rounds or ten rounds, it will be a fight and a fight all the way” - James J Braddock, the Boxer who...
Day 9 : Faith & Fact is compatible
Faith as we know is a strong belief in religion, based on spiritual view rather than proof. A person of faith generally has a strong...
Day 8 : "Hey Humans, Why aren't you working?" - The Iron Box
We are working obviously! We are working from home (WFH). Our families know that, our colleagues know that. Our simple Iron box though,...
Day 4 : I can hear the birds, you know how I feel
Have you heard the Nina Simone song, Feeling Good? I was listening to it while writing this blog. Birds flying high, you know how I feel...
Day 3 : Future is Fluid + ism
I had to Wikipedia the ‘-isms’ and find its various meanings. What it threw at me was, “a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy,...
Day 2 : Home Runs, It's a Randemic!
Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles. - Steve Jobs Ok fellow quarantined runners,...
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