“People want to pursue their passion and make a living with that, of late,” Jigneshbhai remarked while sipping his coffee. Swami and I were busy in our passion for the double chocolate muffin. But what Jigneshbhai said still caught our attention. “Yes, a colleague of mine left his job a while back to follow his … Read more
“There are some things you just can’t make better,” Swami remarked while sipping his coffee over the double chocolate muffin. For a moment, Jigneshbhai and I thought he was referring to the exceptional muffin and coffee. We stared at each other and nodded in agreement that it’s tough to better that. But he wasn’t referring … Read more
“I am going to apply for police security,” he announced. Jigneshbhai and I almost spilled our coffee in surprise. After his recent experience at the cinema where he had got into an unnecessary brawl with the man in the seat in front of him, Swami was convinced that society had become a dangerous place. Swami … Read more
“You can slice and dice your data to come up with hidden insights,” boasted Swami while sipping his coffee the other day. He had come to the café straight from his office after a meeting with one of the data vendors. “Raichand was impressed,” he continued, talking about how the vendor presentations had made a … Read more
“For man to be able to live he must either not see the infinite or have such an explanation of the meaning of life as will connect the finite with the infinite.” Jigneshbhai was reading from Leo Tolstoy’s ‘A Confession and other religious writings’. “Tolstoy went on an exploration of the meaning of life when … Read more
The one thing Jigneshbhai likes is a quiet life. He is not the kind who gets restless and worked up when there is not much happening. Give Jigneshbhai his daily freedom, his daily work and his daily food, and the company of a few loved ones and friends to talk with, not all the time … Read more
“But with all the confusion about earnings growth and when the economic recovery will happen, and with markets near all-time highs, how are you saying continue investing?” Swami asked Jigneshbhai the other day. He was in an aggressive frame of mind then as the uncertainty over economy was troubling him. But Jigneshbhai, cool as ever, … Read more
“These exercises are quite tough,” Swami said. “It’s easy for Sam to tell me to do them. He has run a triathlon. But I am no good at it,” he added. When he looked at us for a response, he caught me with my coffee cup at my lips, and Jigneshbhai biting his muffin. I … Read more
“Puttuswamy parked my car behind his red, C-class Mercedes. And at that moment, I got a nagging feeling that today is not going to be my day,” Swami told us at the café when we met a few days later. Swami narrated the happenings of the meeting day. “You know how good my hunches are, … Read more