Gaurav JainLeadership Lessons From Indian Army’s First Field Marshal Sam ManekshawI had been curious to know more about Sam Manekshaw for quite some time now. He was Indian Army’s very first Field Marshal¹, the highest…6 min read·Sep 3, 2023----
Gaurav JainThe Remarkable Journey of Otis Davis, the Man Who Outpaced the Flying SikhMilkha Singh, popularly referred to as the Flying Sikh, is a legend in his own right. He is one of the precious few athletes from India…4 min read·Sep 3, 2023----
Gaurav JainIndo-French Connections: Mahakal and Charles de GaulleMahakal and Charles de Gaulle: Two words you didn’t think could appear together. After all, the Mahakaleshwar temple of Ujjain appears to…2 min read·Dec 11, 2022----
Gaurav JainSpaces as VirtueWe live in extremely busy times. Or at least everyone “appears” to be busy or always in a hurry to get somewhere. In our frenzied and…4 min read·Apr 1, 2021----
Gaurav JainWhen you can’t take, maybe, IterateThis is the story of realising how, what appeared to be a perfectly reasonable choice for an interface at first glance, didn’t quite turn…5 min read·Mar 22, 2021----
Gaurav JainAn Easy Way to Earn Trust and RespectI have observed one common trait among people who command respect and are generally trusted by others at my workplace. And that is the…2 min read·Feb 23, 2020----
Gaurav JainAlgorithms and Super-ConsciousnessThe matters of the mind can be the toughest to comprehend, especially if they have never been experienced firsthand. So, it’s one thing to…3 min read·Feb 23, 2020----
Gaurav JainWhy git rebase?As someone who explores tools strictly to the extent that they are relevant to the job at hand, I never found myself using the rebase…1 min read·Feb 5, 2020----
Gaurav JainAWS S3 Eventual Consistency CaveatToday, I think I ran into one of the less known caveats with AWS S3 consistency model. S3 provides read-after-write consistency for new…1 min read·Jan 28, 2020----
Gaurav JainWhy Meditation improves Emotional Intelligence?Mediation is often prescribed as a panacea for a healthier mind, and consequently a happier life. Apparently, if you silently focus on a…2 min read·Oct 9, 2019----