Category: Obsessions
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Bringing Home A Taste Of Hyderabad
in ObsessionsMy good friend Lucky Murari got married recently and that took me to his hometown, Hyderabad. The last time I went to Hyderabad was during my 12th grade when our batch went on a 6 day pleasure trip. A lot has changed since then. The current state of Telengana was still part of Andra Pradesh.…
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I Attempted The Cochin International Half Marathon Again, But After 16 Kms..
in ObsessionsI blacked out. The next thing I know is opening my eyes in the intensive care unit of Medical Trust Hospital, Cochin, an hour later. Surrounded by half a dozen beautiful angels in scrubs, I thought I reached heaven. Well, not yet.
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Why Machine Gun Preacher Is The Greatest Movie Ever
in ObsessionsIf a movie changed your life, how many stars would you give it? Machine Gun Preacher changed my life and my attitude towards life and so I think its the greatest movie ever. I stumbled across Machine Gun Preacher a few years back and life has never been the same ever since. There are a…
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Deshadanam 2014 – My Discovery Of India
in ObsessionsWhen it was time to decide upon my career, one of the criteria I had for myself was that I shouldn’t be geographically bound by what I do. Travelling was a priority even then and the biggest of all the travel plans I had ever dreamt of was a journey across India. On the 3rd…
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How (And Why) I Really Ran My First Half Marathon
in Obsessions21.097 kms. That’s what it takes to finish a half marathon. And on the 29th of last December, that’s what I did at the first Cochin International Half Marathon. When @Hari told me about the run in the first week of December, the idea was to just be part of the event. Do the 7km…