I do not really know why I discontinued my blogs after April 2015 – lack of interest , or new avenues of expression in the digital world like Twitter , Facebook or later WhatsApp ? .My motivation to resume suddenly presented itself when I am back in the  US after a gap of four years ,this time for a longer stay having taken my “third retirement ” from active work life [ more about it to follow] . I did write in between in another site <guftagu@amolak.in> managed by General [Retd] Surjit Singh ,VSM with whom I worked in Sikkim during the early 80’s.

There has been great developments in the fields of Technology , Business , Political Scene in India , US and elsewhere in the world , and also in the field of Cricket , my favorite theme for some blogs in the past. While SMAC, AI , IoT , Machine Learning etc transformed Business especially in its digital Avatar , The BJP Government under PM Narendra Modi not only ‘dug in ” deeply in India but also expanded its tentacles to many of the Indian States believed to be Congress Party bastions earlier . In the US , Republicans have come back to power after a long gap with Donald Trump as President , an interesting transition from his Business Empire to the White House . Nuclear Arms Race and danger arising from it and Climate Change at the center stage of  concerns for the humanity at large , BREXIT threatening the economic health of Europe , The Chinese economic prowess challenging  the US and others more than ever , no end to the Middle East crisis , Global Terrorism and its new version in the form of ISIS , an illusory century of energy independence claimed by the US , and many other global new trends have come to sharp focus during this time.

No doubt , we are living in very interesting times. The social media has come of age and is omnipotent and all pervasive!.  I intend to keep my dates with my blogs and also link them with other mediums like Facebook , WhatsApp,Twitter etc ,going forward.

While 246 blogs in a span of 90 months averages less than three blogs per month , I  am sure it was a good beginning . I hope to at least double it in the coming 90 months!


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