On my way to my friend’s wedding in India, I stopped over in Europe. I met one of my old co-workers and now a good friend who lives in London.…
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Magic of Harry Potter
July 13, 2017A few weeks ago was the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter book – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone or Philosopher’s Stone as it is called in some…
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Benefits of a long commute
July 9, 2017Since I started working I’ve always had long commutes to work. My shortest commute was a 15 minute one way subway ride, my longest commute – 1.5 hours where I…
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Connecting with your childhood
July 8, 2017It’s been a year since my move to Atlanta and as I’ve written before, it was one TOUGH year. Moving to a new city where I had no friends or…
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Becoming a legit Indian chef
June 19, 2017When most people think of Indian food the first thing that comes to mind is “its spicy” or “chicken tikka masala.” While that is true, I think not of its…
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Long hours = hard and busy worker
June 7, 2017Recently I had a conversation with a senior level co-worker who basically said that I need to create the perception that I am working harder and putting in long hours…
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Learning to live in the present
May 25, 2017As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts I am quite an anxiety ridden person. At times this anxiety has been crippling causing nausea , sleep deprivation, and excessive emotions. As…
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State of anxiety
May 23, 2017Anxiety. Worry. Worst case scenario. Stress. One of these should be my middle name. Fortunately its not — its Deepak. In the Indian (not Native American but of the Indian…
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Experimenting with food
May 18, 2017The most important kitchen appliance I had in undergrad was a rice cooker. I thankfully lived a train ride away from home so my mom would give me lentils, curries,…
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Across the Pond
May 8, 2017One of my favorite and boldest memories of undergrad is of studying abroad in London during my sophomore year. I thought about studying abroad as a way to avoid a…