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LifeLesson 1: Get Bad News as soon as possible.

Posted by Ramesh on June 6th, 2012

Education in life continues for ever. It is strange that you think that you have already seen a lot in life, have seen many events and had diverse experiences. Life still surprises you and surprises you in different ways so you can not relate it easily to your earlier experiences. I lead a very interesting [...]

Back after a long break

Posted by Ramesh on September 23rd, 2009

I am coming back after a long break — the longest since I started writing my blog. First, I was quite busy and then I was traveling in China where things were hectic and access to Internet (due to travels, being with family, and some professional things) was not as good. In any case, this [...]

Dave Lehman

Posted by Ramesh on June 10th, 2009

In the passage of your life, you meet some people who make a lasting impression on you and you want them to be always part of your life. Dave Lehman was one such individual. A very creative and entrepreneurial individual, full of ideas and optimism, with a strong ‘can do’ attitude. He was a person [...]

Five Year Check-up

Posted by Ramesh on February 13th, 2009

Yesterday I had endoscopy of my Gastro-esophageal area (of stomach and esophagus). Third time in about five years. About 5 years ago, I underwent a similar inspection that revealed that I had cancer at the junction of my esophagus and stomach. Exactly 3 days less than 5 years ago, my chemo started to cure the [...]

Good Friends

Posted by Ramesh on November 17th, 2008

You meet several people in life. You make several friends — but some of them become stronger friends over time, some remain just ‘friends’ and some phase-out. In fact, time is the best test of friendship, particularly difficult times. Yesterday, we attended 25th wedding anniversary of a couple, Ajay and Juhi Luthra. We met them [...]