The Indian Culture

Re-writing some things that we've learned all our lives just to learn that they could be tweaked for betterment. #theindianculture #thisiswrong #letsmakechange #samyukthahegde #supportoneanother

Pre-Judgement and more…

I've been meaning to write this post since a couple of years now. Why did it take me this long to write something so real? Something that many of us go through probably day to day? Was I too scared of the extra added judgement that already exists in my life? Well, I don't know …

Food fads and trends…

It's Friday! Time for a post! Rather, time to press the post button that I've been waiting for and this time, I've given it a longer thought than ever before. The topic I want to write about today, can be and has been controversial for me personally. And I may be touching some nerves. And …

Work trip to India – Little things…

If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. ~ J. K. Rowling Today marks the completion of my last 6 weeks in India. I am here on an official trip. My first one ever, and a long one indeed. 6 weeks ago, I …

Garbage and more… Literally.

"Thud!" Plastic bag breaking after hitting the ground, my parents heard this sound as soon as they entered home at about 10pm. It came from outside. So they went out to see immediately. It turned out to be a 23-year-old throwing his garbage (bio and everything else) from 1st floor of his home on to …

Indian culture and more…

"A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people. ~ Mahatma Gandhi" "Today we will be discovering not just the roots of this culture, but also the reasons behind them..." said the trainer. Sitting in an inter-cultural training for India, I was really excited and curious to see what is …

Going home…

"Family, like branches on a tree, we all grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one." I've waited to write this blog for so long. And after a wait of two and half years and more, I am finally here. About to start packing to fly home, to my home. Since the time …

Strangers on street…

First instance: "But don't you miss home?", a kind old lady put this question in front of me after a polite short conversation. I was on my way to pick up some wine for new year celebration in 2015. And while I waited at the U-bahn station for my train, an old lady struggling to …

Indian stereotypes or simply generalization? – Part 2

"People are much deeper than stereotypes. That's the first place our minds go. Then you get to know them and you hear their stories, and you say, 'I'd have never guessed.' " - Carson Kressley Firstly, thank you to all the readers and sharing your views, experiences and opinions on the part 1 of this …

Indian stereotypes or simply generalization? – Part 1

"We shouldn't judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes" -  Queen Rania of Jordan It’s been 2 years and 5 months since I have moved to Germany and finally after these 890 days to be precise, I believe that I could summarize and give my opinions on some things that I have (and …

Job search and application: When and How?

If 'Plan A' didn't work. The alphabets have 25 more letters! Stay cool. As soon we complete our education, the only question everyone seems to be asking is - 'Have you found a job yet?' We obviously would like to answer that on a positive note and this blog post may (will) help you answer …

The touch down…back to India!

Lack of photos means that I truly lived that moment and don't really need some pixels to capture the feelings... The joy of landing at an airport after completing 3 movies, 5 glasses of wine and 3 meals cannot be measured when it is landing on your mother land. I could barely believe I was …

13 things every person living away will relate to

"Distance means so little, when someone means so much" The time I felt truly out of home, out of place and absolutely lost in my solitude was when I moved for my internship to Stuttgart. After spending one year at Chemnitz with some of the most amazing friends, it was time to pack everything and …

Embark on an epic journey – Formula Student Germany 2104!

Well, there is always something that you watch on TV, hear about it and wish you could just see it once. With the same hope in my heart, I had applied for Formula Student Germany 2014 (FSG 2014) months ago. And patience, had finally paid off. I received  my acceptance letter from them and they …

Never ending formalities…

I could finally feel my heart beating and hugged her so tight and thanked every God in the universe at that moment. She told that since it’s that late, there would be just last tram that we had to catch (else night bus in an hour). So we had to just reach the next platform, …