Category: Thoughts
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On “Big Dawgs”
I’m doing something I’ve not done in a long time, or perhaps, EVER before – reviewing music. It’s Onam today (Happy Onam, malayalees all over the world!) – what better occasion than today to celebrate an amazing song by a Malayali musician? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, surely you’ve heard (of) Hanumankind’s Big…
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Bloganuary Day 21: My name and its significance
My first name is “Hari”, and let’s be honest, I love my name. It means a lot of things. It is mostly associated with the Hindu God Vishnu and his avatar Krishna. Hari is usually attributed as one of the many names of both Gods. Additionally, the name has many meanings in Sanskrit, the most…
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Bloganuary Day 19: What makes a good leader?
This is such a relevant question for me, as I myself am currently pursuing a career in leadership. What I am sharing below are my unfiltered, instinctive thoughts on good leadership – take them with a pinch of salt, if you will. In my opinion, a good leader empowers their team to do their best…
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Bloganuary Day 14: The ways I communicate online
Online communication has become a part and parcel of my life. For me, the internet is not only a medium, but is also my workplace. And it’s not just because I work remotely, but also because I work on the web and on open source technologies (WordPress) that help create the internet as we know…
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Bloganuary Day 8: My thoughts on the concept of living a very long life
The idea of living a very long life is indeed intriguing. I personally believe that life is beautiful, it is the best thing we have – to be “self-aware” human beings and have an experience in this world which has so much to offer. We all have a window of time to spend in this…
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Bloganuary Day 3: What colleges have you attended?
I love today’s prompt. I have shared a lot of posts in this blog and my other one, on college. In fact, I started blogging at college too, and I have a lot of memories from that period. For today’s prompt, I would like to talk about a college where I am currently enrolled. In…
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Why do I write?
I’m deviating a bit with regards to Bloganuary today – instead of today’s prompt, I’m picking up an older one that I could relate to, but missed – Why do you write? Why do I write? Well, I consider writing to be at the core of my creative process. Ask me a question on my…
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On A Rainy Day
The lovely little city of Thiruvananthapuram is used to rains. On that fateful Thursday morning in late October, the city saw a downpour, catching everyone by surprise. As a commuter in a crowded KSRTC bus, the rains caught me by surprise too – I was not prepared for it. I had embarked on an important…
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To Follow Your Heart (Or not?)
Today, I saw this amazing article in my Facebook feed, thanks to my friend Madhatter: The article talks about how Tumblr inspired an entire generation of folks to code. Iām a fairly recent Tumblr adopter, but I have a very similar story with WordPress. I started blogging for fun with WordPress, and figuring out ways…
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What Brings Joy in my life?
I love today’s Bloganuary prompt for the simple reason that it sparks joy in me. š The prompt comes at an opportune time in my life, when I’m trying to find the beauty in the simple things around me. This year, I’m trying to discover myself and to do so, I’m trying to really appreciate…
Hari Shanker R 