Things Ravi Pratap Is Up To

During my brief layover in Paris’ Charles De Gaulle airport, I figured getting online for about 30 minutes would be a nice way to wait at the gate for my flight to Chennai. 6 Euros and 2 minutes later, I was connected and going about some of my tasks when I chanced upon a headline [...]

I consider myself lucky in that from a fairly young age, I knew that I absolutely loved science and technology and that there was absolutely nothing else on the planet that I would rather do. Although my encounters with machines began at a young age , my parents inform me that I started life out [...]

Are you or anybody you know interested in joining a technology startup company? Read on to learn more about open positions in the company that I work for. Hillcrest Labs, a fast-growing technology startup located in the Washington, DC metro area, is looking to hire bright people with a passion for building great products. Hillcrest [...]

2006 started out for me with quite a bang. One of the things I decided to do this year – something I don’t think I have ever done before – is make some new year resolutions. Why not me, I ask. It is after all the most fashionable thing to do at the turn of [...]

The New York Times published a fascinating story on India’s highway modernization project and some of the radical changes it is bringing about in its rapidly evolving society: Mile by Mile, India Paves a Smoother Road to Its Future An interesting read.

I came across the following this morning (thanks to Atul Chitnis): The Indian National Portal aims to be a gateway for all government services and was launched as part of the national e-governance plan. PHP on Linux, excellent design, well-organized content and super-clean formatting. And works out of the box with Firefox! You’ve gotta give [...]

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } So a few weeks ago (Oct 15, actually), I was in Boston for ~18 hours, attending Startup School, a conference for budding entrepreneurs organized by Paul Graham‘s Y Combinator. The conference [...]

Most NRIs (Non-Resident Indians) like myself make it a point to read Indian newspapers everyday to keep in touch with goings-on back home. Unfortunately, the most popular ones (The Times of India, Rediff, The Hindu, etc.) have numerous problems. They’re either too sensational (ToI, Economic Times) or are too drab (The Hindu) or have no [...]

When the cab driver in my last post was telling me about his weekend trips to New York, I think he was being prophetic in a sense. Having driven to NY 3 times in the 4 weeks that I have been here, I am clearly heading for some kind of record. Although, to be fair, [...]

I guess I never really imagined that there would come a day that would actually be my last in New York . This Monday, I flew into LaGuardia for probably the last time, after spending a week in California on a trip with my parents (who are visiting the US) and brother, Rahul. As is [...]