Saurabh Jain

How is the IPL experience at the new Subrata Roy Stadium in Pune?

Apr. 18th | Posted by 3 comments
Recently, I had the privilege of attending the match between Pune Warriors and the Chennai Super Kings at the newly built Subrata Roy Stadium here in Pune. Thought about sharing my experiences here. So, a couple of friends and me decided to go for this match – which  took place on the 14th of April, [...]

Purchasing a digital camera … then and now!

Aug. 21st | Posted by 0 comments
I remember, we bought our first digital camera when my folks were there in the US – back in 2000 I  think. It was a Nikon Coolpix 4300 and it was awesome! Yes it was slow to boot and I had to wait for a few seconds for it to be able to click the [...]

The thing about life getting back to normal …

Nov. 28th | Posted by 3 comments
This happened the last time – and I bet it will happen again once the dust and smoke settles down. Last time, people commended – how life went back to normal and the resilient nature of the people of Mumbai India. It is actually sad that people approve of how life gets back to normal. [...]
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Notes from an Indian Diwali …

Oct. 29th | Posted by 5 comments
It’s 12:20 AM and people are still out having a gala time bursting fire crackers – even though the guidelines set by the commissioner of police said it should be done by 10 PM max. But what can you do? We’re a democracy right? In India, I have learnt this the hard way – you [...]

The logic of spending money …

Apr. 7th | Posted by 6 comments
I spent a good hour at Landmark (which is a pretty large bookstore in our city) the other day – having nothing to do. I ended up buying two books even though I entered the shop with the intent of just casually browsing through the store and passing some time … While browsing, I had [...]

When life gives you lemons …

Nov. 4th | Posted by 12 comments
I met up with a friend of mine recently who is working with this big multinational company. Lets assign this company a completely random name – just because I am too lazy and don’t want to keep typing it again and again … Umm .. lets call it TM. Okay … So this friend of [...]

Let there be light …

Sep. 14th | Posted by 6 comments
Today has been a pretty horrendous day actually … We had no electricity for almost 12 hours … From about 12 in the afternoon to about 12 now … It is a pretty sad experience really – something we haven’t faced for a while … There was a time – about a year ago, when [...]

Over-connectivity anybody?

Aug. 8th | Posted by 4 comments
I know that this topic must have been done to death uptil now, but the immense realisation of it all just hit me. My uncle from the states, sent me an email and asked me to reply back with everybody’s phone number in the house. I say okay, hit the Reply button and go: Home [...]

You can't have your cake and eat it too …

Aug. 4th | Posted by 2 comments
If you really think about it, India is in a pretty mixed up place – economy wise … We’re nowhere near a capitalist economy – nor are we entirely communist either … We are somewhere in between … I am talking about this because of late, there have been incidents in my life – caused [...]

Gandhigiri actually works!

Apr. 18th | Posted by 10 comments
Before I actually start this post, I must disclaim that I am not very fond of the word “Gandhigiri” – but it has come so much into the everyday parlance, that I cannot find any other alternative. I wouldn’t be surprised if the word finds itself in the Oxford dictionary pretty soon. For those unfamiliar [...]
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