• Observations at Kurduvadi on a Sunday Night!

    I had my first visit to Pandharpur, reaching Kurduvadi on Sunday May 14th early morning by 22139 CSTM-SUR superfast; from where I took 11309 SUR-Miraj express to PVR. I returned the same evening to KWV by 11310 Miraj-SUR exp, before proceeding to Mumbai by 22140 SUR-CSTM superfast. At KWV, I had about 3 hours to…

  • My experiences as an Aspie: Part Three

    Hope you are so far enjoying, as well as getting a good insight into my experiences as an Aspie! Well, for those of you who have not yet read the parts 1 and 2; it’s never too late – here are the links:https://ashwinkumar1989.in/2017/05/09/my-experiences-as-an-aspie-part-one/  and https://ashwinkumar1989.in/2017/05/10/my-experiences-as-an-aspie-part-two/ . My employers at my first organization were kind enough to…

  • My experiences as an Aspie: Part Two

    This is a continuation of my blog on my experiences as someone with Asperger’s Syndrome. If you haven’t read the first part, please do read it here https://ashwinkumar1989.in/2017/05/09/my-experiences-as-an-aspie-part-one/ . During my 9th standard, my craze for cricket resurfaced with a bang. India started its World Cup 2003 campaign with a rather laboured and unimpressive win over minnows…

  • My experiences as an Aspie: Part One

    I got the inspiration for the title (as well as most of the content) of this blog from two people who had written exceptional blogs about themselves – one of whom has become a kind of online acquaintance for me.  Those of you who are reading this now; had you read my bio in the ‘About’ section,…

  • Perfect end to one of the best matches of IPL !

    This IPL is the first I am watching since 4 years ago. I had lost interest, since my beloved Chennai Superkings had been booted out and there was a lot of fixing going on. But then I thought, why not give it a try again. Yesterday night Gujarat Lions played Mumbai Indians at Rajkot.  I was…

  • My two cents on the United Airlines fiasco

    This post is coming a trifle too late probably, but you know the adage – ‘better late than never’ :D. 20 days ago (On Sunday April 9th late evening), in an atrocious case of violence by American authorities; 69 year old Dr. David Dao was violently dragged off a United Airlines flight bound for  Louisville…

  • The Zookeeper’s Wife – Love all the way

    I had a great Sunday evening with my parents – watching ‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’, a biography drama set in the World War 2 era; during the Nazi Germany invasion of Poland. Starring Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh and Daniel Bruhl among others, and directed by Niki Caro; this two hour drama takes place largely in Warsaw, Poland;…

  • America’s unhealthy obsession with guns

    Easter is a happy day right? A time to celebrate and get together surely? However, in USA (precisely Chicago) this year, it was a rather dark and gloomy day – marked by bangs, bloodbath, screaming, pain and death – as 2 people were killed and 43 wounded in a plethora of shootings over the weekend. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/04/17/easter-weekend-shootings-gun-violence/ …

  • A short and sweet visit to Chennai

    Yet another trip to the South, barely two weeks since that memorable trip to Trichy. This time it was to Chennai, for the end-of-one-year ritual function of my late paternal grandfather (who had passed away last year in March).It was Friday the 7th of April. My father had already flown to Chennai on Wednesday night from…

  • Airlines forced to bend to political blackmail

    Ok, this is the 2nd controversial topic I’m writing an article about. As mentioned before, constructive criticism is welcome; but personal attacks or abuses will mean the commenter being blocked and reported to the forum support/administration. As probably many of us know, on March 23rd; Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad assaulted a 60-year old Air…