Prince of Ayodhya

I have always been very interested and fascinated by Indian culture and mythology, especially all those stories about our Gods and Goddesses, and when at some book sale way back in September of 2003, I saw this book titled Prince of Ayodhya – Book One of the Ramayana by Ashok K Banker, I immediately picked it up. That was one of the wisest purchases I have ever made! My friends all thought I was crazy to be reading the Ramayana of all book... (read post)

From office

Blogging after a long time. Still at office – now on a break from our training.Nothing much happening to blog about. Life is now very monotonous. I am at work Monday to Saturday 9AM to 9PM. Sundays are spent doing various odd-jobs. Catching up with friends and the pending activities.The weeks are just whizzing past…I am re-reading Armies of Hanuman by Ashok Banker now. It is book 4 in the Ramayana series. The book is great and the sto... (read post)

Transmission

Finally got my hands on Transmission by Hari Kunzru. Loved the book. It is a must read for any computer/software engineer. The book is about an Indian software geek (Arjun) in the US who literally gets conned into working dirt cheap and is unable to do anything about it because the only alternative is to go back to India looking like a loser in front of his family and friends. Arjun’s fortune changes slightly for the better when he gets ... (read post)