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Sumir The Seeker

Been Around The Block, Yet I Seek.

  • Introduction
    • The Person
    • The Professional
    • His Passions
    • Adventure & Adrenaline
    • Cooking
  • Adventure
    • Sanity on 2 Wheels
      • Cycling: Konkan Solo Ride – May 2016
      • Circumnavigating Bombay by Bike – Oct 15, 2016
      • Cycling to Work
      • Sunday Ride: With a Twist (Part 3), May 8, 2016
      • Sunday Ride – Part 2: The Twist (Cyclink Project), May 8, 2016
      • Sunday Ride: With a Twist (Part 1) – May 8, 2016
      • Chamundi hills: downhill – front slope
      • Bandra to Janjira and Beyond? Nov 6, 2013
      • Sunday Ride: Marine Drive – Camp Evergreen.
      • Tungareshwar: Pure Trail-Pure Fun, Sunday, Oct 31, 2010.
      • Matheran Ride – Tough and Very Steep!: Sunday, Nov 14, 2010
    • Road Trips
      • Driving Across Europe to Slovakia
      • Road Trip: Chicago – Grand Canyon.
    • Travel Experiences
      • Moving to London: Circa 2008/9
      • Shipping A Car Across The Pond
      • Chicago to London – Compelled to Compare: Circa 2008/9.
      • Moving Back to India – Amchi “Mumbai”: Circa 2010.
      • Moving to Chicago – The Genesis
      • Don’t Loose Your Passport – Its a Nightmare
    • Learning to Ski: Well trying to
  • Musings
    • We Indians
      • Indian Concept of Time – IST.
      • Indians – Have we no Pride?
    • La Familia
      • The Firstborn’s Wedding.
      • The Making of a Photographer.
      • From Father to Son: An Open Letter.
      • Memories of Happier Times – Love for My Sister
      • Mi Padre, Mi Papa – Part 1.
      • The Joy and Pain of Parenting
    • What a Man Wants in a Woman
    • Technological Revolution: No Internet aka The Dark Ages
    • “How Not to Look at Your Smartphone”
    • Inspiration From The Mental Health Of 3 Famous Leaders
  • Engagements
    • Guest lecture – Sept 2020
    • Data Analysis: Risk Mitigation in Financial Investments – A Primer
    • India: The Impact of Reform 1994/95
    • India: The Awakening of a Tiger 1993/94
  • Work & More
    • The Big Corporate Years
      • How I Ended up in HSBC
      • How I Got the ICICI Infotech Job
    • Startups
      • After The Corporate Years #2.
      • After The Corporate Years #1.
      • Startups: #6 – Final, Anatomy of Failure.
      • Startups: Part 5 – Down & Dirty of the Money Game.
      • Startups: Not for Everyone – Part 4, Last Straw?
      • Startups: Not for Everyone – Part 3, More Lessons
      • Startups: Not for Everyone – Part 2, Failure #1
      • Startups: Not for Everyone – Part 1, My First.
      • GriffinWorx – TIE – eBay Foundation: Round 2. 
      • GriffinWorx – TIE – eBay Foundation: New Learning for Mentors.
    • THE VIRTUAL EXISTENCE CONUNDRUM – PT 3: YOU, ME & EVERYONE IN-BETWEEN.
    • The Virtual Existence Conundrum: PT 2 – poison pill defence.
    • The Virtual Existence Conundrum – Part 1: Shall We Level-set?

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Mi Padre, Mi Papa – Part 1.

March 4, 2018 SumirTheSeeker

As far as I am concerned, his passing was no longer a matter of sympathizing or for that matter empathizing with someone else who has lost a dear one. This is as close to home as it can get. This is Papa. Papa was special. He wasn’t just papa, he was my friend. My friend is gone, and he’s not coming back, ever….

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From Father to Son: An Open Letter.

July 20, 2017 SumirTheSeeker

So, the kid is at school, a new phase of his life, away from home, away from all things familiar, away from family, away from friends, new friends to be made, a life ahead of him. A life for him to shape the way he wants it.

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