A Free Agile Scrum Course from Penpositive
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, ski, relax, and try to find common ground—and of course, to eat.” 9 years after that day I was introduced to Agile and Scrum.. 1O … Continue reading A Free Agile Scrum Course from Penpositive
My Reading Shelf in 2021
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 exercise and reading… Even combining the two activity… I clocked at around 30 books this year… After posting these on social media for a few … Continue reading My Reading Shelf in 2021
India After Gandhi by Ramchandra Guha | Book Introduction
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 the past… History was History for me… But over past few years I have been wanting to read more history just to understand better.. on … Continue reading India After Gandhi by Ramchandra Guha | Book Introduction
Nights and Days in Ujjaini
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 a while here in the US…. My acquaintance with Poet Vishnu Narayanan Namboodiri though go back to when I was a kid… Vishnu Narayanan Namboodiri … Continue reading Nights and Days in Ujjaini
Happy 14th Birthday Rahi !!
So you are now 14. and as always here is what I got to tell you. I don’t believe in things like numerology and as I always tell you we should think rationally. Why I bring up numerology has to do a bit with what I have to talk here and gives a good starter. I have heard that in numerology the number 14 seems … Continue reading Happy 14th Birthday Rahi !!
What the heck is Club House ?
I received my invite to join Clubhouse on Feb 5th and it has been a little over 15 days since I have been. Thought I will document my experience on a Podcast Episode. You can subscribe to ‘The Penpositive Podcast’ on any podcasting platforms. You can listen it here as well Continue reading What the heck is Club House ?
Nine Lies About Work | Book Podcast
‘Nine Lies About Work’ – A Freethinking Leaders guide to the real world by Marcus Buckingham & Ashley Goodall is a fascinating read. The Authors take us through 9 thoughts about work that many have come to believe to be true. But it might not be so. At least here is a different way to look at them. Potential, weaknesses, ratings, leadership, love of work … Continue reading Nine Lies About Work | Book Podcast
Phishing – We are all Gullible if we are searching for something
There were two news today.. One about Arnab’s WhatsApp and another about Nidhi Razdan…. Since we are talking about Journalists we will just talk about Nidhi… How does someone so high in position with so much knowledge get scammed like this… ? That is a question that worries people.. And here is my personal take.. We all are gullible in one way or other because … Continue reading Phishing – We are all Gullible if we are searching for something
Bye to 2020 – Here we come 2021
It is the time of year for taking stock of the year and bringing in new resolutions for the coming year. Looking back what really matters is that as I write and as you read we both have survived it. But this survival is not because of our effort, yes ‘being careful’ had a role but I would say it was because either we got … Continue reading Bye to 2020 – Here we come 2021
In Conversation with Shashi Tharoor on his book ‘The New World Disorder and The Indian Imperative’
The New World Disorder and the Indian Imperative is a pretty interesting book written by Shashi Tharoor and Sameer Saran. I read it two months back and got to have a chat with Shashi recently. By the time we readers have read it, Shashi is out with two more books ‘Tharoorosaurus’ and ‘The Battle of Belonging’. This is less of an interview and more of … Continue reading In Conversation with Shashi Tharoor on his book ‘The New World Disorder and The Indian Imperative’
Vinod Narayan 