Author Archives: Varun

Awake

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Varun

Looking out of the window in my room The sun is out way too soon For a second I am confused Where am I? Who am I? Why am I here? An amalgam of thoughts and emotions fused. The night … Continue reading →

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I too feel like running

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Varun

That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I’d run to the end of town. And when … Continue reading →

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What’s the matter with me!!!

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Varun

(Guest post by Vineet V Nair) Every night I walk back home with so many things playing on my mind; which I would probably want to write about….I reach home, take a nice hot water bath and sit down with … Continue reading →

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IF (by Rudyard Kipling)

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Varun

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you But make allowance for their doubting too, If you can wait and … Continue reading →

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Eat that frog but do NOT read the book

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Varun

I severely dislike self-help books. They usually state the obvious, do it in an uninspiring way and do not sway me an inch into doing whatever they want people to do. Since quite some time I have been trying to … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary!

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Varun

I started blogging exactly 4 years back My first post.

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Why parents love exams…

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Varun

Because exams impose habits on you that parents have been trying to enforce for years. Mystery solved.

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Varun is a CISSP now!

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Varun

I just got an email from ISC2 telling me that I am CISSP certified. Yay! CISSP stands for Certified Information Systems Security Professional and is one of the most popular and renowned certificates in the information security arena. In practical … Continue reading →

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Blogger silenced by NDTV

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Varun

NDTV forces Chyetanya Kunte to apologize for and retract his post criticizing Barkha Dutt’s coverage of the Mumbai terror attacks. The post is still available on Google cache (scroll down to the last post). After TOI and IIPM it is NDTV’s turn to use … Continue reading →

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Jake starts blogging

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Varun

My friend and co-worker Jake who is also the most vocal advocate of Microsoft technologies I know of, starts blogging – Jake on IT. Welcome to the world of blogging Jake!

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