Bangalore Dosé Tier Rankings:
S Tier: MTR, CTR, Brahmins Tiffin and Coffee
A Tier: Taza Thindi, Vidyarthi Bhavan, SLV, SN Refreshments
B Tier: Arogya Upahar, Bengaluru Cafe, Sendhoor
C Tier: Babai Tiffins, Amudham Cafe
D Tier: Filter Coffee
F Tier: Rameshwaram Cafe, IDC
This home sits on a compact 30’ × 40’ urban plot in Bengaluru, and still makes room for a sculptural circular staircase to anchor the whole design. Wright Inspires named it Nalme, the Kannada word for affection and belonging, and built it to earn that name.
The staircase isn’t just circulation, it’s the spatial core every room organizes around. Living room, kitchen, pooja room, and a bedroom sit on the ground floor as distinct zones softened by curved walls, so movement between them feels continuous instead of chopped into boxes. Openings are placed to pull daylight deep into the interior, doing real work instead of sitting there for looks.
The facade tells the same story from outside. Terracotta tile cladding and timber-slat balconies wrap the upper floors, with a plain grey ground floor left quiet so the texture above reads clearly. Inside, warm wood paneling, terracotta ceiling slats, and a stone-clad reading nook carry that material language straight through the house.
Lessons for contractors here:
>A small plot doesn’t mean a small design idea. The staircase became the architectural centerpiece precisely because the footprint was tight, not despite it.
>Curved walls cost more effort to execute than straight ones, but they’re what make the transitions between rooms feel deliberate instead of accidental.
>Material continuity (terracotta outside, terracotta inside) is what makes a house read as one coherent idea instead of a facade bolted onto a generic box.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Architecture: Wright Inspires · Completed 2025 · 1,837 sq. ft. · Photography: Studio Envy
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the art of holding a good conversation:
number one tip: ASK FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS!!!!
when someone mentions:
their job -> ask how they like it
a hobby -> ask how they got into it
a trip -> ask what the best part was
literally anything -> ask one more question about it
people drop little clues about themselves ALL. THE TIME. but most people miss it because they don't ask any follow ups.
this is what separates small talk from real convos people!!!
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Looking and behaving better amplifies your ability to get anything in life. Applies to tons of engineers. Spent last week in India where these problems are especially acute.
I put together an opinionated list of 15 things everyone ought to do:
Fitness
– Not only is being fat terrible for your health but it’s a big signal that you don’t take yourself seriously. Diet is the single biggest contributor to being fat or skinny fat and takes 6mos to change your body shape. Most things around you is carbs-slop. You are very likely eating way more calories than your maintenance. Start eating 1-2 meals a day, no snacks. High protein (1.6g/kg/day). For a 70kg person that’s 112g protein. Read the labels on food. Remove sugar, that’s a carb. Remove fried food. Oil is extremely calorie dense: treat it like the plague. Gets easier after 2 weeks. Don’t let parents peer pressure you into thinking this isn’t healthy. Don’t let friends peer pressure you into eating “just this one meal”. In India, there's a 100 myths about how protein has daal or ghee is good for you or a little sugar in chai doesn’t matter. “It's just a biscuit what’s the big deal?” when they add up to 500 cals a day in carbs. Or "our grandparents ate this and didn't need protein, this is just a fad." Take GLP-1s / Ozempic if it's right for you.
– Work out 3-5 days a week. Lift heavy weights. More muscle makes you look better but also increases your metabolic rate. Do an hour every morning first thing. Use weights first, focus on cardio later. Lift as heavy as you can, you won’t look jacked (both men and women). Prefer compound exercises: bench press, squat, deadlifts. For cardio, get to running 5k. If you hate running, incline walk for 30mins. Cardio can’t beat diet for weight loss. Consistency beats intensity. If you can, get a treadmill in your house.
– If you smoke and drink, I know it’s hard to change habits overnight and I don’t think it’s easy to quit cold turkey. Just try to pick the few days you’re going to do this and try to moderate on the order days to make those days special.
– Get 7+hrs of sleep if you can.
Grooming
– Do your hair. Don’t do a fancy haircut. Keep it short and simple. Cut your hair every 2-3 weeks. Put some product (matte hair wax) after a shower and blow dry your hair into shape. No, it doesn’t make you bald faster. Use potent anti dandruff shampoo regularly if you flake. Use conditioner.
– If you have glasses, get LASIK if you qualify for it. You will not lose your eyes and you’ll look way better. If you must keep glasses, find a shape that works for your face shape.
– Shave everyday. A clean look shows people you put in effort every day. Some people can pull of the beard look. 90% of people think they can but look terrible. If you are doing a beard, trim and shape every day.
– If you are balding, get a hair transplant. It hurts but usually being bald hurts more. if you have obvious balding, just bite the bullet and go bald.
– Clothes. Make sure you have the common colors for all your basics (white black navy grey and some shades of beige burgundy). Don’t wear things with logos. Wear fitted clothes. Dress for your age. Don’t wear jeans. Don’t wear plain thin T-shirts. Find colors that suit your skin. Overdress > underdress. Have tailored formals. Shoes should be stylish but minimal.
– Accessories. I’m more opinionated on this but I think clean is best. Never forget your shades when it’s sunny. Usually wear a belt. Maybe a watch (I personally find smart watches very tacky). If you need a backpack, keep it minimal but super high quality. Ideally, no tattoos. Ideally, no chains, no rings. Never do too much: nothing beautiful asks for attention.
– Teeth. Get the dentist to scale your teeth annually and whiten them. Use veneers if you need them. Use Invisalign to move your teeth in shape if you have bent teeth. Use mouth strips for bad breath. Use a tongue cleaner. Floss at least once a week.
– Scent. Wear some. Not cheap stuff. Try to carry it on you if it’s hot and you sweat. Shower every day. Use deodorant. If you sweat a lot, make backup plans for clothes.
– Skincare. Face wash and moisturizer every day morning and night at minimum. Use sunscreen every morning.
Manners
– Smile more when you meet people! It’s the easiest hack to make friends and be more social.
– Make sure you always monitor how much you speak vs the other person and moderate yourself. Talk about yourself less, and the other person more. Actually listen to the other person. Let your work speak for itself. If the person doesn’t want to talk to you, don’t force it.
– Speak better and speak slowly. Improve your clarity and your diction.
– Be authentic, honest and reliable. Relationships build over the long term. People remember fake, social-climby people who put on fake interests to fit in. Remember people’s names. Be on time.
Doing all of this helps open a ton of doors professionally, helps with the dating, helps make friends, keeps you healthier and improves your self confidence. People take you seriously. Of course, there are plenty of exceptions.
At the end of the day, all of things is polish for your main main thing: the work you do or family you build. Anyone who makes fitness or style their main thing ends up not being liked by anybody (unless it’s literally their job). Many people do not realize that these things also help contribute and open doors in the real world.
Bangalore Burger Tier Rankings:
S Tier: BeyondBurg, Fat Smash, The Burgery
A Tier: Sanky’s Burger House, Guerilla Diner, Burgernama, Jethros
B Tier: Smash Guys, Burger Seigneur, Kried, Nashville Fried Chicken
C Tier: The Only Place, Good Flippin Burgers
D Tier: Truffles
F Tier: KFC, Burger King, Leon’s
1. Do not rent a house close to a church, mosque, or school. You’ll regret it if you do.
2. The first red flag when you are house hunting is if the landlord/landlady lives in the compound. Abort mission.
3. The best time to house hunt is during the rainy season. It helps you avoid places that are prone to flooding and erosion.
4. The kind of people who live in the compound, street, or estate is very important. It is best to live among married or family people. This will save you from trouble. I’ll not explain further.
5. Check for proximity to a standard gym, supermarket, pharmacy, filling station, hospital/clinic, and police station.
6. Any house that is asking for two years’ rent upwards is a red flag. They’ll most likely serve you a quit notice after those two years so they can rent it out to someone who will pay two years’ rent and pay all the caution fees you paid.
7. Check how frequently they bring light in that area. Don’t ask the house agent or tenants. Ask those shop owners and children on that street. They’ll tell you the truth.
8. Always ask and check if the last occupant of the house is owing light bills. If you don’t, you’ll end up paying for light that you didn’t use.
9. Check for network. Do not rent a house where you have to go to your kitchen before you can have access to good network.
10. Take your time. If it is going to take you six months to find a house of your taste and budget, then wait and keep searching. Never pay for a house in a haste or out of desperation.
11. If it is not a new house, do your findings to know why the last tenant of the apartment you want to rent packed out.
12. Ask about their policies. Do they allow generators? Do they lock the gate too early? Do they rent out apartments to people with questionable characters, occupations, etc.? These are red flags that may land you in trouble if you ignore them.
"Reading is a pleasure, a source of information, and the basis for most decisions that are made today. It deserves the liveliest interest and the best techniques we can master."
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Kidneys and liver are critical organs. If they become problematic life is finished. When kidneys are in trouble we resort to dialasis and we can limp on for a few years more. Liver cirrhosis will lead to death sooner. To protect kidneys drink 8-12 glasses of water, reduce salt, eat cauli flower, egg white, fatty fish, garlic and oliv oil on a daily basis. Sugar and alcohol are the greatest villains for liver. If we drink for a few days keep it off for a day or two so that liver becomes normal. Control the intake of carbs. Eat whole grains, leafy greens, fatty fish, nuts, fresh fruits, & coffee. Beet root and its juice is liver friendly but can create kidney stones. Take sardines/salmon for omega 3 fatty acids. include turmeric and ginger regularly into your diet for more immunity and to reduce inflammation
It's done.
All 100 pathology topics. Uploaded. Finished.
It started in May with something much smaller. I sat with 22 NEET PG and INICET papers from the last 8 years, pulled out the pathology topics that keep coming back, and posted an article with the 100 names. That was it. That was the plan.
Then I searched the internet and found a hundred articles just like mine.
Lists everywhere. Names everywhere. Nothing you could actually sit down and study from.
So I threw the plan out and started again.
I made small illustrated notes instead - one per topic, 3-4 pages each. The kind you finish standing in a queue, or half-asleep in bed, or eating with one hand.
Because that's what revision actually looks like. Not a desk and a lamp.
I've always believed previous year topics matter more than previous year questions. Questions get retired. Topics keep walking back into the paper, year after year.
The complete 100 compiled notes eBook launches tomorrow, 4 PM. ₹249.
And if you don't buy it - that's completely fine. Every note stays in this thread. I'm not deleting a word. It's yours either way.
Read it three times. That's all I'm asking. If you're a fast reader already in revision mode, one full pass is 3 - 4 hours. Three passes and these 100 topics are sitting in your head permanently.
Then 30th August comes. The paper opens. A topic you read at 1 AM in bed shows up.
+4
Two questions down, another one.
+4
And another.
+4 +4 +4 +4 in a row.
That day, three months of my work pays for itself.
That's all I wanted from this.
All the best. ❤️