Mar 27, 2022On problem solvingPremise I’m a left brain human and picking up interesting problems has always been a major part of my life. Life till college was all fun and play, so were the problems at hand. As I graduated to solving real life problems with higher stakes over the last ~3 years, I…Problem Solving4 min readProblem Solving4 min read
Feb 26, 2022notes from ‘Richard Hamming: You and Your Research’Richard Hamming: You and Your Research Talk at Bellcore, 7 March 1986 The title of my talk is "You and Your Research." It is not about managing research, it…www.paulgraham.com I am mesmerised by the universality of tactical advise delivered in this talk and how all of it is backed by examples. It is wisdom on steroids but a really long read. …6 min read6 min read
Jan 16, 2022Canvas of Death- OG Framework by the OG TagoreI ❤ frameworks I am a sucker for frameworks and principles, for they short-circuit great decision making. From what I have noticed- there is a strong pareto in the kind of problems we face so the useful frameworks compound rather quickly. Now you tell me- ain’t that worthy of ❤? …Tagore3 min readTagore3 min read
Jan 15, 2021Musings around elements abundant in childhoodLast Sunday my 6 year old niece had come home but I could spend only little time with her since I was occupied. …Childhood1 min readChildhood1 min read
Mar 24, 2019“Imposter Syndrome is here to stay” -Behavioral EconomicsI’d like to argue that a majority of competent individuals are bugged by the Imposter Syndrome and back it up with the underlying principles of behavioral economics, here we go! 1/3: Imposter SyndromeImposter Syndrome5 min readImposter Syndrome5 min read
Published inretro-psk·Dec 31, 2018The Announcement | Why, What & 2019 ResolutionsUpdate (May’19) It’s been a helluva ride and a lot of learning. I realized that I will stick with 4 habits that I worked on all this while- waking up not so late, exercising, meditation, daily journal and reading. I have stopped posting weekly blogs, I couldn’t get myself to write about…Running5 min readRunning5 min read
Oct 30, 2018Hacks to the “Off-Campus” Internship“What routine academics gets wrong, internships get right!” — PSK In an ultra competitive setting where you need experience to get experience, internships are becoming increasingly popular as a quintessential block on resumes as well as a stepping stone to full time offers (read: PPOs). Also, working on real world…Internships7 min readInternships7 min read
Published inGreendeck·Aug 1, 2018Keras CSV data generator for Multi- Output Vision modelsAt Greendeck.co, we leverage deep learning to drive operational efficiency and innovation in online retail. We empower our clients with smart engines that are capable of tasks like tracking competitor’s products, pricing & promotions in real time and categorizing products automatically on the basis of descriptive text & images. …Data Science6 min readData Science6 min read
Jan 17, 2017A billion hearts in one CSV!(P.S.- You can now crunch these numbers and join others in the community @ https://www.kaggle.com/bazuka/census2001 ) I was working on my internship project when I realized how exhaustive, accessible and yet useless Government of India Census data can be when it comes to putting it all together at one place…Open Data3 min readOpen Data3 min read
Jan 14, 2017Hacking into Paris’ Cheats on Streets“Guess and win €100!!”, an elderly Asian woman interrupted me as I was walking from the Eiffel Tower to the metro line on a windy Paris evening. …Paris3 min readParis3 min read
