ABOUT
Don’t you love conversations? Especially if they are lubricated with some unhealthy beverages? I’ve had a million of these. Conversations, I mean (Ok, beverages also). And this is what “Putting” is all about. Putting is not a casual drink or two you have with a passing acquaintance. It is not a formal drink with a business associate. You Put when you have an good solid session with friends. The discussions could be about politics, sports, business, current-affairs, society or whatever. As long as there is intensity. The arguments should be passionate. The laughter should be loud. The language should be coarse. And manners should be non-existent. This blog tries to simulate a good Putting session on the web. Unfortunately, the beverages are purely imaginary. But then, at least there is no risk of a hangover.
You can write to Let’s Put Da at lets.put.da@gmail.com.
If you want to know a little more about me, here we go. I used to go under the name of K. Ramesh in school (DAV Gopalapuram, Chennai), and m’dris in college (IIT-Madras and IIM-Ahmedabad), but from the time I started working , I have more or less settled on Ramesh K Srivats. But I like it when people call me Rambo. Very few people do.
I spent many years in advertising. I stuck to agencies which, like me, enjoyed changing their name. I spent over 10 years in HTA (now called JWT) and 5 in Rediffusion DY&R (now called Rediffusion Y&R). Then, one day, I quit. I returned my Vaio, bought a Macbook; chucked my Blackberry, acquired an iPhone; and started a company called Hungry & Foolish Creative Products. For two years, a small bunch of outstanding people (that was us) hung out in an awesome office and generated a bunch of ideas ranging from TV shows to desktop apps. But I realized that what really gave me kicks was stuff involving zeroes and ones. So I shut down Hungry & Foolish Creative Products. I’ve now started a company called TenTenTen that creates apps for brands.
All this starting-up and shutting-down has meant that I have had an enormous amount of free time, which I’ve spent doing, what I love most. Reading every book, watching every cricket match, meeting every friend, laughing at every politician, emptying every bottle, and generally verbing every noun. So that’s where I am.
And yes, I live in Bangalore, so if you want to meet up or something, write to me at lets.put.da@gmail.com. I’m a hedonist, atheist & libertarian, so I’m sure we’ll have a lot to talk about.
