Here’s what I wrote to the egroup of the Bird Watchers’ Field Club of Bangalore just now…

Nice to be written about, instead of writing about others, for a change!

Today, it’s the birthday of a very dear friend….but since she’s in a very high-powered (and therefore busy) job, we met for coffee on Sunday.

“Jugaad” means, “innovation”, often thinking out-of-the-box. A mode of public transportation, with the engine of a tractor, has already taken on this name in several states of India.