OCI card with Indian flag

Why and how to get OCI card for your child

What is OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India) OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India) is a lifelong visa granted to foreign citizens of Indian origin. If you are an Indian citizen with a child born in a jus soli country, like the USA or Mexico, your child is eligible for OCI card. OCI gives your child the right to visit, live, study, and work in India for an unlimited time. Why get an OCI Many parents thought that an Indian e-visa was enough for their child to visit India. And that was true, and then came COVID-19. ...

The retroflex L sound

The retroflex L sound in Indic languages

The sound ळ is a retroflex L/ल. Garhwali has this sound Haryanvi has it Punjabi has it Rajasthani dialects have it Marathi has it Tamil has it, in fact, it is the last sound in the name of the language itself. 1 Malayalam has it. In fact, in the name of the language, the first l is normal, but the second l is retroflex (मलयाळम) Even Vedic Sanskrit recognizes this sound. So, how come it is missing from modern Hindi? Well, probably because this sound isn’t used in the Delhi-Meerut dialect that became the standard dialect of Hindi. ...

Surfing in Munich

Two days in Munich, Germany

Day 1 Start your day with a walking tour of the old town. Afterward, check out the wave surfing at the English Garden. At night, visit Hofbräuhaus. They do have non-alcoholic beer for 5.7 Euros as well. ...

How to find what SaaS tools competitors use by reading their sub-processor lists

Find What SaaS Tools Competitors Use via Sub-Processors

Want to know what SaaS stack a B2B company runs on? You don’t need a data leak or an insider - the company publishes it for you. Look at their sub-processor list. Most B2B companies are contractually required to disclose every third-party vendor that touches customer data. These sub-processor pages are public, they’re kept up to date, and they quietly reveal a competitor’s entire tech stack: cloud provider, monitoring, customer support, AI/ML vendors, and more. ...

View of Interlaken Harder Klum hike

Two days in Interlaken, Switzerland

Getting from Zurich to Interlaken is expensive; a one-way train ticket costs 73 CHF. I would recommend doing a multi-day trip or getting a Swiss Travel Pass for longer stays. Interlaken is indeed a beautiful town, nestled between two stunning lakes, Lake Thun and Lake Brienz. Interlaken reminded me of Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. Interlaken is, of course, more luxurious and really expensive, though. Day 1 I would recommend hiking along the tram line towards Harder Kulm, a viewpoint overlooking the town. The hike is about 5 miles, takes 3 hours, and is moderately difficult. ...

EMF and kids

The Electromagnetic Field (EMF) is a health concern. The EMF causes ionization in the body, creating free radicals. These free radicals cause oxidative stress, leading to DNA damage and inflammation. And as with everything else bad, kids are more vulnerable than adults. Electronic toys and EMF Electronic toys, especially with moving parts, usually have a motor. And for that motor to function, a temporary magnetic field is created using the flow of electricity. This magnetic field is what causes the EMF exposure. ...

Summary: Breakneck - China's Quest To Engineer The Future

Explore how the US is run by lawyers, and faces challenges in innovation compared to China’s engineering-driven governance.

Zurich Skyline

Why I don't recommend Zurich for travelers

Zurich, along with Oslo, Norway is one of the few unassuming expensive European cities that I would not recommend visiting. The joke goes that Zurich whose German pronunciation is tsü-rich/त्सुरिच is “too rich”. The city is entirely unremarkable in terms of tourist attractions. A day is more than sufficient to see the city. I would recommend starting with a walking tour, it will give you basic idea of the city. ...

Vegetarian Kids and Height

Do kids need meat to grow tall? Here are some graphs for parents to decide.

Luxembourg City

A day in Luxembourg - the richest country in the world

Singapore is hot, humid, and opulent. Luxembourg is cold, windy, and opulent. By some measures, Luxembourg is the richest country in the world. It is also one of the safest. It is the only duchy, that is, a country ruled by a duke (a level below a king), in the world. It is also one of the smallest countries in Europe. The best way to see is to get in early via a direct train from Brussels to Luxembourg 5:30 AM -> 9 AM for about 26 Euro. ...

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