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the gory details
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Okay, so you want the dirt? Here's a look at some more intimate details about me.
I'm called
Nishu by those who love me and
Khaps by my
friends from IIT, though I've picked up a few other (mostly unprintable) sobriquets
along the way.
Every inch a 
cancerian, I am as much at
home enjoying a quite moment of solitude (usually curled up 
with a book) as I am
partying and having fun. Forever ready to try things, I belive in the dictum of
change being the only constant. Keep trying my hands at most things under the
sun, but I've seldom had the patience to stick around long enough to be much
good at anything. My enduring interests, though, have been
- cartooning : have long been in love with all
forms of sketching, and in particular the delightful art of cartooning. (as my
teachers at school often found out, usually to my detriment!) The caricature on the
home page is not a self-portrait, though. That was drawn by Shelly Lane, a professional caricaturist based in New York.
Here's a much humbler attempt at a
self-caricature. I have a few awards too to show for my efforts at the IIT. These days I gravitate towards computer distortion of images ...
I idolize R. K. Laxman among the Indian cartoonists. To view his daily strip and
also some other strips and editorial cartoons I frequent, try the links on
my links page.
- photography : I'm a recent convert to serious
photography, but I'm in now for the love of it. I caught the bug when I purchased my first
SLR, a Pentax PZ-70. I currently have a
Nikon N80, with a 28-80 Nikkor zoom and a Vivitar
70-200. View some of my better attempts in the
photo gallery, or check out some
photography related links on my links page.
- music : all types, but in particular vintage
Hindi film music from the 50s onwards. That's the period when melody ruled!
Am a diehard Lata Mangeshkar fan. Also like ghazals, and Jagjit Singh is an
obvious favourite. But I feel Chitra Singh is the more talented of the two and
has been unlucky not to be given the same recognition. Any thoughts on the
matter? Why not say so?
Also love
Antakshari, the quintessentially Indian game of musical quiz. Have twice
represented the IIT in inter-college Antakshari contests in India.
- I also like to play around with the computer, whether surfing the internet
or learning new things. Web development is a hobby and, other than my home page,
I have created two web sites, for the Field Analytical Chemistry
Laboratory at NJIT and for
Vertech International Inc.
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My father, Dr. Vijay Chandra Kishore, is a Professor and the Head of the
Department of Anatomy at the Nalanda Medical College, Patna, and a practising
pathologist. He has a great sense of humor and a very positive and
cheerful disposition, forever ready to help. But, man, the one thing he does
prize is his siestas!
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My mother, Dr. Prabha Kishore, is the greatest mom on earth and a Lecturer of Home
Science at the Ganga Devi Mahila College, Patna. Hey, how does one begin
summing up a mother? Like her sisters, she has a soft corner for "family" Hindi
movies. My brother's marriage gives her the daughter she's always longed for.
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Dr. Amit (Sonu), my elder brother, is a doctor presently doing his housemanship at the
Patna Medical College, Patna. Loves contemporary hindi film music and watching
movies, and these days, my bhabhi. Has a way of effortlessly mastering anything
he tries his hands at. Admirably cool under pressure, he's always been
a model in this regard.
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My younger brother, Vinit (Babboo) is in his Intermediate year of Chartered Accountancy
course and under articleship for the firm of J. P. Sanghvi and Co. in Bombay.
A gifted sportsman, about his only grouse has been that he's not taller than his
... umm, less than 5 1/2'. More than makes up with his tremendous enthusiasm and
determination. Expert at bonsai. A whiz at making friends among all ages.
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The newest addition to our family is my sister-in-law, Neetu Kishore
née Chandra.
She and bhaiya were wed on the 16th of January this year. That's the two of
them on their honeymoon in Goa. MA (Modern History) examinee, she shares bhaiya's love for
movies, and likes clay painting & beanbag toys. Regrettably, I have enjoyed her company only
for two days & can hardly add more here.
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Us and our three cousins,
Rajnish (Guddu),
Awanish (Luddu) and
Manish Sinha
(Rajju) , have always
considered ourselves six brothers. Rajnish, right, is a Department Manager
at Usha Martin, Jamshedpur, and the proud father
of the irrepresible Tanu; Manish, center, is a
Senior Engg. Officer with Bharat Petroleum at Bombay; and Awanish, left, is a lawyer
in Delhi and father of the cutest kid, Nitesh.
Here's a photograph of the six of us,
this one taken at my brother's marriage, and another one together with their
better
halves.
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We have been a foursome since early on in school,
and our friendship endures despite each having gone their separate ways.
Mayank Sinha, top, the
livewire of the group, is employed with TCS in Bombay, and recently got engaged to the
girl of his dreams.
Saifuddin Ahmad, right, the guy who
believed in doing rather than talking, is a final year architecture student
at the Bihar College of Engineering. He's also a great photographer and a ham.
Vikash Sinha, bottom, the
sophisticate / wacky, is studying management at XLRI after deciding the IAS
didn't deserve him. BTW, if you're a St. Michael's alumnus class of 1990(10th)
or 1992(+2), please check the St. Michael's page.
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My closest pal at Science College,
Kush Kochgaway works for Infosys
Technologies at Chennai. We never could agree on our choice of movies, but
we otherwise shared a lot in common, including the same default frowning
expression, and some great days during ISc. He remains a close confidante and
a sandbag for my ideas.
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By usual standards, my "innermost" circle of friends
at the IIT was quite
big - so big that there's hardly any photograph of us which fits us all!
We called ourselves "Rachna", after the names of the
two cities which most
of us called our hometown, and which would probably mean nothing to anyone else
anyway. I could try describing each of us, but one, I'd fall short of
adjectives and two,
Anshuman
does such a better
job of it. Some photographs of us, during the KGP days and now, can be seen
here. Apne matlab ka kuchh links are provided on the
rachna page.
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If you've been patient enough to read this far,
you surely would have the time to add to my guestbook. So come on, write
whatever comes to your mind - feedback, suggestions, opinions, swearings,
I welcome them all, as long as you leave behind a name.
Or, if you prefer, you could email me your ideas. The previous entries to the
guestbook can be viewed
here.
Did I warn you? Don't go exploring after this link.
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