by Rajan Singh | Jan 3, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
Years ago, one Saturday evening, I went to Rockefeller University in New York City to witness a piano competition. To my untrained ears, each of the half-a-dozen performances I listened to, were equally mesmerizing. And yet, from all these virtuosos, only a few would...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 2, 2023 | 2022, Newsletter
First of all: Wish you a wonderful new year! While I may not be able to talk to you personally, I say this with all my heart: May 2023 be truly special for you. May you find success and peace. May this be the year of joy for you. 2023 can indeed be a special year. But...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 2, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
When I and some of my friends got into the Civil Services, many of us said, “Now, our life is all set.” But this was not the first time I was hearing this. Years earlier, when I got into IIT, my teachers also had said the same thing — “Now your...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 30, 2022 | LinkedIn Posts
Right from 1st grade, I was the most non-athletic kid in my class. Thin and emaciated, I never participated in any athletic events or sports. In IIT, I flunked the first-year compulsory physical activity course because I hated the morning ‘walk and run’ and ended up...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 29, 2022 | LinkedIn Posts
During my IPS training, one day, a fellow trainee who was also a college-mate, told me: “In my last job (before IPS), I once wrote a software simulator for Intel’s 386 processor. And now I am doing this stupidity.” He was a brilliant guy even by IIT standards, and...
