tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:56:05 +0000votingvisiongandhinewscitizenGodibnelectionsphilosophyjourneyutsavAamir KhanintrospectionganpatisummerbarbecueswantexasbeliefGujratmahatmarainy seasonTaare Zameen Parcnnjournalismpastbecause i like to..http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)Blogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-7902261650523399001Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:01:00 +00002011-08-24T02:53:05.280-05:00I completed my second half marathon today. Slightly better timing, but a harder race. I did the first one last month, and I thought I did pretty OK for the first timer ( 2 hours 7 minutes). I just improved by 2 minutes in this one, but boy this felt quite harder than the first one. Last two miles felt like the longest ones, especially the start of last mile. I could feel my body getting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/JMd4vuVQJjo/running.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/JMd4vuVQJjo" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2011/08/running.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-7711685144130572859Thu, 05 May 2011 04:36:00 +00002011-08-21T08:49:05.515-05:00I was reading this article, and had a sort of realization. It makes so much sense. When you approach anything with an honest and deep belief that you can do it, and are not wavered by possibilities of failure; you really can achieve what you want. You might fail once or twice or even thrice, but if you find a way to keep your spirits high; you will succeed eventually. We as human beings are http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/bJL5Xqfbd2c/attitude-is-everything.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/bJL5Xqfbd2c" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2011/05/attitude-is-everything.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-4678404167634168710Sun, 24 Apr 2011 07:03:00 +00002011-04-24T02:07:29.339-05:00Back from another awesome road-trip in Southern Utah and Arizona canyons. 1000 miles out and back driving and endless (at times mindless) fun. Wanted to stay for another day and explore Lake Powell. Anyways I am very tired right now, but feeling refreshed..http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/Rr3FhXaBuHg/another-roadtrip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/Rr3FhXaBuHg" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2011/04/another-roadtrip.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-8767210192009486068Sat, 25 Dec 2010 13:43:00 +00002010-12-25T12:17:08.524-06:00I am back home after 3 years, 4 months and some days. How do I feel? Did I have time to feel? Well, not really. I have been traveling to every corner/suburb of Mumbai like a crazy backpacker, staying at different places every night, meeting friends, relatives, attending weddings/social functions every day. I feel like a stranger or tourist in my own city. The city in which I grew up, is changing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/B4DeIng6uB0/trip-india.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/B4DeIng6uB0" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2010/12/trip-india.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-6628871204470211261Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:09:00 +00002010-09-12T13:37:07.347-05:00utsavganpatiThis is the first time I am celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi without any festivities. For past three years, UTA Marathi Mandal, or so it was called, helped me alleviate pain of being away from home during Ganapati Utsav. Although I was not an active contributor, I loved the way people came together and tried to perform all rituals - Puja, Aarati, Modak etc. in Indian style.Beloved Lalbaugcha RajaI http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/j6WKXEPIbXQ/ganpati-bappa-morya.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/j6WKXEPIbXQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2010/09/ganpati-bappa-morya.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-1724488522129042908Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:33:00 +00002010-07-30T20:14:59.097-05:00Yes, that is true. I am not 24 anymore. Maybe I should stop singing 18 Till I Die now :) Soon I will be 26, 27,.... Whoa! Life comes at you fast..http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/QC0N7RTj4x4/25.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/QC0N7RTj4x4" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2010/07/25.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-9098203742594391736Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:38:00 +00002010-06-20T10:53:47.721-05:00Me: Dad, today is your day! Happy Father's day!!Dad: Oh OK, today is Father's day? What do they do there on Father's day?Me: Well, kids show their love and affection to Dads.Dad: Ohk. Nice! My Dad has been more than a Father to me. Fate made him my mom too. His character, values made him my idol. His openness and big heart got me a good friend in him. A simple man that he is, I cannot remember a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/ehb5XinRyLM/happy-fathers-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/ehb5XinRyLM" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2010/06/happy-fathers-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-8913940071185006367Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:29:00 +00002010-06-16T22:31:32.795-05:00and still we manage to smile :)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/ks5f1WklkJU/35-miles-run-in-central-park-dinner-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/ks5f1WklkJU" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2010/06/35-miles-run-in-central-park-dinner-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-8631974462945505795Sun, 06 Jun 2010 03:53:00 +00002010-06-05T23:01:58.092-05:00Today I met Pratik - great college buddy, almost after 3 years. It made me realize how fast time goes by. It feels like only yesterday when we were doing this :)Hmmm.. Well, it makes little nostalgic..http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/MTN9qENm4UA/how-time-goes-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/MTN9qENm4UA" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-time-goes-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-213589158089366752Tue, 18 May 2010 02:12:00 +00002010-05-17T22:06:10.407-05:00Its been ages since I blogged. Things have been crazy busy since I started working from March second week. Since then my schedule has been 1. working-on-exciting-things, 2. visiting-new-places and 3. meeting-interesting-people. I am loving it!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/TfCP-yhAezU/hello-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/TfCP-yhAezU" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2010/05/hello-world.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-1564005951382723616Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:28:00 +00002010-02-24T14:35:17.563-06:00There are some things money can't buy, and there are some feelings that can't be expressed in words. This definitely is one of them :)Courtesy: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/P.S.: If you don't know what I am talking about, you have no business to know :Phttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/sGwtzlUcl6o/im-feeling-lucky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/sGwtzlUcl6o" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2010/02/im-feeling-lucky.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-3799154914212130755Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:52:00 +00002010-02-03T13:04:11.923-06:00About a month ago I was tagged by Saurabh, an intelligent and frank blogger from Lucknow. Apologies to Saurabh, as I didn't realize that I was tagged until the end of last month. Anyways, its better late than never! So here it goes..1. It's easy to get me excited about something new: a new place or new music, new technology/science or new people and their interests, or new food etc. I hate http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/x-nSMjZZv4U/seven-things-people-dont-know-about-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/x-nSMjZZv4U" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2010/01/seven-things-people-dont-know-about-me.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-1212806363919636202Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:45:00 +00002010-01-01T22:52:54.599-06:00Wishing all fellow bloggers a very happy, prosperous and healthy new year!!May all your dreams come true.. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/O_A42hiFPoM/happy-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/O_A42hiFPoM" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2010/01/happy-new-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-1209343374277609586Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:26:00 +00002009-12-25T16:32:55.583-06:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/lcPlOntOzwA/white-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/lcPlOntOzwA" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2009/12/white-christmas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-2198767878448457018Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:23:00 +00002009-12-22T14:21:09.177-06:00Its been 2-3 months I have blogged properly. Whenever I visit my blog, I feel I should write something. Well to put it simply, I was very very busy in past few months, maybe busiest I had ever been till now. Good part is it is over now. Two weeks ago, I received my master's degree in computer engineering. In last two years and some months so many things were packed together, so many different http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/AW4CxtY0260/back-to-blogging-maybe-yes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/AW4CxtY0260" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2009/12/back-to-blogging-maybe-yes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-6604749847960194083Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:46:00 +00002009-11-25T12:28:48.879-06:00I am happy to tell you guys that I successfully defended my master's thesis yesterday. Altogether it was an amazing experience and totally worth it. Love to all those who have stood by me through thick and thin...Link to Thesis Abstract: Design and Analysis of Application Architecture for Opportunistic networks using Ad Hoc Wi-Fi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/qMqdqdb42iU/defense.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/qMqdqdb42iU" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2009/11/defense.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-8031974389405730756Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:51:00 +00002009-11-17T12:37:05.310-06:00Life is like a tree. At every point you take a decision, choose a path, branch out or expand your horizon. There is no cycle in it. You cannot go back to previous point, you can only go ahead.Nice analogy, huh?BTW heartiest congratulations to the greatest of the great, the bestest of the best, one and only Sachin Tendulkar :) I don't think I need to mention the reason. :)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/yK7l628Su3Y/some-gyan-from-friend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/yK7l628Su3Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2009/11/some-gyan-from-friend.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-698513662820533843Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:23:00 +00002009-09-29T15:12:16.612-05:00Narayana Murthy is so much like Bill Gates for India. Last weekend, I was watching him on Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai - Zee TV talk show celebrating lives of great personalities. Anyways, I happened to read about his pre-commencement lecture at New York university. He talks about his life and career lessons. In brief, they are:1. Learning from experience: It is important how and what you learn. The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/X9LQvUmbsGM/life-lessons-from-nr-narayana-murthy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/X9LQvUmbsGM" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2009/09/life-lessons-from-nr-narayana-murthy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-6404364311752704468Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:40:00 +00002009-09-15T10:04:47.464-05:00Congratulations to Juan Martin Del Potro on his superb win over Federer!And hats off to mom Clijsters on her inspiring comeback!This is the year of underdogs at US Open 2009!Courtesy:1. Juan Martin Del Potro Image: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/2. Kim Clijsters Image: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/ylEGhfNpkuw/year-of-underdogs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/ylEGhfNpkuw" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2009/09/year-of-underdogs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-7320716735626364643Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:03:00 +00002009-08-03T00:07:56.020-05:00Just had mouthwatering Mutton Biryani and spicy Chicken Gravy made by friend's mom. Pleasure thy name is homemade Indian food :Phttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/4VcBgwA06Io/bliss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/4VcBgwA06Io" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2009/08/bliss.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-6566031655438395276Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:26:00 +00002009-07-03T00:31:01.059-05:00Sources:1. Image: http://whatconsumesme.com/2009/what-im-writing/how-to-be-happy-in-business-venn-diagram/2. Article: http://indiauncut.com/iublog/article/the-choices-we-make/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/e-J9Hzy9tq8/interesting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/e-J9Hzy9tq8" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2009/07/interesting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-2258774966931868590Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:35:00 +00002009-07-07T09:52:20.036-05:00It was my 24th birthday yesterday (July 1st). Thank you to all those who remembered my birthday!Love & Care,Sankalphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/82QaF0ZAy0k/happy-birthday-to-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/82QaF0ZAy0k" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/happy-birthday-to-me.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-870462471280033747Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:26:00 +00002009-06-26T15:46:08.711-05:00barbecuetexassummerIt is hot as hell here. 103 Fahrenheit (~39.5 C). I just walked for about 100 meters, and I am feeling exhausted. My head has started spinning and my eyes are blurry... I am not falling unconscious (otherwise, I would become the first person to blog in such state :P ), but I feel lethargic. This heat literally saps your energy. Weather department has declared heatwave for this week. The moment http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/XOd91j7Ndwk/hot-summer-and-barbeque.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/XOd91j7Ndwk" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/hot-summer-and-barbeque.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-5148000215571329674Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:42:00 +00002009-06-18T23:21:44.201-05:00Currently I am reading this book - I don't mean to be rude, But... by Simon Cowell (Yes, the one who verbally assaults every contestant on American Idol, Britain's Got Talent etc.) The man admits that he is egotistic and somewhat harsh at times, but he also says that his being harsh brings contestants to the ground and they need somebody like him. I do agree with him, although I am aware how http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/hTrTJxtJmX0/rudeness-simon-cowell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/hTrTJxtJmX0" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/rudeness-simon-cowell.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748535.post-4413270615688396736Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:26:00 +00002009-06-18T23:27:40.261-05:00This post is dedicated to a great friend of mine, whom I respect for his sincerity and openness (and biting but unintentional remarks ;) ) Following are some incidents that show this guy's spontaneous wit. Actually, I had drafted this post long time ago. Somehow, I forgot to publish it.Scene 1: Engineering examination room. Its a mid-term exam, so nobody is that serious. Teacher distributes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sankalp/~3/tMHgjT_iiQg/dedicated-to-friend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sankalp Shere)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sankalp/~4/tMHgjT_iiQg" height="1" width="1"/>http://sankalpshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/dedicated-to-friend.html