Category Archives: reflections

A month away from twitter

Posted on August 26, 2012 by gautshen

I had mentioned a month ago that I would be indulging in a social-network detox experiment by not logging on to twitter and gtalk for a month. I couldn’t stay off gtalk since from time to time I had to … Continue reading →

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My encounters with rAmAyaNa

Posted on August 20, 2012 by gautshen

My mother taught me alphabets long before I joined school in 1988. So, when I was between the ages 2.5 and 3.5 I had learnt how to write my A,B,C’s. The earliest memory from my life that I can recollect … Continue reading →

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Quitting my Job and restarting my education

Posted on August 8, 2010 by gautshen

I quit my job as a Linux Kernel Engineer at IBM on July 20th 2010 to enroll for the Integrated Ph.D program in Computer Science at the Chennai Mathematical Institute. I will be working in the area of Theoretical Computer … Continue reading →

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The New Race

Posted on July 8, 2010 by gautshen

A tired athlete comes back to his locker after a long day of practice. He sits in his room, sipping some water. It had been a tiring day. He knows that it was to be the last of it’s kind. … Continue reading →

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The Earth Hour – From light to darkness.

Posted on March 26, 2010 by gautshen

This afternoon, I received quite a few emails about the “Earth Hour”. Mostly forwards from friends and relatives and corporations such as HSBC, asking me to pledge my support for this cause. The text in one of the e-mails ran … Continue reading →

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IPL Season 2: Famous Last Words

Posted on May 24, 2009 by gautshen

A month back, before this year’s great Indian cricketing Circus Began, I made a few predictions the teams involved. About the finalists of this season, I had said, Though I will be rooting for Royal Challengers Bangalore throughout the tournament,  … Continue reading →

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Flashback: Linux and moi

Posted on November 24, 2008 by gautshen

Quick takes: India leads the 7 match series 4-0. Dhoni’s Dashers do it again. Poker has become the new favourite game here at Civilization.inc If a team loses the match due to losing the toss, can you use the phrase … Continue reading →

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Rohini Mamama

Posted on October 31, 2008 by gautshen

Earlier this week, I had been to my grandma’s place to celebrate Diwali. There, my young nephew was roaming in the hall repeating the names of everyone present. Suddenly he said something which made me smile. He pointed to a … Continue reading →

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Old Love

Posted on May 4, 2008 by gautshen

No, I am not talking about Eric Clapton’s song or Jeffery Archer’s senti short story. I am refering to Number Theory, a subject which I have liked and aced since my high school upto my engineering. We had Number Theory … Continue reading →

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Scattered Mind

Posted on April 5, 2008 by gautshen

People who know me, know the fact that I like to keep my options open. Simply because it allows the freedom to defer any decision till it really needs to be taken. However, in the last couple of years, I … Continue reading →

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