Anuradha Sridharan

As I think of the perfect adjective to describe 2010, "busy" is the word that comes to my mind. Whether the "busy"ness yielded positive results is something time will tell. As for 2011, my plan is to live a much more conscious life - the moments lived and captured and not wonder later how the months went by. The review list below is for my own tracking as I've been doing for the past 5 years. So you can skip reading the rest. Getting my PGSEM degree from Mr.Mukesh Ambani during IIMB Convocation was a memorable moment Converted my final year project into an IIMB working paper  First time working in a start-up kind of environment. Lots of releases and action packed year it was! Good learning experience. Attended the inspiring TEDXChennai event, it was my first time attending a TED event Made a presentation at product camp Bangalore on " Product Positioning ". A nice feeling to see my topic as the top voted one 90% of my commute t...

My contribution to Sunday Scribblings - #246 foggy winter mornings, distant rhythmic hymns early morning routine clear objectives at hand purple and pink flowers plucked fresh from December bushes strung in a crisp, white thread a symmetric, neat garland a notebook filled with designs translated into distinct shapes frontyard neatly decked adding life to different colours praise the devotee one poetic verse everyday, offer sacred leaves bless us, Oh Lord Krishna! longing for the last month the fragrance, the colours, the music, the memories vividly etched for years P.S - #1 In India, we have a flower named December. These flowers blossom only during this specific month every year. P.S - #2 December is also special to worshippers of the Hindu Deity, Lord Krishna and his devotee, AndaaL.

My contribution to Sunday Scribblings It was the first day of my second year in Engineering. Having accepted the fact that my dreams of pursuing medicine as my career option is impossible, I decided to approach Computer Science Engineering with rigor. But the first day turned out to be a nightmare. I heard my classmates pursuing programming courses during the summer holidays. Many of them already had a computer at home. They had familiarized themselves with Fortran programming (Yes, we studied Fortran in our 3rd semester). I came home, feeling utterly depressed. Having been the class topper throughout school, there was this sinking feeling that I was way behind everyone in college.  I came home after a depressing first day. I clearly remember she was in the terrace that evening, preparing for some exam related to her promotion in insurance sector. She noticed the dullness in my face and called out to me. She had been the pillar of support during my school days, always enco...