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What to do when you lose your job?

More than 1 lakh tech employees were laid off so far in 2023. Some close associates of mine who got great academic credentials and stellar careers so far are part of the downsizing. This is particularly affecting mid-career IT professionals who spent a decade or two in the IT industry, built skills in a niche industry or technology areas, and are unable to look for alternative careers at this juncture of life. Moreover, such professionals are most likely married with kids, would have purchased a property or two under loan and also take care of their aging parents.  Preparing for job loss can be a difficult and stressful experience. However, following steps, you can take to prepare yourself both financially and emotionally. Build up your savings:  Start saving as much money as you can to build up an  emergency fund  that can support you for at least a few months in case of job loss. This will help you cover your basic expenses until you can secure a new job. Update your resume and profi
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Future is AI

Recently OpenAI has made Chat GPT public and it is already shaking the tech world. Students are using chat GPT for their assignments, digital marketers are using it for content creation and so on. Lets look at how AI could possibly impact the world in the next decade. One of the most significant areas where AI is expected to make an impact is healthcare. AI-powered diagnostic tools, such as image and speech recognition software, will help doctors identify illnesses and diseases more quickly and accurately. Additionally, virtual assistants and chatbots will be used to help patients manage their symptoms and connect with healthcare providers. These tools will not only improve patient outcomes, but also reduce costs for healthcare systems. Recently OpenAI has made Chat GPT public and it is already shaking the tech world. Students are using chat GPT for their assignments, digital marketers are using it for content creation and so on. Lets look at how AI could possibly impact the world in t
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What story you want to tell?

I will tell you a story. There was a village in a remote area in India. It was ruled by an evil land lord. People in that region are terrified and pray to god to send someone to save them.  There  enters the hero  from somewhere. He encounters heroine by mistake and falls in love. He spends time romancing    her for some time. Then comes confrontation with villian.  F ight starts  between protagonist and the  villain . Each devising strategies to take down each other. Finally comes a moment when a person very dear to hero was killed by  villain  very cruelly. And hero takes revenge on villian and saves the village. Sounds familiar?  I saw this story hundreds of times in different languages with a different hero, heroine, villain, different place, different time.  I like watching movies as it was my favourite source of entertainment from my childhood.  There came my curiosity about story telling. How can people watch / read stories with same plot again and again?  I starte
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My thoughts on India's performance at Rio Olympics I was elevated, excited and enthralled for the glory that Sakshi and Sindhu brought by winning their medals at Rio olympics. Like millions of Indian fans, i watched women’s badminton finals. Even though PV Sindhu lost the match to world no. 1, i liked the way she fought till the end. Her fighting spirit apart from the medal is appreciated by everyone. I was proud that in a country where sports infrastructure is less and kids are encouraged to become engineers and doctors, these athletes are bringing medals for India.  I got curious about Sindhu. I wanted to know How she got there? what training she got? what sacrifices she made? As i dug deeper, following is what i believe are the reasons for her success. Purpose, Practice, Perseverance, and Progress Purpose : Sindhu’s father was a national level basket ball player. Yet he allowed her to play badminton as she showed interest in badminton only. S he started playing
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Travel Chronicles

I was in the boat with other tourists. I was enjoying the view where boat was passing through a passage between two high lands. Suddenly my friend called, "Hey, come to the other side". The moment I reached other side of boat, I looked at the scene in front of me and I froze.  All I could see was large blue sky, water falling from fifty feet height covering my eye site, making so much noise that I could not hear any other sound. Misty fog was created right in the middle of the fall as if there are clouds forming in front of my eyes. Water was so violent, I felt like I was in the middle of a storm.   I had never seen anything like that in my life and the whole experience gave me goose bumps. That was my first experience visiting Nayagara falls.   I was never much of a traveler . All the travel I did was visiting relatives or traveling for study or job purposes. That moment at nayagara changed my perspective about travel. I made a decision, that I will visit as ma
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Software Dairies Mahesh is my colleague working in IT industry for past 15 years. He usually spends 15 hours a day at work. He is professionally successful, Got promoted fast and he gets a hefty pay check. However, Recently he was diagnosed with diabetes. He is only in his mid-30s.  Today I want to talk about a problem that is more frequent in IT world.  Work induced health issues for IT professionals. Software industry boomed during 90's. Many people got benefitted economically. Most of us earn more than what our parents used to get and we Live a comfortable life. However, we are paying a price for the life we live now. We are doing stressful mental work sitting in front of the computer day after day. Demanding work and work schedules are putting health of software professionals in danger. According to a research conducted on IT professionals in major cities, some of the top reasons are Long working hours, Prolonged sitting, Interacting with visual display
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My first speech in Toastmasters: The ice breaker

Ice Breaker Recently i started my journey in toastmasters. It has been a wonderful experience so far. I would like to share my journey as part of this blog. I still remember the day i woke up on the first day of hostel, my parents were not by my side. I was 10 years old, alone and terrified. I was 2nd born of 3 children in a middle class family from a small village in Andhrapradesh. My parents sent me to a residential school in hope of getting quality education for me. I struggled initially. However,  slowly i learnt to be on my own. Apart from providing quality education, my residencial school also provided good sporting facilities. It was a good distraction away from home. I enjoyed playing games a lot such as kho-kho, kabaddi, vollyball, cricket, athletics etc. My interest in sports has only increased over time. I had carried out this habit of playing for the large part of my working life as well. Sports taught me the importance of team work, leadership, taking responsibil
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