In Blog How to conquer Egypt in 8 days, survive the ATMs, and shop like a Delhi pro April 12, 2026 17 Mins Read [This is the third of a three-part series on Egypt. The first speaks to its… Read More
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Flying with the Maharaja By Prasad December 25, 2024 Co-authored with Prof. Srinivas Akella 15th December, 1980 is forever etched in…
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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…
Life is a safari* By Prasad September 28, 2023 June 2024 update: The Information publicly revealed that Drishti was acquired by…
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Why Paul Revere became famous while William Dawes was forgotten: The all-powerful social network December 4, 2023
The brilliance of single-piece flow: The allegory of the cakes By Prasad October 11, 2022 (Originally published on Oct 11, 2022 on the Drishti blog) This past weekend, I had…
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…
In Education The Indian rules the American Spelling Bee May 29, 2025 8 Mins Read Faizan Zaki, today, was crowned the Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion in Maryland. I found… Read More
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…
ChatGPT 3.5, Ashwatthama, truth and honesty By Prasad January 15, 2025 Prasad’s introductory note: I had promised, in an earlier blog, to keep track of the…
Four generations of engineers: The life and times of my grandfather, CVS Narasimha Rao By Prasad August 25, 2025