In Blog My strange love affair with (Carnatic) music July 27, 2025 8 Mins Read There’s something profoundly ironic about my relationship with Carnatic music. Here I am, a man… Read More
The Indian rules the American Spelling Bee By Prasad May 29, 2025 Faizan Zaki, today, was crowned the Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion in Maryland. I found…
The tresses of time: A history of hair By Prasad May 26, 2025 Strangely, I’ve been thinking about hair these last few weeks. Perhaps because I just attended…
My first ALL ChatGPT blog: Ashwatthama the Human and the Elephant: A Lesson on Truth and Honesty By Prasad April 22, 2023 Prasad’s introductory note: This blog was created by ChatGPT, errors and all.…
Ekalavya’s right thumb and the importance of opposable thumbs By Prasad April 17, 2023 This weekend, I accidentally cut my left thumb. As I fumbled around,…
Design inspires Research By Prasad February 20, 2023 This is an article that Prof. A. K. Rao wrote for IISc’s…
Using an electric toothbrush will increase your lifespan! By Prasad January 12, 2023 My mother was pretty unusual for her generation—she ensured that the entire…
New topologies, evolved solution-market fit will define manufacturing AI in 2023 By Prasad January 10, 2023 (Originally posted on Jan 10, 2023 on the Drishti blog) Traditionally, I’ve…
Life is a safari* By Prasad September 28, 2023 Earlier this month, while in the midst of an adventure of a lifetime—going on safari…
My first ALL ChatGPT blog: Ashwatthama the Human and the Elephant: A Lesson on Truth and Honesty April 22, 2023
Getting workers to collaborate in problem solving the right way vs the fast way By Prasad September 12, 2022 (Originally published on Sep 12, 2022 on the Drishti blog) For a large manufacturer, everything…
Tribal Knowledge is the Enemy of the Growing Organization By Prasad May 11, 2022 (Originally posted on May 11, 2022 on the Drishti blog) As an organization grows it…
In Blog Why Paul Revere became famous while William Dawes was forgotten: The all-powerful social network December 4, 2023 10 Mins Read Back in November 2007, Jeff Stiles, my new manager at SAP, invited me to talk… Read More
Marketing teams can learn a thing or two from RobMars Management By Prasad October 8, 2023 I was excited to learn today that I, apparently, had Polish relatives—including a business magnate…
Life is a safari* By Prasad September 28, 2023 Earlier this month, while in the midst of an adventure of a lifetime—going on safari…
Four generations of engineers: The life and times of my grandfather, CVS Narasimha Rao By Prasad August 25, 2025
Privacy and your social graph — Lesson from the early and pioneering days of Social Networks @ Spoke Software By Prasad July 10, 2010