An Unquiet Mind

About Myself

  • Name: Mahendra Palsule
  • Location: Pune, India
  • Occupation: Product Manager, in an IT Company

Hello, welcome to my blog!

I’m just another average Joe out there, who thinks he has myriad interests. Writing (and hence blogging) is not my forte, so it takes a bit of courage. I’m shy and introverted. I’m honest, enjoy solitude, and have strong proclivities towards rationality in general. I am an atheist. I believe in peace, freedom of speech, democracy, and capitalism.

I’ve worked in the Indian IT industry for over 15 years, with Microsoft and PMP Certifications propelling me through my varied career. My only professional authoring has been for Visual J++ Unleashed and ActiveX Programming Unleashed, way back in 1996.

I’ve spent most of my life in India, but there have been long stretches in Europe and the US, that widened my horizons.

I have been online since 1995, when there was only Netscape, IRC, and FTP. But I entered the blogosphere very late. I know it is true that narrow, focused blogs gain a more sustainable wide readership, but I have to admit that my interests are indeed too wide in scope. I will write about everything that I am passionate about. Among other things, I care for India and her well-being, including all Indians, but I believe my patriotism doesn’t restrict my circle of concern to just my own country.

If you’re new to my blog, have a lazy weekend or a few hours to spare, and like transporting yourselves to a different world altogether, read my Spiti Travelogue.

Do browse around and if anything here stimulates a thought in your mind or a smile on your face, I’ll be happy. I encourage you to comment, as I need the feedback, and I’ll sure get back to you. Thanks for visiting!

36 Comments »

  1. Dear Mahendra,
    Enjoyed reading your blog !

    -Paji (Parag Panse)

    Comment by Paji — May 1, 2007 @ 10:45 am

  2. Dear Parag,

    What a welcome surprise to see you here!

    Thanks for the comments and do drop by again… :-)

    - Mahendra

    Comment by mahendrap — May 1, 2007 @ 7:15 pm

  3. Hi Mahendra,

    I feel this new title is a lot better than the old one…and arouses a lot of curiosity too…

    Comment by Pareen — May 9, 2007 @ 1:07 pm

  4. Hi Pareen,

    Thanks. The older one was because at that time, the main content on my blog was only my long travelogue to Spiti Valley, and it seemed an appropriate title. But now, I acted on a tip from a friend who suggested that the earlier one was too cliched. I agreed, and this one describes me much better I think! :-)

    Comment by mahendrap — May 9, 2007 @ 1:11 pm

  5. I agree with you that more focused blogs may gain more readers but writing on a wide variety of topics is far more enjoyable as I have found on my blog.

    Comment by James — May 29, 2007 @ 5:05 pm

  6. Nice blog. Ive added you to my blogroll.

    Comment by krishashok — June 11, 2007 @ 8:12 am

  7. Finally I added you to my blog surfer and blogroll. Your blog is shaping up well. Hope you continue writing. :)

    Comment by Nita — June 25, 2007 @ 9:51 pm

  8. Nita, thanks! Your comments, criticism, are always most welcome!

    Comment by mahendrap — June 26, 2007 @ 11:03 am

  9. Goodness, never knew you had a writer’s itch to one of your facets. Very interesting blogs. I have latched on to your RSS feed. So, you have one more admirer now :)

    Regards,
    Sandeep.
    http://www.sandeepdeb.com

    Comment by Sandeep Deb — July 2, 2007 @ 2:22 pm

  10. Hey Sandeep - Welcome and Thanks! I’ve also subscribed to your feed just to see how obsolete my software knowledge is! :-)

    Comment by mahendrap — July 2, 2007 @ 2:54 pm

  11. Nice posts! Please keep sharing.

    Regards and Best Wishes,
    Ranjay

    http://www.photoduniya.com/

    Comment by Ranjay Mitra — July 13, 2007 @ 1:02 pm

  12. Thanks, Ranjay! I will need to spare at least one full day to get myself even remotely acquainted with your fascinating photography! Now, let me see my schedule… ;-)

    Comment by mahendrap — July 13, 2007 @ 1:30 pm

  13. Certainly not an average Joe: be Objective! ;-)
    In a very short span of time, I have become an admirer of your mind. Why?
    Well, that will need a blog!

    Comment by Rambodoc — July 17, 2007 @ 6:11 am

  14. Ramana: Being objective about myself is one of the most difficult challenges I’ve consistently faced - so I’ve decided to be safe, rather than sorry. And really, I don’t have any pretensions either - I really think I’m quite average in most respects. Observing and thinking about things is nothing compared to the people who create art, wealth, save lives through surgery…get my drift? :-)

    Comment by mahendrap — July 17, 2007 @ 10:03 am

  15. Hi Mahendra

    Am also frm pune and working as a software engineer.check my abt me section.
    “I’m just another average Joe out there, who thinks he has myriad interests”…even i am pretty new out here..but i do what i like to do…so dont keep u r mind blocked …keep shooting u r ideas and interests…

    Wanna see what managers have a take on this issue check my post on Software Work Culture in India. :-)

    Comment by nitin — July 18, 2007 @ 10:25 am

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  17. Mahendrap -

    Is it Mahendra or Mahendrap? You write well, you are open to questions, and your site is very well done. I enjoy reading what you have to say.

    Comment by aikaterine — July 28, 2007 @ 3:08 pm

  18. Aikaterine: thanks! You can see my name at the top of this page, it’s Mahendra. That username was taken by someone disillusioned with WordPress who hasn’t posted even a single post, so I had to make up mahendrap, using my last name’s first letter.

    Thanks for the compliments, they mean a lot!

    Comment by mahendrap — July 28, 2007 @ 3:20 pm

  19. I am adding you to my blogroll

    Comment by Vivek — August 28, 2007 @ 9:08 pm

  20. Nice blog out there chief :-)

    Comment by 2S — September 21, 2007 @ 10:04 am

  21. Vivek: it would’ve helped if you’d typed in your URL when commenting as I can’t locate your blog!

    Sandy: Thanks for stopping by and for the compliment! Hope you grace this blog with your visits in the future!

    Comment by mahendrap — September 21, 2007 @ 7:53 pm

  22. Average Joe, have you met Average Jane?

    Comment by bibliomom — October 5, 2007 @ 12:03 am

  23. Bibliomom: :-) Ha ha!

    No, I must confess I haven’t, but will soon do so over the weekend!

    PS: Really, I’m curious, how did you happen to come to my blog? :-)

    Comment by mahendrap — October 5, 2007 @ 12:33 pm

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  25. I’m glad to make your acquaintaince. You’re very honest and plainspoken. I like that.

    Comment by mariacristina — October 11, 2007 @ 5:19 am

  26. Mariacristina: Thank you and welcome to my blog. The feeling is reciprocal!

    Comment by mahendrap — October 11, 2007 @ 11:05 am

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  28. Where are you, dude?

    Comment by Gabriel... — November 30, 2007 @ 5:24 am

  29. You’ve been tagged buddy…

    http://saltedlithium.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/wiggy-challenge/

    Comment by Gabriel... — November 30, 2007 @ 7:51 am

  30. Mahendra, where are you? I’m missing you!

    Comment by Paul — December 5, 2007 @ 1:56 am

  31. Mahendra, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing I hope it’s making you and those around you happy… dude, you’re missed.

    Comment by Gabriel... — December 9, 2007 @ 11:21 pm

  32. Mahendra, nice reading your post about opening a restaurant. I was really encouraged since my background is similar to yours.

    I was wondering if you could share some fundas with me about what licenses and permissions to get and from where….

    thanks a lot.

    Comment by Vikram — December 26, 2007 @ 4:07 pm

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  34. Mahendra, I am so pleased to have found your blog. I look forward to any more writing you do. I enjoy hearing your thoughts. :) Oh! I just looked at the title–’An Unquiet Mind’–what a beautiful idea.

    Comment by Erin — April 7, 2008 @ 2:29 am

  35. Amazing Blog… Well Maintained… & score of topics to read from…. Nice going.

    BTW I never knew you had 15 years of experience. :))

    Comment by Rajesh — May 10, 2008 @ 2:19 am

  36. Mahendra, where are you???

    Comment by Nita — July 4, 2008 @ 11:03 am

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