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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow…

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Makarand karkare

I am writing this post today for a contest, Love is a two way street: Love your hair and it loves you back!, sponsored by Dove & IndiBlogger, the popular directory of Indian blogs. I can see some of you, … Continue reading →

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World No Tobacco Day

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Makarand karkare

I probably should have written this post yesterday. Better late than never. When I was young, in Marathi, my mother tongue, there was a joke. This is how it went. Tobacco divides the humanity into four categories. 1. Those who … Continue reading →

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DWYSYWD

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Makarand karkare

As mentioned in the post Who are you cheating, I participated in a management training. During the training, the trainer showed a slide which had just a single word on it. DWYSYWD The first thing I noticed about the word … Continue reading →

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How I quit smoking continued…

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Makarand karkare

The second instalment of How I quit smoking. The year 2003 was a very mixed year. I was doing some very exciting work for my clients. In fact, we filed some patents for some of the work I did during … Continue reading →

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How I quit smoking

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Makarand karkare

Reader Sufiyan has been reading my blog very actively. He has been commenting on many of them. In his most recent comment, he asked me to share with the readers the story of how I quit smoking. So Sufiyan, here … Continue reading →

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When I carried a man on my back!

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Makarand karkare

Here is another story from Himankan 82. After I wrote the story about setting up the Lidderwat camp, a lot of other memories started coming back. Another memory that I have is related to  Girish Dravid suffering from Tendinites. Girish … Continue reading →

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How smoking affects feet

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Makarand karkare

I wrote a post a couple of days ago about I completing a half marathon walking, instead of running. I received many questions from people (other smokers) about connection between smoking at feet. Most people know that smoking affects lungs … Continue reading →

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Mumbai Marathon 2011

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Makarand karkare

This was my fourth time walking a half marathon. Yes, you read it right. Walking, not running. All smokers, pay heed. I can’t run because of the havoc smoking played with my feet. I smoked for 22 years and quit … Continue reading →

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Find out if your child is smoking

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Makarand karkare

A new DIY kit helps make it easy to detect various diseases very early and treat them in time. The same technology also makes it possible to find out if someone smokes. The smoker detection kit consists of a strip … Continue reading →

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