Simply Living Hardly Thinking – Page 12

There comes a time in every entrepreneur’s life when Excel hits the road

bkbirla, November 23, 2011

I have been lucky enough to see that happen multiple times. And it happened yet another time. It is a funny game. You spend sleepless nights imagining your first sale, first customer, first launch. How the curves on your sales graphs will look like? YouÂ rehearseÂ the words you will say to…

Recepie â€“ Bun Butter Congress

bkbirla, November 15, 2011May 19, 2020

This is Namma Bengaluru stuff, mind it. If you are a Bangalorean, you obviously know what Congress Peanuts are. The red spicy peanuts which you get at every bakery shop across the city. If you are not lucky enough to be a Bangalorean. Here is an easy way to make…

I wish time had a pause button – The story of Pune BBG meetup

bkbirla, October 22, 2011October 23, 2011

It happens and happened to me two times on 15th Oct, 2011. Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahavidyalaya was where music lovers from different parts of the country gathered to celebrate our love for music. I figured out why Pune is called cultural capital of Maharashtra. Music lovers descended in large numbers…

Jaggu Dada Memories

bkbirla, October 10, 2011October 23, 2014

20 years gone by. It must be month of October in B Top in Hall 2 at IIT Kanpur in 1991. Harmless looking Amit Jain landed in my room. I know you won’t recognize that name. Nobody called him by that name. Even he might have forgotten it during college…

Changing my relegion

bkbirla, September 2, 2011

I know it worked if you have come here. Learnt this trick from a friend. A catchy subject line ensures that you do read rest of the stuff. Anyway I never had aÂ religionÂ so no chances of changing it. I lost myÂ religionÂ long time back when I went throughÂ religiousÂ texts of almost allÂ religions….

bkbirla, August 24, 2011

Short Play: Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa

bkbirla, July 30, 2011July 30, 2011

Sutradhar: Bahut dinon pahle ki baat hai. Kisi door desh main ek raja aur ek rani rahte the. Unki ek sundar si rajkumari thi. Mujhe pata that aapko ye kahani already maloom hai isliye aaj jo hum presnt kar rahe hain wo kahani hamari aur aapki zindagi ke bare main…

Recepie â€“ Maggi Fried Rice

bkbirla, July 26, 2011October 3, 2012

Haven’t you enjoyed the taste of Maggi as a kid. Here is an interesting twist to that. In our home kids love the maggi with almost no masala so we always end up with a lot of maggi masala packets. I thought it would be a nice idea to put…

Recepie â€“ Cole Slaw Salad

bkbirla, July 16, 2011July 16, 2011

This is the easiest salad and usually served with burgers/sandwiches on the side. Take a bowl full of shredded cabbage. Â Finely mince some capsicum and grate some carrots and add it to the cabbage. Â You can also add fresh herbs likeÂ parsley. Add half a bowl ofÂ mayonnaiseÂ and mix it well. Add…

The fun times in Mumbai BBG Meetup

bkbirla, June 21, 2011

It is tough not to have fun when you are in the company of so many music lovers and so many people who have been part of the mosaic of Indian Film music. We wereÂ privilegedÂ to be under one roof in Kandivili, Mumbai on 18th Jun, 2011. The music lovers started…