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I’ve been a foodie for more than a decade now. I learned cooking and understood spices while I was in 7th grade. From learning how to cook Kadhai Paneer to Apple Pie, I learned all of it in my boarding school. I wasn’t a fan of Veg Biryani back then. …

I’ve always mentioned that places like Bombay, Pune, and Bangalore are blessed when it comes to places to explore nearby. From hill stations to beaches and heritage places, there are quite a few places close to the cities I mentioned. Talking about Hyderabad, there aren’t many road trips from Hyderabad …

December 16, 2012, was the day when I created a new blog on WordPress.com. The first post was less than 50 words and today the birthday wishes I share are no less than 100 words. Never in my wildest dreams had I imagined that I’d take blogging so seriously. While …

Ever since I moved out of Hyderabad and started living on the outskirts, my visits to restaurants in the city have declined. Obviously because of the distance and the time it takes for me to travel. However, that hasn’t stopped me from trying out places that are on the highway …

It was in the month of August 2021 when I was exploring the hills of Saputara on an invite from Gujarat Tourism, a message landed in my LinkedIn inbox. It was about an opening for a Developer Advocate. I did ignore it initially and didn’t revert until I came back …

Bangalore has always been a happening place according to me. Even when I was in school there, there were places used to hang out. From the then-favourite CCD to the Corner House, some places are just meant to be visited. Fast forward to a decade later, the brew-pub, restro-lounge, and …

Last week I was in Bengaluru attending my first tech conference. It was the last day of the conference and we all returned to our rooms close to midnight. And I convinced a few of my colleagues to come along with me for breakfast at Vidyarthi Bhavan. Some of them …

All of you who’ve been following me on Instagram know that I was in Bengaluru last week to attend the DevOpsDays India conference. It was my first tech conference ever and it was an amazing experience. For the unaware, apart from writing about food and travel, I work as a …

I fondly remember that it was my first day of corporate life and we were doing the onboarding formalities. One of the items on the list was to get a salary account opened. There were various kiosks of different banks on the campus and we had to simply share a …

Last Updated: Dec 04, 2022. It’s the onset of the holiday season across the world. This is the time of the year when most of the world gets into the holiday groove. While that’s not so true for India, thanks to the multinational companies (and movies, and web series from …