Rahul Desai's Blog

5 Ways To Say Wah Taj

Rahul Desai

June 25, 2017

7 mins read

What can I say? People love flaunting, and no different am I! I, fortunately, possess many things worth boasting about. Like my wife’s PhD, her research work. Like my blog. The latest addition to this list is this cheeky question: “Have you...

Why Pune Is Not Bangalore

Rahul Desai

January 09, 2013

5 mins read

I have spent the biggest part of my sane life in Pune (Maharashtra, to be precise). If forced to define, I would say I am equally or more a Marathi (Maharashtrian) as I am a Gujarati. I have loved every moment (almost every) of my time being...

Tragic Story Of Partition

Dr Bharat Desai

June 21, 2012

7 mins read

The only reason for India-Pakistan partition was Congress - few Congress leaders who were old, tired, not ready to fight anymore and having a deep political desire of getting power at the earliest. All this made them accept partition without...

Hypocrite We All Are

Rahul Desai

October 05, 2011

3 mins read

Paradox and Hypocrite happen to be two of my favourite words in the English language. I’m assuming it’s because I can relate to these terms quite closely. While I tend to find, notice and remark irony out of most of the practical situations, I...

5 Workout Tips That Work

Rahul Desai

July 24, 2011

7 mins read

When you learn, teach. When you get, give. - Maya Angelou (US Author & Poet, 1928) I’m no wizard in exercising or dieting. We have gym instructors and nutritionists for that. However, with consistent (read futile ) attempts over decades, I've...

30 Odd. What is it like?

Rahul Desai

May 16, 2011

2 mins read

Exactly 5 years ago, I had written an article on how great a deal it was turning 25 – stepping into Grihasthashram. Apart from the poor response and less-welcome comments, it had content that seemed completely irrelevant lately. I deleted the...

Fuel For A Journey Called Life

Rahul Desai

March 31, 2011

6 mins read

For months, I had completely disconnected from news and newspapers simply because of the extent of negativity they concentrate on. I do have all the respect for media – paper and electronic – much more than what they deserve; still, I feel what...

5 Reasons To Quit Facebook

Rahul Desai

January 27, 2011

4 mins read

Being a social media addict, it is not easy to NOT like Facebook or sorts. There have been really strong reasons, however, behind writing this article. We all 'Facebook' for one or the other reason. But there may be many others, why we should ...

Original, Originality, et al.

Rahul Desai

December 07, 2010

3 mins read

How to produce original content? As an amateur blogger, like millions of others, I must find the answer to this burning question. In my recent conversation with someone very close and frank with me, I got an honest feedback that my last few...

Delhi 6

Rahul Desai

October 26, 2010

3 mins read

I finally started living in my new (rented) apartment in Bangalore, with no great movie to look for on TV (not sure if I should blame TataSky for that). The only option was to re-explore my old DVD collection. No rewards for guessing, I picked...

Home Is Everything

Rahul Desai

October 13, 2010

2 mins read

Yet another absurd title, considering what I’m planning to write about. I still hope it’s justified (by itself) by the end. I started 'typing' this article back in mid-2006 (on July 2, 2006 - to be precise). Not sure what stopped me from...

Propeller Confessions

Rahul Desai

October 06, 2010

3 mins read

Ever tried locating your house from an aeroplane approaching your ‘home’ airport? I’ve tried that. I do that. Every time. While taking off. Landing. Hovering. And fail to find anything. Every time. I can't even locate/recognise a specific area,...

The One Minute Apology

Dr Bharat Desai

September 27, 2010

About a min read

Dr Bharat Desai's review of "The One Minute Apology" by Ken Blanchard and Margret McBride: A powerful way to make things better. A manipulative technique for getting what you want. A power of forgiveness to improve or repair relationships, your...