Over the past 3 years I have taken a fascination for limericks and would have penned over 300 of them. I have been inspired by Bibek Debroy who is a role model for me and his limericks in Live Mint is what I try to emulate – nay mimic. All limericks are basis some funny/weird incidents and my attempt is to come out with something funny/sarcastic/silly.
The first limerick i am publishing on this site is about an incident in Russia where at a chess tournament the opponent was a robot. When one of the 7 year old player tried to put back a piece which he had just lost the robot not only caught the kid’s finger but crushed it. Guess these are the perils of dealing with machines. https://people.com/human-interest/chess-playing-robot-breaks-7-year-old-boy= s-finger-in-russian-tournament/?amp=3Dtrue
When he moved the rook at a fast rate
His opponent the robot showed full hate
And ended up as a ringer
Over the past 3 years I have taken a fascination for limericks and would have penned over 300 of them. I have been inspired by Bibek Debroy who is a role model for me and his limericks in Live Mint is what I try to emulate – nay mimic. All limericks are basis some funny/weird incidents and my attempt is to come out with something funny/sarcastic/silly.
The first limerick i am publishing on this site is about an incident in Russia where at a chess tournament the opponent was a robot. When one of the 7 year old player tried to put back a piece which he had just lost the robot not only caught the kid’s finger but crushed it. Guess these are the perils of dealing with machines. https://people.com/human-interest/chess-playing-robot-breaks-7-year-old-boy= s-finger-in-russian-tournament/?amp=3Dtrue
When he moved the rook at a fast rate
His opponent the robot showed full hate
And ended up as a ringer
Breaking the kid’s finger
Heard everyone exclaim check (yourself) mate
Breaking the kid’s finger
Heard everyone exclaim check (yourself) mate
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Srinivas Nidugondi
was wondering how to describe myself and the first thing that came to mind is that I am caught up in a time warp and while the body has moved forward the heart says that the needle is stuck in the 30s!
When I look back over the years I have only gratitude at where I am and what I have got in life. Of course. Once in a while I do yearn for more but most of the time I do see the positive side of life.
On the professional front, with over 25 years under the belt, I never imagined that I would be deeply intertwined with the evolution of tech and digital and be part of many transformative initiatives across the Globe. Clearly a journey that began by default now reflects a tapestry that has been beautifully woven. Having been involved in launching and scaling financial products and services that have touched the lives of over a billion people it does give me immense satisfaction. What with these initiatives touching 13 of the 17 UN SDGs I do hope we will, one day, see us move from financial inclusion to wealth inclusion. Further, being part of the evolution of digital banking in India I helped launch the first mobile banking app, first digital only banking product, helping build a financial inclusion IT network and conceptualising and launching IMPS - IMPS and UPI have transformed the payments landscape in India. Starting off in the Smart Card industry, I worked on product concepts and help take them to scale and these include some of the largest ID card projects in the World. Of course, in this journey, there have been enough failures and these learnings have taught me much more. What keeps me going is change and the fascination for the new and so I thrive in anything transformational – be it business, product, process or people.
I believe in tech for real development and as an angel investor look for sustainable growth ventures which, hopefully, will drive India’s growth story forward. As an avid reader I have a deep interest in philosophy, politics, public policy, international relations, history and spy thrillers. I am fascinated with limericks and penning them down is a great stress buster. Finally, the love for travel and food is something that gets me going. I do hope I will be able to write on some if not all of the above topics.
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