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Japalouppe Camp 2 ends.

13 November 2023
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Apple. Meet tree.

8 November 2023
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That girl from Jap!

20 March 2023
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Three wheels to riding class.

3 March 2023
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Naming Freya’s baby.

Freya, Kymaia's favourite horse, is having a baby. Kym has been tasked with ...

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Girls can’t ride, eh?

Kymaia goes from 'girls can't ride' to demonstrating how to mount, walk, trot, ...

About Me: Kedar

This is my space. To ramble, rant, or ruminate. You are welcome to join me. You can see more of me here. I am an IAF+Air India brat (my father and my kid brother, both have donned the wings of the Indian Air Force) growing up in cantonments across the nation, and attending 12 schools before graduating as an Electrical Engineer from Pune University in 1994.

I speak, read, and write English, Hindi, and Marathi (in that order of proficiency), and am very active on social media (mainly Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and lately, Threads and YouTube too), though I do not engage beyond first or at most second level comments. My philosophy for writing can be found here.

Professionally, I am consulting with young people heading their own startups. If you are a startup and need an impartial Entrepreneur-in-Residence to bounce your ideas off, get practical advice from, and basically have around for the 33 years of hard-earned experience in starting up, running, and even shutting down companies, then I am your man. To start a conversation, mail me here.

Personally, I am deeply and passionately engaged in educating (and learning with) my daughter (who was born on my 42nd birthday!) in a non-formal setting and chronicling her (and my) journey. Indeed, unlike most kids who want to become pilots and firemen, actors and doctors, and so on, during my childhood, when I was asked what I’d want to be when I grew up, I’d always answer, ‘Father.’ So, in a way, I am living my dream. I consider myself the luckiest man on Earth (until life is discovered on other planets).

In my spare time, I love to ride/drive, travel, try different foods, watch movies (I love murder mysteries, war movies, and heists), read (mostly non-fiction), debate, and sometimes play golf or squash, or if it’s low enough stakes, poker.

I am politically promiscuous, in the sense that I do not follow a specific political or social party or leader but, from instance-to-instance, choose the argument (and hence, the side making that argument) that best suits my ideological stance of secular humanism. You can find my posts about politics here.

I love dogs and horses (though it’s been a rather long time since I rode one) and am an avid biker with a Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor, who I call BattleCat III. Follow my travels and travails on the bike here.

About my opinions, they are how I like my morning tea: extra strong, piping hot, somewhat dark, grounded in earthy aromas and spices, something that instantly wakes you up, and served without standing on ceremony.

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sandeep_pt Sandeep Manudhane @sandeep_pt ·
30 Oct

Modi's lasting success has been the creation of a powerful 24x7 propaganda machine that creates an "overpowering illusion of achievements", and not actual achievements on ground. That illusion is what silences a majority of citizenry into believing the lies, against their…

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22 Oct

Harish Khare warns of the "demonstration effect" of CJI Chandrachud's appeal to God. "Every district judge will now feel emboldened to weave his or her religiosity into judicial pronouncements. As it is, very many members of lower judiciary any way feel inclined to anchor their…

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rajuparulekar Raju Parulekar @rajuparulekar ·
22 Oct

HELLO 🚨

Dear INDIA parties,

As you undergo the elections to the very important State Assembly Elections in Maharashtra alongwith Jharkhand, please ensure the following.

1. Train your polling agents very very well. You cannot afford to send unaware polling agents this time.…

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22 Oct

There's this gentleman @dieworkwear who is one of those you read online and instantly wish they were friends with you!

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20 Oct

I always ask kids what they'd do with unlimited power (wealth, fame, etc.). And I receive different answers, some of them very different from the idealistic ones I would have answered at their age. I asked some friends to parse them. This is the result.

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रात आई तो वो जिनके घ रात आई तो वो जिनके घर थे वो घर को गए सो गए रात आई तो हम जैसे आवारा फिर निकले राहों में और खो गए On our first date on 15 September 2023, Misbahji wanted to see city lights. And we came here at this very spot at one past midnight, and sat on this parapet for two hours talking of our lives. Just felt like reliving that night. So, here we are. It's raining, windy, cold, and absolutely brilliant! #CoupleInLove #LuckiestManAlive #BattleCatAndUs #TwoWheelsForever
Indian Cricket's triumph Victory parade UK Electio Indian Cricket's triumph Victory parade UK Elections Hathras stampede Agniveers Parliament Falling bridges Short sellers Floods washing away family Student suicides Drunken drivers Corrupt cops Short sellers Nothing seems to excite my passion nowadays. Am I dead inside? Or have I been desensitised because of over-stimulation? Maybe I should simply lay off social, mainstream, and alternate media for a while. Perhaps read a book. You see, my privilege allows me to take a break. I think I will. Need to recharge my batteries. Also, Kym is coming to stay with me on Monday. So, there's that to look forward to. A time to be born, a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Abyss, meet starer. Do you remember these slogans Abyss, meet starer. Do you remember these slogans? Do you remember how the world laughed at them? Over the last couple of days, some Hindus have started to speak in this manner because they are convinced (completely wrongly) that Rahul Gandhi insulted Hinduism. I have always stated that the ultimate aim of the Hindutvawadis is to make Hinduism more Abrahamic in nature. This is the next step. Dear Hindutvawadis, you are now one more step close to the fundamentalist Muslims who you claim to hate. Happy?
The one thing Rahul Gandhi has managed to do is to The one thing Rahul Gandhi has managed to do is to set the agenda and tone. He did that for the General Elections and now, he is doing it in the Parliament. I would never have thought this government would speak so much about the Constitution, with even their chief spokespersons, Om and Jagdeep, parroting Constitution this, Constitution that, Constitutional norms, Constitutional oath, Constitutional niceties, Constitutional precedents, and so on. For this government, every question in this year's paper is out of syllabus. Unfortunately, the paper they leaked and mugged up answers for seems to have been cleverly replaced by Rahulji and Khargeji. And now, Narendra stammers, hums, and haws, and Amit sulks sullenly looking like a jilted lover. Bhai, mazaa aa gayaa! And yes, one last word: Constitution. 🤣🤣🤣
I think the funders of Koo expected that the gover I think the funders of Koo expected that the government would ban Twitter soon. Didn't happen. And now, the BJP doesn't even have a simple majority on its own. So, shutting down was a good idea. The same logic applies to Jio. They expected the tax demands to run Voda out and the pricing pressures to bankrupt Airtel before they raised prices and gouged the Indian consumer. But BJP lost their brute force majority and it suddenly makes better business sense to abandon that strategy and raise prices instead of incurring even more losses. This has now given both, Voda and Airtel a fresh lease of life. Better days for the Indian consumer. Indeed Achhe Din are here. But it took the BJP's backers to lose their confidence that came from the majority and cult worship. Chalo, koi nahi. All's well that ends well.
Repeat after me: BJP/RSS do not represent all Hin Repeat after me: BJP/RSS do not represent all Hindus. Indeed, the BJP/RSS do not even represent most Hindus. Unfortunately, as an atheist who laughs at most claims of all religions, I have no dog (or indeed God) in this fight. But it is apparent even to a blind person that Hinduism is too nebulous, too shapeless, too amorphous to be controlled by one single entity, individual, or group, however powerful. The only reason the BJP/RSS could get away with their audacious claims of speaking for all Hindus was because no one challenged them on their ridiculous and illegitimate assertion. But I have a feeling more and more Hindus will do so now that Rahul Gandhi has hammered his staff on the ground and roared, 'You shall not pass'. I can imagine more Hindus will now come forward to tell the BJP/RSS to go shove their claims of ownership where the sun don't shine. In fact, I'm looking forward to it. Are you a Hindu? Do you understand the difference between your Hinduism and that of the BJP/RSS? Then, stand firm. And tell them, 'This far and no further'. Otherwise, be prepared to see your religion demonised and hated because of a select few bad apples claiming to speak on your behalf. You've been warned.
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Ride to Thoseghar waterfall with BCI. #TwoWheelsF Ride to Thoseghar waterfall with BCI. #TwoWheelsForever #RideToLive #BattleCat
So, just wondering, if tomorrow, say parts of the So, just wondering, if tomorrow, say parts of the Taj Mahal were to start falling off, it wouldn't be the government of the day or the ASI or local administration that would be blamed, but Shah Jahan. Right? How fucking convenient!
Carpeing the diem. It's not always for riding in Carpeing the diem. It's not always for riding in heavy armoured protective gear in disciplined club-approved formations over open terrain to specific locations within a period of time and following a pre-planned itinerary and schedule that we mount our steel steeds. We also use these lovely machines to go buy sabzi, travel to work, pick up people, run errands, and also some times, to simply wear a nice linen shirt and go out and have fun post a light drizzle when the sparkling blue skies are dotted with white puffs of cotton candy clouds and the weather has reached a point where to waste it sitting indoors would have been a crime if sane people with a sense of joi de vivre wrote laws. This was one of those times. #TwoWheelsForever #CoupleInLove #RideForFun #ThreeSixtyLife
Saturday's quick breakfast run to Mapro. #ThreeSi Saturday's quick breakfast run to Mapro. #ThreeSixtyLife #RideToLive #TwoWheelsForever #RideToEat #CoupleInLove
Pune-Mhaby in 90 minutes (0645h-0815h). This is my Pune-Mhaby in 90 minutes (0645h-0815h). This is my thank you to Misbahji for a wonderful Eid (my very first) celebration. A quick ride, hearty breakfast, great company, and now, to Mahabaleshwar to see if the chaat-waalaa at the end of the market road is open and serving his signature paani-puris (another farmaish I promised to fulfil if he's open). Life's good. #FastAsFuck #TwoWheelsForever #EatDrinkLive #RideToEat
Balcony, bhel, beer, bak-bak, book, breezy evening Balcony, bhel, beer, bak-bak, book, breezy evening, blue skies, bliss. इतना तो बनता है? या इतना ही बस है जीने के लिए? बोलो! #LuckiestManAlive #BeesKnees
Happy #WorldMotorcycleDay2024 to my comrades-on-wh Happy #WorldMotorcycleDay2024 to my comrades-on-wheels. #TwoWheelsForever #LiveToRide #RideToLive #FastAsFuck
The girls are twinning! And I think I'm winning! The girls are twinning! And I think I'm winning! #LuckiestManAlive
Mutton khichada (veg for Maa), palak-gosht, mutton Mutton khichada (veg for Maa), palak-gosht, mutton-bhuna, chicken kheema samosa, lemon-pepper chicken, butter chicken, alu-gobi, doi-begun, thecha, roti, rice, sheer khurma, sevaiyaan, jamun ice cream for the pre-Eid and then Eid party, where the celebration started last night and is continuing through lunch (breakfast was simple idli-medu vada, ordered from Priya in Camp), is a culinary overload!!! Of all of the above, the only bought out was the ice cream. Everything else was made with great effort and much love by the beautiful @misbah_mansuri_9 (except the roti which was courtesy, Maa). Maryam got a watch from Kym and both mother and daughter (Misbahji and Maryam) got matching kurtas from Aaji to twin. I got brilliant food and a taste of Indian Muslim culture. What a celebration! Eid Mubarak to everyone!
Burn calories. Have parathas. Repeat. A little ba Burn calories. Have parathas. Repeat. A little backstory to this: A month ago, a friend of mine and I had a bet to see who could lose more as a percentage of our then weight by the time I turn 52 (28 August 2024), the forfeit being an all-you-can-eat-and-drink meal at a really fancy restaurant that specialises in meat, meat, and more meat (along with making one of the best Old Fashioneds I've ever tasted in India). On 15 May 2024, he weighed in at 104.60kg and me at 88.80kg. The game was on. My preferred route was morning exercise and intermittent fasting, which I do by stopping all calorie intake post-lunch, regardless of when it is (for me, that's usually any time between noon and half past one) and then continuing my daily life till the next morning when I eat a banana before workout at around half past five. So far, so good. Except one small thing: Ever since Kym left on 29 May 2024, my 'exercise' has been confined to my fingers moving on the keyboard early morning , as I research my next project. Which means, there has been none. A month later, yesterday, I decided to test the waters and see how far I have to go (we'd both kind of agreed that a 10% reduction in our weights would be quite an achievement). Turns out, I've hit 81.40kg, which is a whopping 8.33%. What. The. Actual. Fuck? This morning's breakfast, therefore, is a celebration of that! I can finally treat myself to some sinful masala parathas, two types of achaar (kathal and lal mirch), dahi, butter, and bananas along with my regular intake of the daily newspaper and masala chai in the mornings. As I sit here, I wonder what I did to lose all that weight. While you think of that, I have a question , totally unrelated: How many calories does frequent and vigorous sex burn? Also, at my age, thinking about it (frequently and vigorously, of course) also counts, right? Asking for a friend.
मुझे डोर कोई खींचे तेरी ओर लिए जा...
Breakfast with the club. Meeting fellow bikers aft Breakfast with the club. Meeting fellow bikers after so long! It was fulfilling, as usual, in every way. I don't know why we didn't do this for two whole months! But ladies & gentlemen, we are back in the saddle. And riding. #RideToEat #TwoWheelsForever
And now, the government will roll back the Agnivee And now, the government will roll back the Agniveer scheme, work on giving women money for household work directly into their accounts, amend the Constitution to remove the cap on reservations, open up millions of government jobs, create an internship program for graduate youth, conduct caste census, reduce inflation on a war footing, get tough on paper leaks and leakers, make new laws for gig workers, offer legally bound MSP to farmers, stop persecuting Muslims, rein in the central agencies, treat states with respect, and become more humble. मोटा-मोटा ऐसे है कि भाई, राहुलजी ने बिना जीते ही अपने सारे वादे पूरे कर दिए! How scared must Narendra and Amit be of him! I've said it many times and I'll say it again: What Rahul Gandhi says today, the government of India does tomorrow. As for us, the liberal humanists who want all of this anyway, we are happy. That is what we wanted. हम तो खुश हैं। There's just one thing. Guess who's having the last laugh?
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