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I have been driving for four decades. In all that time, I never seriously imagined a car that could drive itself without a human hand on the wheel. As a science student, I had wondered if it might someday be possible, under very controlled conditions. On 19 July 2026, in San Francisco, I realised I had been thinking too small. But I am getting ahead of myself. The day began with a hike. Land’s End We started around 9 AM from San Jose, where I was staying with my daughter Tris

The Wrong Man for Wine Tasting Picture this: a glass of deep red wine in my hand, a bartender explaining its origins, its soil, its “tannic structure with hints of dark cherry and aged oak”—and me nodding along with what I hoped looked like the face of a connoisseur. Beside me, my daughter Trisha and son-in-law Rohan were gently explaining what I was supposed to be tasting. I took a careful sip and tried very hard to look as though I understood. This was not a scene from a fi

I have always been more drawn to small, quiet towns than to the hustle of crowded, fast-paced cities. Web series and movies set in small towns have long been among my favorites. Imagine moving unhurriedly through a town that sits in a natural bowl. Gentle slopes rise and fall through red-clay neighborhoods. Old oaks arch over quiet streets. The Blue Ridge Mountains stand on the northwestern horizon. There is no single center pulling everything together — yet somehow, everythi

Famous American writer Mark Twain wrote the following beautiful lines about Lake Tahoe: “…the Lake burst upon us—a noble sheet of blue...

Memories stored in our heart are for forever while those in camera needs to be seen repeatedly to remind ourselves of those moments....

During the month of May this year I got the opportunity to visit my BITS Pilani batchmate Mohan Nair at Portland in USA. In fact, we were...

During our recent trip to USA, for few days we stayed with Bob & Jerrie (my daughter's in-laws) at their house in Milton in Greater...

Visiting one's alma mater is always very nostalgic. It is like a journey down the memory lane. During the last week of February 2024, I...