Reflections

My last few days in Hyderabad went by too quickly. I packed a lot into 2 days: visits to Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs, and Salar Jung Museum; dinner with a colleague; lunch with another colleague’s wife; last minute shopping; and a party. No wonder I was so exhausted that I fell asleep immediately after [...]

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Hyderabad ramblings

I’m here for work, so I haven’t been out sightseeing and being a tourist for the past few days.
Commuting to the office through a small traffic jam.But, I have been able to take full advantage of one benefit of visiting India: the food.
India has an extraordinary culinary heritage, and it has the best vegetarian food [...]

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Some random observations about India

* Driving in India is sort of an art. Pretty much, you just blow your horn and then move. Want to change lanes? Honk your horn and do it. Usually there’s enough traffic around that you’re not driving very fast, so the worst that can go wrong is a bit of a fender bender. It’s [...]

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Did you miss me?

Yes, I’ve been bad again. I’ve had a lot to do over the last few weeks preparing for this:

I’m writing from Hyderabad, India right now. Like many companies in the US, my employer has set up some operations in India. I’ve been sent here to establish relationships and scope out the steps for moving some [...]

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