Jan 31Constraints are BeautifulFeb 1 2022 marks one year since I moved to California. About 2 and a half years since I moved to the States. A lot has changed. I can’t even seem to recognize myself. Yes, I’m still frail and skinny on the outside. To my friends, nothing really has changed…Life4 min read
Jan 28, 2021So you really want to be a Product Manager?There are a ton of posts about product management flooding the internet. The field is ever growing and that is good. But for someone like me who was completely new to it, last year, parsing through them was indeed very difficult — I didn’t know where to start and it…Product Management7 min read
Dec 31, 2020Put Your Head On My Shoulder…I’m patiently waiting for it to be 8:00pm. It’s been a long day despite waking up around 12 in the afternoon. Winters in NYC are harsh — You are shrouded in darkness all day long regardless of when you wake up. I check the clock twice. …Life4 min read
Sep 25, 2020The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side 🌿Be forewarned — this article is slightly a tongue in cheek but honest rendition of my fleeting thoughts. I would like to say that I had to contemplate for a painfully significant amount of time convincing myself that I tried very hard to not write this article. But I’d be…Life Lessons3 min read
Jun 17, 2020What I learnt after bombing my Google APM Interview!Google Associate Product Management Internship Program — My dream of becoming a Product Manager was first born when I attended the Grace Hopper Conference in 2018. Although product management can mean different things within different teams and across roles, I loved the idea of bringing together tech, business and design responsibilities into a single role. And in…Google Apm5 min read
Apr 25, 2020Out The WindowA dusty laptop with a greasy keyboard. Unfolded sheets. Alarms going off at odd times. Two tote bags filled to the brim with essential groceries and fluky snacks. Empty walls. That’s what I wake up to every day. It’s been so for 7 weeks now. This is what my life…Life3 min read
Sep 27, 2019A Pinch of PerspectiveMy life in NYC so far in a nutshell! — Have you ever been in a room with different people who have had amazing experiences around the world? I have multiple times. ( *humble-brag*) But nothing has quite been life-changing like my past few weeks here in New York City. Loud. Busy. Crowded. Happening. Beautiful. Rich. NYC is Love. No…New York6 min read
Jul 27, 2019Perfecting Your StoryBe it for a Statement of Purpose or an other essay question. — This article has been written for MS/MBA students focussing on how to go about writing a SOP. But the points noted down here can be used for essay questions on application forms too. When you check out applications for universities, it’s evident that you will come across the “statement of…Sop4 min read
Jul 17, 2019Where Do I Even Begin?Growing up is cool. Adulting? Not so much. — It is absolutely terrifying coming to terms with this realisation. It was fun while it lasted. I guess it’s time to embrace it. And so, I enter into the next phase of my life — being an actual adult. All my batchmates are getting ready to jump into it. Now…Life Lessons3 min read
Jun 15, 2019Changing Times, Changing PerspectivesThe train was about to reach Kozhikode station. Looking at my watch, I knew it was time to get down from the upper birth seat. I had copped up in one corner of the berth all the way from Thrissur. There was no other way. Sleeper coaches are crowded all…Education6 min read
