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Living and Working in the San Francisco Bay Area. I work in the Tech industry and have a passion for content creation. As practicing Agile Scrum Master and Coach I work with teams and individuals coaching them in the Agile Scrum Framework.

As a Poet, Blogger, Podcaster and video maker I try to not leave any stone unturned in the effort to try out every single passion of mine. And I want the same for others.

I am also the Founder of PenPositive a concept conceived to approach life and work with the aim to prepare individuals to excel both in their Passion and their Profession.

• Watched Naatak’s ‘The Sixth Pillar’ Today

  By vinodnarayan on August 6, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  It has been almost three years since I last saw a play. I had been a regular at the Naatak plays and I have blogged about a few of them before. Anyways Today I had the opportunity to see a… Read More ›

• A new bookstore in Fremont – Banter Bookshop

  By vinodnarayan on July 5, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  I still remember when I moved to Fremont in 2008. We had bookstores. Yes we had them. And we had open mics at those books stores. I used to spend time roaming around inside them with coffee. And I used… Read More ›

• Here and There

  By vinodnarayan on May 15, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Here is where I belong.But I have also been there.Not just here… May be ‘anywhere’ changes it’s spaceand time…. When I am there.. I am here..This is where I belongNot Everywhere… just here. But do I share my ‘here’ with… Read More ›

• The Body by Bill Bryson | Book Review

  By vinodnarayan on May 9, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Bill Bryson’s Book ‘ The Body’ – A Fascinating Read… #books #BookReviews

• The Kashmir Files – Watch before you take any stand about the film

  By vinodnarayan on March 19, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  I watched ‘The Kashmir Files’ a few days back. I wanted to make a video of my thoughts. Finally I made it in Malayalam, but thought in English I will write instead of making a video. ‘The Kashmir Files’ is… Read More ›

• Happy 15th Birthday Rahi !!

  By vinodnarayan on March 8, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Rahi.. another year and a year older… 15 years and in 6 months you can plan to get your driver’s license…. That is a big event… I think I got mine when I turned 18…  because back in India it… Read More ›

• A Free Agile Scrum Course from Penpositive

  By vinodnarayan on February 11, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Today is Feb 11… This date has a significance in what I do professionally The Agile Manifesto website says“On February 11-13, 2001, at The Lodge at Snowbird ski resort in the Wasatch mountains of Utah, seventeen people met to talk,… Read More ›

• My Reading Shelf in 2021

  By vinodnarayan on January 11, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  2021 was also a work from home year which means the commute time gets converted to what ever you want.. Some might have had used it in work.. or forced so… but I was lucky to use that for both… Read More ›

• India After Gandhi by Ramchandra Guha | Book Introduction

  By vinodnarayan on January 10, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Having learned history throughout my school I always thought I would have a fair idea of what happened… And after school and taking up the Science and Engineering track, I had given up on learning anything of what happened in… Read More ›

• Nights and Days in Ujjaini

  By vinodnarayan on November 20, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  This Post is long due… because I had met MNN Chettan (Madassery Neelankandan Namboothiri) two months back to receive a copy of his translations of the Malayalam’s beloved poet Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri…  I have been close to MNN Chettan for… Read More ›