Thoughts In A Wandering Mind

On June 12, 2025, we were reminded just how fragile life can be when Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner heading to London Gatwick, tragically went down shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad. Onboard were 242 people, each with their own stories, dreams, and plans—whether it was for work, family reunions, or adventures or chasing dreams . In an instant, those hopes were shattered as the crash claimed 241 lives, leaving just one survivor and a nation in mourning. This tragedy is about so much more than just numbers. Each of those 241 individuals was part of a family, a community, and had their own dreams and contributions to share. Families were torn apart, communities were left heartbroken, and once again, the aviation industry faced a tough reminder that, despite all the advancements we've made, the line between safety and disaster can be incredibly thin.   I am particularly pained because I contribute to the parallel universe after flying to U.S. three years back. I ...

In the month of Juneteenth, let us get back to the noble virtue of give and take – helping other s and receiving help. Let us first look at how I am receiving help. As I mentioned already, for a small person like me, living in the most developed and wealthiest nation in the world is not an easy and simple thing. It requires helping hands  along the path to keep me afloat. There is no bigger example than my organization helping me and supporting my cause. I will leave about what I did to Infosys but as a matured person I need to look at what Infosys did to me. From this perspective, it is decent help rendered to me. Simply, without Infosys, I wouldn’t have been in U.S. and my story of last three years would not have taken shape at all. This is the bottom line.   If I go into detailed breakdown, I need to go back to the timeline of 2018-21. I applied for H1 transfer before joining Infosys in 201 9 through another company . I need to pay small amount (less t han...