• My experiences as an Aspie: Part Four

    After a while, I am back! To refresh you all, here are the first 3 parts: https://ashwinkumar1989.in/2017/05/09/my-experiences-as-an-aspie-part-one/  , https://ashwinkumar1989.in/2017/05/10/my-experiences-as-an-aspie-part-two/ and https://ashwinkumar1989.in/2017/05/12/my-experiences-as-an-aspie-part-three/ . I was lucky that my mom had a counsellor friend who had her own clinic near my home. By the way, it was obvious that my counselling in Chennai was not very effective; and I had…

  • My first visit to Pandharpur – Part 2

    For those of you who have not yet read Part 1, here is the link: https://ashwinkumar19892021.wordpress.com/2017/05/21/my-first-visit-to-pandharpur-part-1/ . I had darshan at the Vitthal Temple, but could not see the main deity due to the crowd. I then came to my hotel room and slept for 4 hours, as I was tired after walking in the dry heat…

  • My first visit to Pandharpur – Part 1

    My primary purpose of this trip was to explore the Kurduvadi – Pandharpur line (secondary purpose being darshan at the famous Vitthal Temple). I could not get reservation in the direct train to Pandharpur(51027 CSTM-PVR fast passenger) because of the weekend rush, so I instead chose to book a ticket to KWV for Saturday May…

  • 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;…