Author Archives: writerruns
Today, I exercised patience …
Some days are just some days … Life just seems out of balance on such days. And then, either I accept or I fight. I either keep the balance or let it all go and see where I land. So was today. Nothing remarkable, but it … Continue reading
Unmaking as a parent – Little Bo Peep needs to learn how to sleep
After my last blog post, Vasumathi wrote to me, sharing her experiences of parenting her 18 month old child. Helping her child to learn to sleep was one of the key topics of discussion. Much before I was pregnant, Rajesh Mehar once told … Continue reading
Hillhacks – unmaking myself as a parent and as an individual
It’s been a really long time since I wrote here. In fact, I thought it best to punish myself by not writing. The greatest punishment is not allowing yourself to do what helps you best express yourself. That’s all a story for … Continue reading
Navigating an ‘engineered’ and ‘gendered’ world: questions about communities and belonging
Yesterday morning I went birdwatching in Ragihalli with Deepa and two other avid birdwatchers. Two years ago, if someone asked me to come birdwatching, I’d perhaps not have gone. These days, I face such an emotional, intellectual and physical burnout … Continue reading
Organizing events – curation and selecting speakers
JSFoo 2013 – held between 18th and 21st Sept – is the third edition of JSFoo I have organized in two consecutive years. JSFoo has come a long way since the previous edition held in October 2012 in terms of: … Continue reading
Navigating a “gendered” world – role divisions, nature of work and founding a startup with a spouse
One day, I was eating lunch with a buyer and my parents. The buyer started to inquire about dad’s business. Mom chipped in between and said she also helps dad with the business. He immediately said, “Ah, you manage accounts?” … Continue reading
Navigating a “gendered” world: starting a startup with a spouse – Part II
In the previous post, I started to narrate how I got involved in running HasGeek – financially and in terms of holding the company together in day-to-day matters. I must admit one more time that it is tough to write … Continue reading
Navigating a “gendered” world – starting a startup with a spouse – Part I
The first post I wrote last Sunday received a good number of responses. I am not going to dwell too much on the responses and the post itself. I have changed the way I am now approaching the subject of … Continue reading
Navigating a gendered world – some questions
Last evening, Kiran and I walked into a dinner organized for entrepreneurs (or some such event Kiran asked me to come for). One of the guests, who seemed like the co-host, introduced Kiran as “this is Jonnalagadda and he runs … Continue reading
Notes about tentative-ness. (Alternatively, notes from London.)
Thursday 25th April, 7:30 PM. George Tavern Pub, East London I walked into the pub. It was dark inside. And outside was an expanse of an empty road with shops (mostly) run by Bangladeshi immigrants. I was feeling uncertain about … Continue reading
A Writer Runs 