About Me

This blog is not geared to anything specific, but I hope to offer, as the title implies, some thoughts and commentary about whatever strikes me at any point in time. I tend to be a voracious reader of the myriad offerings on the net, ranging from serious subjects to the frivolous. So, at least some of my postings will likely emanate from these “surfing” activities.

The map that appears in the header of the blog highlights the four countries—India, Kenya, the UK and the US—where I have lived. I was born in India when it was still a colony of Britain, and my parents emigrated to Kenya in 1949, at a time when Kenya too was a British colony. I lived in Mombasa until 1962 and completed my high school education at Allidina Visram High School. After high school, I moved to the UK to pursue higher studies and qualified as a Chartered Accountant.

In 1971, I emigrated to the US and have lived here ever since. My professional career was in financial management within the healthcare industry. Over the years, I held a number of positions and eventually became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a publicly traded hospital management company. I retired at the relatively young age of 48 when the company was sold.

My career also resulted in my living in a number of different parts of the US. I have lived in Chicago, Nashville, Great Falls, Virginia, Los Angeles, Tampa and, most recently, San Francisco. Most of these moves were job-related and, looking back, they gave me the opportunity to experience very different parts of the country and to meet a wide variety of people.

Along the way, of course, my life has been about much more than work and moving from one place to another. My wife, Krishna, is a retired anesthesiologist, and I have three children and six grandchildren. I also have two stepchildren, who in turn have two children. Family has therefore been, and continues to be, an important part of my life.

The map in the header traces my path through the countries that have had a dominant influence on my life. From being born in India, growing up in Kenya, spending my formative years in the UK, and then making a new life in the US, it represents a journey that has taken me across continents and through many different stages of life.

So, welcome to this—my first—blog, activated on March 7, 2009. I hope you will find something here that interests you, amuses you, or perhaps even provokes a thought or two. And please feel free to offer any suggestions or comments.