Vijay Vijayasankar

In India, is innocence only found in villages?

From the time I started to read books and watch movies by Indian authors in my childhood, I have noticed that the innocent victim in the story has to be from a village. Village always has a villain – but just one guy, or just one family. Rest are all good guys. The villager thenContinue reading “In India, is innocence only found in villages?”

One breed or many breeds?

I am the guy who used to tell others “There are just two types of dogs – German Shepherds, and those who want to be German Shepherds”. And for the last few years, I don’t have a German Shepherd – not one. Instead, I have a Golden Retriever and now a one year old labradorContinue reading “One breed or many breeds?”

Are you an expert?

Experts come in many flavors. A couple of weeks ago, my 4-year-old daughter made a statement that warmed my heart…”My daddy works for IBM, and My uncle works for HP..guess what, IBM is bigger than HP !”. My euphoria didn’t last long – pretty soon I figured out that she didn’t have any grandiose ideasContinue reading “Are you an expert?”