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Adventures of an Indian Techie
Who said all techies have something to do with technology? Welcome to the world of Indian techies. Here you will find two different techie species: The “916 techies” who are the real deal – the hardcore techies, who eat, sleep and breathe technology – and on the other side the “1-gram techie” – the ones who are in the world of IT just to earn a living. Theirs is a special case of being “talk-nologists” instead of “technologists.” This is the story of a 1-gram techie. He chose computers for his post-graduation when the only thing he knew about it was the spelling. He came out of the college armed with nothing but the confidence to be a “talk-nologist”– simply because he was good at cooking up stories. And cooking up he did about how passionate he was about computers, how deeply he was in love with the company whose placement drive he was attending, how good looking the interviewer was and many more. In no time, he was part of an Indian IT services company. There started his tryst with the IT industry. In that world, he was a wolf in sheep’s skin. Here he will confess whatever he has done, share whatever he has seen, unearth everything he has witnessed… an uncut, unrated version of everything he has to say. Ssshh… this is for your eyes only.
94 pages, paperback
Published May 22, 2019
About the author
Nipun Varma
2 books10 followersNipun Varma is a wannabe writer masquerading as an IT professional for the past 16 years. An avid public speaker, movie fanatic, voracious reader, stand-up comedian, part-time actor and social worker; he is a classic case of ‘jack of all and master of none’.
His short stories and essays have won numerous prizes in various creative writing competitions.
His short stories and essays have won numerous prizes in various creative writing competitions.
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January 9, 2021
This book explores the life of an Indian techie just as what kind of situations he has to go through just because he is a "techie "
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I felt like I am reading a comic book and a serious situation both at the same time.
If you're an Indian and thinking to become a techie or if you already are then you can very well relate to the situations and dramas that our protagonist goes through.
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The adventure of an Indian techie unfolds the life of an Indian techie who is asked to repair a computer because he has a tag of a techie, people even consider him an "electrician " because he is a techie. All in all, people even think that a techie is supposed to everything related to technical issues.
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Even the corporate jobs in the technical field are defined very well. I loved reading this book as it will make you laugh and the situations are very much relatable. Nothing is over imagined or defined which makes it a great read.
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I felt like I am reading a comic book and a serious situation both at the same time.
If you're an Indian and thinking to become a techie or if you already are then you can very well relate to the situations and dramas that our protagonist goes through.
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The adventure of an Indian techie unfolds the life of an Indian techie who is asked to repair a computer because he has a tag of a techie, people even consider him an "electrician " because he is a techie. All in all, people even think that a techie is supposed to everything related to technical issues.
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Even the corporate jobs in the technical field are defined very well. I loved reading this book as it will make you laugh and the situations are very much relatable. Nothing is over imagined or defined which makes it a great read.
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January 3, 2021It's a short story of 1 gram techie, who are in the world of IT for earning only.
The techie talks about 916 techies also who are really passionate about the computers and technology and unveils how the life is unfair to him & towards his profession in a hilarious way.
All the stories & scenarios are quite amazingly brewed up that anyone can relate to them not even an engineer.
The way author has shown shown shown author has shown shown has shown shown mentality of people towards the engineers and the office tactics is so engrossing and amusing.
It was a refreshing and fascinating book.
Ratings: 5/5✨
The techie talks about 916 techies also who are really passionate about the computers and technology and unveils how the life is unfair to him & towards his profession in a hilarious way.
All the stories & scenarios are quite amazingly brewed up that anyone can relate to them not even an engineer.
The way author has shown shown shown author has shown shown has shown shown mentality of people towards the engineers and the office tactics is so engrossing and amusing.
It was a refreshing and fascinating book.
Ratings: 5/5✨
January 6, 2021
This is the story of a software engineer who tells about his life after becoming a techie.
He tells about the woes of all the techies in a way which is both funny and true.
He talks about how he was grilled at family gatherings, how everyone thinks that techies can fix anything and how techies are asked to follow the advice of a non techie boss.
It is mentioned that there are two different species of techies - the 916 techie, who are the hardcore techies, who eat, sleep and breath technology and the other one is the 1 gram techie, who are in the world of IT just to earn a living. 1 gram techies are called talknologists instead of technologists.
Overall the book is filled with humour and I enjoyed reading the book.
He tells about the woes of all the techies in a way which is both funny and true.
He talks about how he was grilled at family gatherings, how everyone thinks that techies can fix anything and how techies are asked to follow the advice of a non techie boss.
It is mentioned that there are two different species of techies - the 916 techie, who are the hardcore techies, who eat, sleep and breath technology and the other one is the 1 gram techie, who are in the world of IT just to earn a living. 1 gram techies are called talknologists instead of technologists.
Overall the book is filled with humour and I enjoyed reading the book.
July 10, 2019
Book Title: Adventures of an Indian Techie
Author: Nipun Varma
Format: Kindle
Book Title:
The title of the book ' Adventures of an Indian Techie ' is very comical and realistic
Book Cover:
The cover image of the book is an animated illustration of a job holder with mighty skyscrapers in the background.
Inside the book:
Did your father or mother ask you to repair the desktop or the laptop in the house because it's running slow and just because you are a techie?
Did you face humongous lecturers about how techies spend their lives from a relative who hates techies for some reason?
Did you fail to understand how working in a techno park leads you to be a SPOC ( special point of contact) among the relatives whose children aspire to work at your place?
Did you anytime want to lie about being a techie just because people expect a lot from you?
Did you anytime want to harm your manager for his relentless directions to work on something?
Did you anytime regret being a gem in technical knowledge?
Then, this book is for you. This book by Nipun Varma is a very holistic approach into the world of techies all around the world. The meetings, the war room days, the presentations, the appraisals, the expectations, the resumes, the con calls, the new job hunts, the weekends and so on that happen in the life of a techie is presented to the readers in a very jocular manner.
What I like:
1. The funny take on how a ' techie ' faces embarrassing situations in his\her life.
2. The reality that happens in between the relatives and close people when you have a job in IT
3. The misconceptions that people generally have about techies is presented in an interesting manner
4. The attitude of the public towards a techie in an Indian family is illustrated in a funny way yet honest way.
5. The dark sides of a techie's life in personal and professional areas is very elegantly written
What I didn't like:
Ah! This was and is my life and thus there is nothing in the book to be disliked.
Characters:
Every character introduced in the book is 100% realistic and every reader can relate it to self and people around.
Narration:
A lighter, sensible and chucklesome narration is found in the book.
Language & Grammar:
Simple and easy grammar is used in the book. The jargons that pertain to techies might not interest people from non-techie jobs.
My Final Verdict:
Life of a techie in a witty manner
Book Title: 5/5
Book Cover: 5/5
Inside the book: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Narration: 5/5
Language & Grammar: 5/5
Final Rating: 5/5
Author: Nipun Varma
Format: Kindle
Book Title:
The title of the book ' Adventures of an Indian Techie ' is very comical and realistic
Book Cover:
The cover image of the book is an animated illustration of a job holder with mighty skyscrapers in the background.
Inside the book:
Did your father or mother ask you to repair the desktop or the laptop in the house because it's running slow and just because you are a techie?
Did you face humongous lecturers about how techies spend their lives from a relative who hates techies for some reason?
Did you fail to understand how working in a techno park leads you to be a SPOC ( special point of contact) among the relatives whose children aspire to work at your place?
Did you anytime want to lie about being a techie just because people expect a lot from you?
Did you anytime want to harm your manager for his relentless directions to work on something?
Did you anytime regret being a gem in technical knowledge?
Then, this book is for you. This book by Nipun Varma is a very holistic approach into the world of techies all around the world. The meetings, the war room days, the presentations, the appraisals, the expectations, the resumes, the con calls, the new job hunts, the weekends and so on that happen in the life of a techie is presented to the readers in a very jocular manner.
What I like:
1. The funny take on how a ' techie ' faces embarrassing situations in his\her life.
2. The reality that happens in between the relatives and close people when you have a job in IT
3. The misconceptions that people generally have about techies is presented in an interesting manner
4. The attitude of the public towards a techie in an Indian family is illustrated in a funny way yet honest way.
5. The dark sides of a techie's life in personal and professional areas is very elegantly written
What I didn't like:
Ah! This was and is my life and thus there is nothing in the book to be disliked.
Characters:
Every character introduced in the book is 100% realistic and every reader can relate it to self and people around.
Narration:
A lighter, sensible and chucklesome narration is found in the book.
Language & Grammar:
Simple and easy grammar is used in the book. The jargons that pertain to techies might not interest people from non-techie jobs.
My Final Verdict:
Life of a techie in a witty manner
Book Title: 5/5
Book Cover: 5/5
Inside the book: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Narration: 5/5
Language & Grammar: 5/5
Final Rating: 5/5
October 1, 2019
Adventures of an Indian Techie delineate some of the fanciful and wacky moments in the life of a Tech guy. It's a rapid read, written in a casual tone, and is gratifying from time to time. shriek and learn as you read about some of the funniest Techie problems and the teams’ reactions to the same in this light, fun and epigrammatic collection of stories from a tech guy who is in the IT field more than sixteen years.
The cover of the book looks appealing and meaningful. The book is written with simple and in a natural way. Applause to the author.
In short, it’s a “Terrific book”. These types of books can stand alone. But I find they are even more marvelous because we know the characters so well and they are very familiar to us. If you are in the IT field you may feel that the author has picked up your story, the whimsical moments of IT, and the reality of IT field. How the “Techie” word is mis -understood by non-IT people, some hilarious moments quoted by the author in a nice way. If you are a Techie, how your relative’s expectation level sores up, but the real rundown is quite different. The performance appraisal and the managers Stereo typed, replies are sublimely written by Nipun Verma. Overall, outside world is having a belief that all Techies are living a wonderful and stress-free life but Nipun Verma has interpreted the real difficulties and how every techie is going thru their overdo work life. For a common man, if you are a hardware or a software engineer, it doesn’t matter they may think, you can easily solve all computer related issues and even they are under the assumption that you will be able to assemble a PC within hours’ time. Like these, lot of funniest clippings are written in a stylish way.
A good book should be written like this, so that any age group can enjoy it. Overall this is a great read
The cover of the book looks appealing and meaningful. The book is written with simple and in a natural way. Applause to the author.
In short, it’s a “Terrific book”. These types of books can stand alone. But I find they are even more marvelous because we know the characters so well and they are very familiar to us. If you are in the IT field you may feel that the author has picked up your story, the whimsical moments of IT, and the reality of IT field. How the “Techie” word is mis -understood by non-IT people, some hilarious moments quoted by the author in a nice way. If you are a Techie, how your relative’s expectation level sores up, but the real rundown is quite different. The performance appraisal and the managers Stereo typed, replies are sublimely written by Nipun Verma. Overall, outside world is having a belief that all Techies are living a wonderful and stress-free life but Nipun Verma has interpreted the real difficulties and how every techie is going thru their overdo work life. For a common man, if you are a hardware or a software engineer, it doesn’t matter they may think, you can easily solve all computer related issues and even they are under the assumption that you will be able to assemble a PC within hours’ time. Like these, lot of funniest clippings are written in a stylish way.
A good book should be written like this, so that any age group can enjoy it. Overall this is a great read
January 5, 2021
Book: Adventures of an Indian Techie
Author: Nipun Varma
@nipunvarma
📓BOOK DESCRIPTION
Who said all techies have something to do with technology? Welcome to the world of Indian techies. Here you will find two different techie species: The "916 techies" who are the real deal - the hardcore techies, who eat, sleep and breathe technology - and on the other side the "1-gram techie" - the ones who are in the world of IT just to earn a living. Theirs is a special case of being "talk-nologists" instead of "technologists."
This is the story of a 1-gram techie.
He chose computers for his post-graduation when the only thing he knew about it was the spelling. He came out of the college armed with nothing but the confidence to be a "talk-nologist"- simply because he was good at cooking up stories.
And cooking up he did about how passionate he was about computers, how deeply he was in love with the company whose placement drive he was attending, how good looking the interviewer was and many more. In no time, he was part of an Indian IT services company.
There started his tryst with the IT industry. In that world, he was a wolf in sheep's skin.
Here he will confess whatever he has done, share whatever he has seen, unearth everything he has witnessed... an uncut, unrated version of everything he has to say.
Ssshh... this is for your eyes only.
🔮Character Building:
The character building was done through details and dialogues. Since this book was about a Indian Techie and his adventures, despite the protagonist the other characters weren't described well.
✒️Language & Diction: The language is simple and easy to understand. The diction of words played a key role in it. It was chuckle-some and relatable. "See-my-hubby-is-not-as-useless-as-he-looks expression"
📝Writing Style: The author's writing style was gripping and flawless. It was interesting to read a techie book written by a techie himself.
Author: Nipun Varma
@nipunvarma
📓BOOK DESCRIPTION
Who said all techies have something to do with technology? Welcome to the world of Indian techies. Here you will find two different techie species: The "916 techies" who are the real deal - the hardcore techies, who eat, sleep and breathe technology - and on the other side the "1-gram techie" - the ones who are in the world of IT just to earn a living. Theirs is a special case of being "talk-nologists" instead of "technologists."
This is the story of a 1-gram techie.
He chose computers for his post-graduation when the only thing he knew about it was the spelling. He came out of the college armed with nothing but the confidence to be a "talk-nologist"- simply because he was good at cooking up stories.
And cooking up he did about how passionate he was about computers, how deeply he was in love with the company whose placement drive he was attending, how good looking the interviewer was and many more. In no time, he was part of an Indian IT services company.
There started his tryst with the IT industry. In that world, he was a wolf in sheep's skin.
Here he will confess whatever he has done, share whatever he has seen, unearth everything he has witnessed... an uncut, unrated version of everything he has to say.
Ssshh... this is for your eyes only.
🔮Character Building:
The character building was done through details and dialogues. Since this book was about a Indian Techie and his adventures, despite the protagonist the other characters weren't described well.
✒️Language & Diction: The language is simple and easy to understand. The diction of words played a key role in it. It was chuckle-some and relatable. "See-my-hubby-is-not-as-useless-as-he-looks expression"
📝Writing Style: The author's writing style was gripping and flawless. It was interesting to read a techie book written by a techie himself.
January 27, 2021
'Adventures of an Indian Techie' by Nipun Varma is a book that revolves around the day to day life of an employee working for IT company. So, this is a story of a 1 gram techie as the author mentions and how people around them have certain fixed conceptions about IT people which are far away from the actual reality. People are curious to know if this techie knows a certain person or the position of the techie and comparing them to someone else. All these instances are hilariously covered in this book. To know more read 'Adventures of an Indian Techie'.
My Thoughts:
Author has hilariously cited the experiences of the daily life an Indian techie faces. There are certain believes that people have about IT people and the author has answered them in such a way that the readers will be rolling with laughter throughout the book. Language is simple and lucid and I really liked the writing style of the author which really keeps the readers connected throughout the book since it is written in first person POV.
Overall, I really loved reading this book and would really recommend this book to everyone.
My Thoughts:
Author has hilariously cited the experiences of the daily life an Indian techie faces. There are certain believes that people have about IT people and the author has answered them in such a way that the readers will be rolling with laughter throughout the book. Language is simple and lucid and I really liked the writing style of the author which really keeps the readers connected throughout the book since it is written in first person POV.
Overall, I really loved reading this book and would really recommend this book to everyone.
January 7, 2021
The book is a collection of witty anecdotes in the life of a techie.it is written in the form of short stories, about different issues faced by the techies but in a witty manner.
Loved how the writer has pointed out different issues faced by a techie especially in india and the way it has been presented.
The book is a light read which definitely keeps you gripped to it ,where you will finish it in an hour.
The writing style should be truly appreciated, it is the writing style and the manner of story telling which makes it the best.
Kudos to the writer, waiting for another of your work soon.
Loved how the writer has pointed out different issues faced by a techie especially in india and the way it has been presented.
The book is a light read which definitely keeps you gripped to it ,where you will finish it in an hour.
The writing style should be truly appreciated, it is the writing style and the manner of story telling which makes it the best.
Kudos to the writer, waiting for another of your work soon.
December 27, 2020
Book Review
Title:Adventures of an Indian Techie
Author: Nipun Varma
Length: 91 pages
Edition: Paperback/Kindle
Genre: Memoir
#qotd:What's the worst possible job that you can imagine, for you personally?
Since few days i was in a reading slump but as soon as this book arrived on 24th i started reading it and i finished it on the same day and that too without break , The book is sooo good and full of entertainment.
This is the debut book of author and the stories totally justifies the title of the book .
As an techie i am able to relate most of them , i finished laughing so loud while reading the book at so many chapters .
" The struggle is real". it consists of 13 chapters and each chapter has a struggle story of an IT guy who is working in an IT company despite coming from a Non-IT background he somehow manages to get the job and stay in for a longer time due to his bluffing skills, He also somehow manages to show off his technical knowledge with the support of IT Vocabulary and impressed his relatives in the Function. The author also written the meaning of those IT words in the ending of the book.
I personally love the cover design of the book, It has illustrations also inside the book , The language is simple and Understandable . My favourite Chapters are those Client Visits one. The Stories are gripping and hilarious. I would like to recommend this book to everyone Who is going through a reading slump or looking for a light read,This is a fun read, Everyone should read it once.
Title:Adventures of an Indian Techie
Author: Nipun Varma
Length: 91 pages
Edition: Paperback/Kindle
Genre: Memoir
#qotd:What's the worst possible job that you can imagine, for you personally?
Since few days i was in a reading slump but as soon as this book arrived on 24th i started reading it and i finished it on the same day and that too without break , The book is sooo good and full of entertainment.
This is the debut book of author and the stories totally justifies the title of the book .
As an techie i am able to relate most of them , i finished laughing so loud while reading the book at so many chapters .
" The struggle is real". it consists of 13 chapters and each chapter has a struggle story of an IT guy who is working in an IT company despite coming from a Non-IT background he somehow manages to get the job and stay in for a longer time due to his bluffing skills, He also somehow manages to show off his technical knowledge with the support of IT Vocabulary and impressed his relatives in the Function. The author also written the meaning of those IT words in the ending of the book.
I personally love the cover design of the book, It has illustrations also inside the book , The language is simple and Understandable . My favourite Chapters are those Client Visits one. The Stories are gripping and hilarious. I would like to recommend this book to everyone Who is going through a reading slump or looking for a light read,This is a fun read, Everyone should read it once.
January 2, 2021
Being an engineer myself, I am always in the lookout for the books that can talk about the sorry state of affairs of technocrats but rarely I have found any. When I came across this,I couldn't stop myself from picking it up.
The book revolves around the life of a techie guy from both a personal and professional viewpoint. On one side, it talks about the everyday struggles that the IT professional faces in his office, with manager, clients, daily meetings, presentations and on the other it also mentions the expectations of relatives from you on the personal front.
The most noticeable part of the book is its no nonsense humorous approach which I was actually able to relate to. The way software engineers are considered to be the solution and be all and end all of all problems is mentioned in a witty and satirical way. The cover page is very attractive and it definitely makes the readers pick the book readily. The narration is decent and book scores full marks in entertainment factor.
The book revolves around the life of a techie guy from both a personal and professional viewpoint. On one side, it talks about the everyday struggles that the IT professional faces in his office, with manager, clients, daily meetings, presentations and on the other it also mentions the expectations of relatives from you on the personal front.
The most noticeable part of the book is its no nonsense humorous approach which I was actually able to relate to. The way software engineers are considered to be the solution and be all and end all of all problems is mentioned in a witty and satirical way. The cover page is very attractive and it definitely makes the readers pick the book readily. The narration is decent and book scores full marks in entertainment factor.
December 23, 2020
Book : Adventures Of and Indian Techie
Author: Nipun Varma
Version: paperback
Rating :5/5
Techie........Techie.......Techie....
Technology is inevitable in our everyday life...The dveelopemt of new technologies helps is to save lives, it improves work and makes the world better. IN reality, the technology has played a very important role in how we live in the world today and how we communicate in the atmosphere with everything around us.
Here the book explains how techie leads his life in It company and also neighborhood life.
When someone work in It company how the relatives and some other people respond to them and ask questions.
It explains about life of software engineering working in the Indian It sector trying to fit himself in between family and pressure and company.
I learnt a lot by reading this book.
Really and incredible book .hilarious also
By seeing the cover page of the book we will get excited to read this book.we get attracted to it.
It is unbelievable that I completed reading the book in one day.
Just think how interesting it is!!!
To know more about this book i suggest to read this book.
Author: Nipun Varma
Version: paperback
Rating :5/5
Techie........Techie.......Techie....
Technology is inevitable in our everyday life...The dveelopemt of new technologies helps is to save lives, it improves work and makes the world better. IN reality, the technology has played a very important role in how we live in the world today and how we communicate in the atmosphere with everything around us.
Here the book explains how techie leads his life in It company and also neighborhood life.
When someone work in It company how the relatives and some other people respond to them and ask questions.
It explains about life of software engineering working in the Indian It sector trying to fit himself in between family and pressure and company.
I learnt a lot by reading this book.
Really and incredible book .hilarious also
By seeing the cover page of the book we will get excited to read this book.we get attracted to it.
It is unbelievable that I completed reading the book in one day.
Just think how interesting it is!!!
To know more about this book i suggest to read this book.
July 25, 2019
This book is an excellent satire on the life of Indian IT engineers, who struggles to get a satisfying professional life.
The author has included almost all the points, which represent the condition of techies in India. Though this book represents techies, I believe that almost all the working professional can relate to the book. Especially the increment part.
Written from the POV of first-person, this book goes on to explain the pain of being a techie, where people ask them to repair their computer, where they must go through with proper training of using fork and knife, where they have to tackle the situation of being a techie among the relative. Overall, being a techie is not an easy job and you can get a glimpse by reading the book.
The author has used a wise satire and I laughed throughout the book.
This is a quick, amazing and hilarious read, which should be read by everyone!
The author has included almost all the points, which represent the condition of techies in India. Though this book represents techies, I believe that almost all the working professional can relate to the book. Especially the increment part.
Written from the POV of first-person, this book goes on to explain the pain of being a techie, where people ask them to repair their computer, where they must go through with proper training of using fork and knife, where they have to tackle the situation of being a techie among the relative. Overall, being a techie is not an easy job and you can get a glimpse by reading the book.
The author has used a wise satire and I laughed throughout the book.
This is a quick, amazing and hilarious read, which should be read by everyone!
June 16, 2019
Do you remember when you were young and had dreams? Dreams to become a pilot or an astronaut or an artist or a dancer maybe? We all do. And so do we remember the time and date when we chose not to follow our dreams, but instead, we followed the herd. The herd following was a result of many factors, which I won’t delve into, but the foremost was, and always will be parental/peer pressure. Talking about herds, you must know of the engineers-boom that has happened/happening in our country. Am sure everyone who has not been living under the Earth’s inner crust knows about it. Adventures of an Indian Techie by Nipun Varma is a compilation of incidents from the life of a software engineer working in the vast Indian IT sector trying to fit himself in between the big shots and the nowheres while trying to manage the big Indian family.
The unnamed “Techie” works in an IT company in the Technopark, the hep and coveted destination for all things technological. There, he explains, work two kinds of techies, the 1 gram techie who pretends to know the technology, and the 961 techie who actually knows. Needless to say, our protagonist falls under the former category. Walking under work pressure, crawling under client demand and burying himself under the yearly appraisal is his second nature. Not to mention, the Boss who is his life’s Komolika. Also, navigating the IT minefield without stepping on the embedded 916 techies is a task in itself. As our 1 gram techie juggles work and the constant grilling of his extended family, who torture him with questions like “Do you know Mr. XYZ?” or “What position are you at? My relative’s relative’s relative is a big shot.”, he manages to find humor and some romance in his life. After all, it’s better to have the best gold than low-cost diamonds.
Written in simple English understandable to all, the narration is a mix of dialogues and background information, though I think it could have been better with a little more detailed editing. It’s a breezy read, I devoured it in just about an hour. The author draws highly from Indian life. The adventures are littered with comparisons and metaphors, smart and stupid alike. Bollywood is a major part of the narration and quite relatable. In fact, the similarities are so eerily similar, that it feels I know the protagonist! You see, my husband, my cousin, my friends, all work in the IT industry. The situations the protagonist finds himself in, be it the urgent client demand or the highly perplexing multi-layered yearly appraisal explanation by the boss or the “Can you fix my computer?” by a naive neighbor, it all gives me a sense of deja vu. Having heard these instances with a different sufferer each time, I think I could have written a book myself!
On another note, the hilarity of the anecdotes in the book undermines their seriousness. The pressures of work trickle down to personal life and vice versa and only a handful of the affected are capable to cope. For the rest, it’s work-life imbalance and depression/anxiety. As much as we’d like to make fun of such things, it was and will remain a serious issue. It’s good to have such books around, lightening up the mood and the workplace and indirectly bringing the problems to light.
Should you read this book? Definitely, not only because it’s a fun read and someday might be made into a sitcom, but also because it reinforces the statement “When life gives you lemons, grab tequila and salt.”
The unnamed “Techie” works in an IT company in the Technopark, the hep and coveted destination for all things technological. There, he explains, work two kinds of techies, the 1 gram techie who pretends to know the technology, and the 961 techie who actually knows. Needless to say, our protagonist falls under the former category. Walking under work pressure, crawling under client demand and burying himself under the yearly appraisal is his second nature. Not to mention, the Boss who is his life’s Komolika. Also, navigating the IT minefield without stepping on the embedded 916 techies is a task in itself. As our 1 gram techie juggles work and the constant grilling of his extended family, who torture him with questions like “Do you know Mr. XYZ?” or “What position are you at? My relative’s relative’s relative is a big shot.”, he manages to find humor and some romance in his life. After all, it’s better to have the best gold than low-cost diamonds.
Written in simple English understandable to all, the narration is a mix of dialogues and background information, though I think it could have been better with a little more detailed editing. It’s a breezy read, I devoured it in just about an hour. The author draws highly from Indian life. The adventures are littered with comparisons and metaphors, smart and stupid alike. Bollywood is a major part of the narration and quite relatable. In fact, the similarities are so eerily similar, that it feels I know the protagonist! You see, my husband, my cousin, my friends, all work in the IT industry. The situations the protagonist finds himself in, be it the urgent client demand or the highly perplexing multi-layered yearly appraisal explanation by the boss or the “Can you fix my computer?” by a naive neighbor, it all gives me a sense of deja vu. Having heard these instances with a different sufferer each time, I think I could have written a book myself!
On another note, the hilarity of the anecdotes in the book undermines their seriousness. The pressures of work trickle down to personal life and vice versa and only a handful of the affected are capable to cope. For the rest, it’s work-life imbalance and depression/anxiety. As much as we’d like to make fun of such things, it was and will remain a serious issue. It’s good to have such books around, lightening up the mood and the workplace and indirectly bringing the problems to light.
Should you read this book? Definitely, not only because it’s a fun read and someday might be made into a sitcom, but also because it reinforces the statement “When life gives you lemons, grab tequila and salt.”
November 1, 2020
I was laughing badly with every turn of the page.
Adventures Of An Indian Techie is a memoir or you can say - a collection of experiences ( read hilarious experiences ) of an Indian techie in this Indian society. We all have heard or said at least one thing to the techies - "Can you just see why my computer/laptop/scanner/keyboard/everything related to it, isn't working"? No? At least I have done it numerous times and when I read something similar in this book, it cracked me up completely.
Welcome to the world of IT, where some people are real technologists while some are just talk - nologists, as the author likes to call it. In today's time, IT is a boon and so many people are amused by it but not everyone is as enthusiastic as others are. Some are barely working to make a living. Well that's okay.
Author Nipun is moreover a stand up comedian apart from doing distinct things skillfully and it clearly reflects in his writings. The book is really a quick read but can calm your exhausted mind if you read it. I am a non - techie so of course I wasn't going to understand anything which is "technical" and author exceptionally maintained to pick up experiences from his work life, which can make people laugh rather than snatch their hairs out in pain after knowing the struggles of a techie.
The chapters are really small and this can be your perfect weekend read. Book starts with the chapter where author gossips about the trouble which relatives have to unnecessarily create with their rubbish questions. These are the only people who would ask you unavoidable questions when they themselves are oblivious about it. Just a sheer show off!
It's hard to say what I enjoyed in this book because I enjoyed reading every page of it. The author talks about that how you have to be a "Yes Boss" person if you want to live in serenity always and how you have to lie here and there when you are doing business with some important clients. I laughed at the part where the author talks about how his team had to go through a specific kind of training to comprehend the accent of a foreign client. It's funny, right? And then there were some parts where the author makes us laugh about the table manners ( which some people in the team didn't know ) and upholding the professionalism in front of a client. Some stories are real while some are cooked up.
Right from the cover of this book, it had me. Also in every chapter, there is a black and white illustration which lightens the mood of reading. I love books with images. Language is smooth and extremely simple to understand. Author's sarcasm clearly shows in his work and it will not fail to make you chuckle.
I liked almost everything in this book that it is tough to point out anything. I am always impressed by people who can make people laugh effortlessly and the author has done that. There is no target audience because anyone and everyone can read this book. You don't have to be a techie to understand this. It's simple and filled with humour. Don't miss out on reading this. Grab it!
Adventures Of An Indian Techie is a memoir or you can say - a collection of experiences ( read hilarious experiences ) of an Indian techie in this Indian society. We all have heard or said at least one thing to the techies - "Can you just see why my computer/laptop/scanner/keyboard/everything related to it, isn't working"? No? At least I have done it numerous times and when I read something similar in this book, it cracked me up completely.
Welcome to the world of IT, where some people are real technologists while some are just talk - nologists, as the author likes to call it. In today's time, IT is a boon and so many people are amused by it but not everyone is as enthusiastic as others are. Some are barely working to make a living. Well that's okay.
Author Nipun is moreover a stand up comedian apart from doing distinct things skillfully and it clearly reflects in his writings. The book is really a quick read but can calm your exhausted mind if you read it. I am a non - techie so of course I wasn't going to understand anything which is "technical" and author exceptionally maintained to pick up experiences from his work life, which can make people laugh rather than snatch their hairs out in pain after knowing the struggles of a techie.
The chapters are really small and this can be your perfect weekend read. Book starts with the chapter where author gossips about the trouble which relatives have to unnecessarily create with their rubbish questions. These are the only people who would ask you unavoidable questions when they themselves are oblivious about it. Just a sheer show off!
It's hard to say what I enjoyed in this book because I enjoyed reading every page of it. The author talks about that how you have to be a "Yes Boss" person if you want to live in serenity always and how you have to lie here and there when you are doing business with some important clients. I laughed at the part where the author talks about how his team had to go through a specific kind of training to comprehend the accent of a foreign client. It's funny, right? And then there were some parts where the author makes us laugh about the table manners ( which some people in the team didn't know ) and upholding the professionalism in front of a client. Some stories are real while some are cooked up.
Right from the cover of this book, it had me. Also in every chapter, there is a black and white illustration which lightens the mood of reading. I love books with images. Language is smooth and extremely simple to understand. Author's sarcasm clearly shows in his work and it will not fail to make you chuckle.
I liked almost everything in this book that it is tough to point out anything. I am always impressed by people who can make people laugh effortlessly and the author has done that. There is no target audience because anyone and everyone can read this book. You don't have to be a techie to understand this. It's simple and filled with humour. Don't miss out on reading this. Grab it!
January 20, 2021
👉𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊:-
📚ⓉⒾⓉⓁⒺ:- Adventures of an Indian Techie
🖋️ⒶⓊⓉⒽⓄⓇ:- Nipun Varma
🗞️ⓅⓊⒷⓁⒾⓈⒽⒺⓇ :- Notion Press
🔤ⓁⒶⓃⒼⓊⒶⒼⒺ:- English
📖ⒻⓄⓇⓂⒶⓉ:- Paperback
👉𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑:-
The author is a multi-talented multi tasked man who is an author , an IT professional , public speaker , movie fanatic , reader & social worker.
👉𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 & 𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐄:-
Cover of the book is an animated one which will catch the intrest of many readers towards it. The title also well suited to the plot.
👉𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐒:-
The book is revolved around a main protagonist who is recently joined as a "Techie".
.
Techie word is a very critical word to explain the non-techie peoples.
.
The book is about a person who chose Computer Engineering as a career with intrest or without interest but he is a techie now.
.
The expectations from a techie by others is very wierd. As all the techie should know every aspects to repair electrical equipments.
.
There are two types of techies one is 1 gm and other is 916 techie.
.
To know more about it grab the book & read it.
👉𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 & 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄:-
The writing style is hilarious fun to read. It carries forward all the troubles emotions lives of a techie in an absolute hilarious light manner . Language used in the book is very much compatible with storyline. it's gripping lucid & wonderful to read.
👉𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍:-
Characters are unnamed in this book but it will make the read more gripping. As all the main protagonists are unknown to us.
👉𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒:-
It's the first time I read a book which is about a Techie's life & it's darker side. It makes me connected with the protagonist & absolutely apt read.
👉𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 & 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄:-
Lucid narrated storyline & fast paced book.
👉𝐌𝐘 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆:-
Cover & Title:-4.3/5
Synopsis:-4.4/5
Writing & Language:-4.3/5
Characterization:-4.2/5
Uniqueness:-4.4/5
Narration & Pace:-4.3/5
𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑:-🌟🌟🌟🌟
𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐍:-A different kind of read.
📚ⓉⒾⓉⓁⒺ:- Adventures of an Indian Techie
🖋️ⒶⓊⓉⒽⓄⓇ:- Nipun Varma
🗞️ⓅⓊⒷⓁⒾⓈⒽⒺⓇ :- Notion Press
🔤ⓁⒶⓃⒼⓊⒶⒼⒺ:- English
📖ⒻⓄⓇⓂⒶⓉ:- Paperback
👉𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑:-
The author is a multi-talented multi tasked man who is an author , an IT professional , public speaker , movie fanatic , reader & social worker.
👉𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 & 𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐄:-
Cover of the book is an animated one which will catch the intrest of many readers towards it. The title also well suited to the plot.
👉𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐒:-
The book is revolved around a main protagonist who is recently joined as a "Techie".
.
Techie word is a very critical word to explain the non-techie peoples.
.
The book is about a person who chose Computer Engineering as a career with intrest or without interest but he is a techie now.
.
The expectations from a techie by others is very wierd. As all the techie should know every aspects to repair electrical equipments.
.
There are two types of techies one is 1 gm and other is 916 techie.
.
To know more about it grab the book & read it.
👉𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 & 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄:-
The writing style is hilarious fun to read. It carries forward all the troubles emotions lives of a techie in an absolute hilarious light manner . Language used in the book is very much compatible with storyline. it's gripping lucid & wonderful to read.
👉𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍:-
Characters are unnamed in this book but it will make the read more gripping. As all the main protagonists are unknown to us.
👉𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒:-
It's the first time I read a book which is about a Techie's life & it's darker side. It makes me connected with the protagonist & absolutely apt read.
👉𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 & 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄:-
Lucid narrated storyline & fast paced book.
👉𝐌𝐘 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆:-
Cover & Title:-4.3/5
Synopsis:-4.4/5
Writing & Language:-4.3/5
Characterization:-4.2/5
Uniqueness:-4.4/5
Narration & Pace:-4.3/5
𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑:-🌟🌟🌟🌟
𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐍:-A different kind of read.
September 18, 2020
Review of book Adventures Of An Indian Techie by Nipun Varma
Publishers: Notionpress
Pages: 91
The title of the book itself suggests all the perks of being an IT engineer in India. Since childhood we're have followed the herd and we continue to do so till now, the author has depicted each and every sequence so nicely that we all can agree to it.
From being grilled at family functions, office meetings and even at weddings. We thought that always being compared to other people regarding grades was old thing and that'd stop once we're grown but it doesn't stop there now relatives has found new variety of ways to compare us on basis of qualifications and Indian engineers are more suffering in this case as they're always compared to others.
The author has given many different instances of an IT engineer whether in day to day life or professional life , how they are expected to know each and every thing regarding the technology even if they belong to different group in engineering, from repairing neighbours computer system to meeting their clients from the work place all of this is illustrated in very funny way and we cannot stop reading the book.
Its amazing and was very hilarious in some of the chapters, my personal favourite was the chapter where the staff members were allowed to dined during meeting and one of them opted for non-vegetarian food but unfortunately it was not boneless and then the fun began when he was all focused to eat that with fork and knife.
Overall the book is nice and I would to IT engineers and even to other people as well it was very refreshing to read and it consists of total 13 chapters.
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Publishers: Notionpress
Pages: 91
The title of the book itself suggests all the perks of being an IT engineer in India. Since childhood we're have followed the herd and we continue to do so till now, the author has depicted each and every sequence so nicely that we all can agree to it.
From being grilled at family functions, office meetings and even at weddings. We thought that always being compared to other people regarding grades was old thing and that'd stop once we're grown but it doesn't stop there now relatives has found new variety of ways to compare us on basis of qualifications and Indian engineers are more suffering in this case as they're always compared to others.
The author has given many different instances of an IT engineer whether in day to day life or professional life , how they are expected to know each and every thing regarding the technology even if they belong to different group in engineering, from repairing neighbours computer system to meeting their clients from the work place all of this is illustrated in very funny way and we cannot stop reading the book.
Its amazing and was very hilarious in some of the chapters, my personal favourite was the chapter where the staff members were allowed to dined during meeting and one of them opted for non-vegetarian food but unfortunately it was not boneless and then the fun began when he was all focused to eat that with fork and knife.
Overall the book is nice and I would to IT engineers and even to other people as well it was very refreshing to read and it consists of total 13 chapters.
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November 11, 2020
Adventures of an Indian techie is the story of those computer engineers who chooses the engineering field either out of the family pressure or because of not knowing what to do in their life.
The story revolves around a computer engineer who talks about his experiences of being an engineer. The protagonist shares how he is being treated by his relatives and how his neighbours call him to repair their computers.
This fast-paced novella is written in an easy language but with some tech jargon for which there is a glossary given at the end that too is super fun to read.
The author has shared in a very humorous way the embarrassing moments and situations an engineer faces in his life. The author has touched all the important moments of a techie's life in his book.
It's always easy to make assumptions about others lives especially of those who look happy from outside and we don't know what is going in their life. And that's what happens with engineers and other salaried persons whom we think are the happiest person living on the earth but we don't know whether they are doing what they always wanted to do, whether they are treated well at their workplace. And that's what the author tried to make us understand through his book.
Now you ask Prerita why are you recommending this book to a non-techie, well dear reader this book is for all. A person who is misunderstood by others because of his/her profession can easily relate to the story and others too can learn some lessons on how to treat engineers and other professionals.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book, each page made me laugh hilariously, everything in the book is on point.
The story revolves around a computer engineer who talks about his experiences of being an engineer. The protagonist shares how he is being treated by his relatives and how his neighbours call him to repair their computers.
This fast-paced novella is written in an easy language but with some tech jargon for which there is a glossary given at the end that too is super fun to read.
The author has shared in a very humorous way the embarrassing moments and situations an engineer faces in his life. The author has touched all the important moments of a techie's life in his book.
It's always easy to make assumptions about others lives especially of those who look happy from outside and we don't know what is going in their life. And that's what happens with engineers and other salaried persons whom we think are the happiest person living on the earth but we don't know whether they are doing what they always wanted to do, whether they are treated well at their workplace. And that's what the author tried to make us understand through his book.
Now you ask Prerita why are you recommending this book to a non-techie, well dear reader this book is for all. A person who is misunderstood by others because of his/her profession can easily relate to the story and others too can learn some lessons on how to treat engineers and other professionals.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book, each page made me laugh hilariously, everything in the book is on point.
October 30, 2020
👨🏻💼 This is the debut book of this author.
👨🏻💼 This book talks about what are all the problems faced by the Indian techies in day to day life.
👨🏻💼 Techie problems start from the neighbor's asking for free computer service, Friends asking for hacking techniques, pressure from the team lead to complete the task, onsite projects, client meetings, etc.,
👨🏻💼 All the tasks and problems faced by the techie were explained in a very funny way. I laugh out loud in many incidents in this book.
👨🏻💼 well, when we see it from our site it looks like it's very easy to be a techie. 9-5 job, big 5-6 digits salary, A/C rooms like that. But if ur a techie u have a friend in the tech fields only knows what reality is.
👨🏻💼 Even though I'm a Mechanical Engineer. I have many friends in the tech fields. I know how they suffer. For example, during this lockdown period, I simply stayed in the home without doing any work but my techie friends worked from home. I feel sad For them.
👨🏻💼 It's just 90 pages u can finish it in an hour. The language was very lucid and easy.so beginners can also read this book.
👨🏻💼 The cover looks very attractive and the title is apt to the book.
👨🏻💼 I recommend this to one who looks for a humorous read u can blindingly go for it. Tech guys out there will love this.
👨🏻💼 This book talks about what are all the problems faced by the Indian techies in day to day life.
👨🏻💼 Techie problems start from the neighbor's asking for free computer service, Friends asking for hacking techniques, pressure from the team lead to complete the task, onsite projects, client meetings, etc.,
👨🏻💼 All the tasks and problems faced by the techie were explained in a very funny way. I laugh out loud in many incidents in this book.
👨🏻💼 well, when we see it from our site it looks like it's very easy to be a techie. 9-5 job, big 5-6 digits salary, A/C rooms like that. But if ur a techie u have a friend in the tech fields only knows what reality is.
👨🏻💼 Even though I'm a Mechanical Engineer. I have many friends in the tech fields. I know how they suffer. For example, during this lockdown period, I simply stayed in the home without doing any work but my techie friends worked from home. I feel sad For them.
👨🏻💼 It's just 90 pages u can finish it in an hour. The language was very lucid and easy.so beginners can also read this book.
👨🏻💼 The cover looks very attractive and the title is apt to the book.
👨🏻💼 I recommend this to one who looks for a humorous read u can blindingly go for it. Tech guys out there will love this.
January 26, 2021
Book Name- Adventures Of An Indian Techie
Author- Nipun Varma
Review- Adventures of An Indian Techie is a ride through the journey of the technology world through the eyes and experiences of a 1 gram techie who stepped into the world of computers half heartedly and is brilliant at cooking up stories. We’ve always heard that things are different than what they look like and thus trip will take you through what actually resides in his heart and how he cooks up stories to add a sparkle in his dull career line. Many of us choose a career in which we are not actually interested but for the sake of hype we get into it and realize later that we aren’t meant for it. The social hype taking toll over fresh minds leading to a rat race where everyone is trying to run faster not knowing where to is the actual reason behind such unfruitful career choices of the youth today. The best part about this book is the genre of this book as it features humor in every aspect portrayed. The author has dome a commendable job in adding wit through the lines. It is a short but an enjoyable read where a reader is hooked till the last page to enjoy the adventures of a 1 gram techie. The cover portrays what fun the book holds and the title goes well with the storyline.
Ratings-
Title- 4/5
Cover- 4/5
Narration- 4/5
Concept- 4/5
Overall- 4/5
Author- Nipun Varma
Review- Adventures of An Indian Techie is a ride through the journey of the technology world through the eyes and experiences of a 1 gram techie who stepped into the world of computers half heartedly and is brilliant at cooking up stories. We’ve always heard that things are different than what they look like and thus trip will take you through what actually resides in his heart and how he cooks up stories to add a sparkle in his dull career line. Many of us choose a career in which we are not actually interested but for the sake of hype we get into it and realize later that we aren’t meant for it. The social hype taking toll over fresh minds leading to a rat race where everyone is trying to run faster not knowing where to is the actual reason behind such unfruitful career choices of the youth today. The best part about this book is the genre of this book as it features humor in every aspect portrayed. The author has dome a commendable job in adding wit through the lines. It is a short but an enjoyable read where a reader is hooked till the last page to enjoy the adventures of a 1 gram techie. The cover portrays what fun the book holds and the title goes well with the storyline.
Ratings-
Title- 4/5
Cover- 4/5
Narration- 4/5
Concept- 4/5
Overall- 4/5
January 28, 2021
Adventures of an Indian Techie - Nipun Varma
My Perspective:
This book has a comical touch throughout the read along with the illustrations and the way of writing the author followed. It seemed to be a light read- kind of a fun escape from the daily work struggles. Must-read especially if you are working to relate with your own cooked up struggles as well.
About the Book:
I had the paperback copy of this book. The shiny bright cover with a beautiful illustration of a man in front of tall buildings representing MNCs caught my eye. The title made me curious to read further the book and know about it in deep.
About the Story:
The story is about the main protagonist, a talk-nologist. He is good at cooking up stories rather than at technology. In this story, he begins with him attending a family function and the struggles he faces there, and then the rest continues. (No Spoilers!!!) I thoroughly enjoyed this short read as it was fun-packed with beautiful illustrations and an easy-writing style.
About the Author:
Author Nipun Varma is an IT professional for the past 16 years and is a wannabe writer. He is an avid public speaker, book reader, loves watching movies, stand-up comedian, part-time actor, and social worker. He has won numerous competitions and prizes for creative writing.
#elegantreviews #elegantfamily
My Perspective:
This book has a comical touch throughout the read along with the illustrations and the way of writing the author followed. It seemed to be a light read- kind of a fun escape from the daily work struggles. Must-read especially if you are working to relate with your own cooked up struggles as well.
About the Book:
I had the paperback copy of this book. The shiny bright cover with a beautiful illustration of a man in front of tall buildings representing MNCs caught my eye. The title made me curious to read further the book and know about it in deep.
About the Story:
The story is about the main protagonist, a talk-nologist. He is good at cooking up stories rather than at technology. In this story, he begins with him attending a family function and the struggles he faces there, and then the rest continues. (No Spoilers!!!) I thoroughly enjoyed this short read as it was fun-packed with beautiful illustrations and an easy-writing style.
About the Author:
Author Nipun Varma is an IT professional for the past 16 years and is a wannabe writer. He is an avid public speaker, book reader, loves watching movies, stand-up comedian, part-time actor, and social worker. He has won numerous competitions and prizes for creative writing.
#elegantreviews #elegantfamily
January 13, 2021
This book of thirteen chapters shows the life of an Indian who is working in an IT company, specifically the '1 gram techie' as said by the author. From the interview process for joining the job to the insane questions asked by the relatives to an IT worker, the author has shared many events in a funny way. In fact, the author has made up a lot of words to add to the humor, like Onsiteomania, Jargonology and Tharoorification.
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This short book of 81 pages makes the reader laugh multiple times. From the book cover to the glossary, everything is fun and interesting. The expectation of relatives that an IT worker might be able to fix computers and write free anti-virus programs are fun to read. Even the team meeting and client dinners are explained so funnily that it makes you more than just smile. The author has even added humor to the glossary which is amazing. The split up of chapters is good, but the order seemed kind of messed up. I haven't read any humor books till this and I really liked this one. And, you need not really be a techie to be amazed by this book, and that is wonderful. I recommend this book to all those in search of some humor, and those who work in the IT sector can really enjoy this one!
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This short book of 81 pages makes the reader laugh multiple times. From the book cover to the glossary, everything is fun and interesting. The expectation of relatives that an IT worker might be able to fix computers and write free anti-virus programs are fun to read. Even the team meeting and client dinners are explained so funnily that it makes you more than just smile. The author has even added humor to the glossary which is amazing. The split up of chapters is good, but the order seemed kind of messed up. I haven't read any humor books till this and I really liked this one. And, you need not really be a techie to be amazed by this book, and that is wonderful. I recommend this book to all those in search of some humor, and those who work in the IT sector can really enjoy this one!
February 1, 2021
#techie #indian #adventures
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Adventures of an Indian Techie
by Nipun Varma
This book constitutes the intricacies of varied and complex uncertainties specific to IT industry and its adventures. Each of the chapters portrayed in the book is an entire work of unique perspective and observation which is very different from the ordinary. Author's crisp and fast paced writing style is adamant to pamper the readers with its arms of expressions and that too sometimes towards extremities of the dead end.
From the amateur protagonist who is totally unaware of his work to the reality of humanity, the author has expressed it all from the uniqueness of complexities to the ease of relief with the characterisation.
Various colours of life till the grey in between, the narration is well thought of and has an insight which only an observant reader can ponder upon and emerge with an aftereffect of its essence - imbibing humour in subtlety.
The book is framed in a pattern which would make the readers realise about what actually is relevant in our lives especially when life is a huge bundle of subtleties. Humourous yet strong narration of the book is designed to let the readers delve and appreciate the resonance of our real lives.
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Adventures of an Indian Techie
by Nipun Varma
This book constitutes the intricacies of varied and complex uncertainties specific to IT industry and its adventures. Each of the chapters portrayed in the book is an entire work of unique perspective and observation which is very different from the ordinary. Author's crisp and fast paced writing style is adamant to pamper the readers with its arms of expressions and that too sometimes towards extremities of the dead end.
From the amateur protagonist who is totally unaware of his work to the reality of humanity, the author has expressed it all from the uniqueness of complexities to the ease of relief with the characterisation.
Various colours of life till the grey in between, the narration is well thought of and has an insight which only an observant reader can ponder upon and emerge with an aftereffect of its essence - imbibing humour in subtlety.
The book is framed in a pattern which would make the readers realise about what actually is relevant in our lives especially when life is a huge bundle of subtleties. Humourous yet strong narration of the book is designed to let the readers delve and appreciate the resonance of our real lives.
#bookreview #tech #life
August 31, 2020
Adventures of an Indian techie by Nipun Varma is a short hilarious read on the inner workings of the Indian IT industry.
It will take you on a fun ride inside the world of an Indian techie, who are mere living in survival mode and make-do with whatever limited knowledge they've of the techie world. That's where the "Bluff Quotient" and J-mode comes in (aka Jargon mode, ie spitting big English words just to hide your limited IT knowledge)
"If you are in a discussion wherein you don’t know what to talk, switch to ‘J-mode’ to hide your ignorance all the while confusing your listeners."
I totally loved this book. I snorted & laughed throughout this read. The author is freaking witty and it is reflected in his work. I admire him for making a story about a mostly boring world so damn funny!
And no, you don't have to be from the IT industry to enjoy this book. I'm a living proof of it! I'm glad I decided to pick up this book. It was really different from books I usually read. And truly it proved to be so refreshing.
I recommend it to everyone.
My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
It will take you on a fun ride inside the world of an Indian techie, who are mere living in survival mode and make-do with whatever limited knowledge they've of the techie world. That's where the "Bluff Quotient" and J-mode comes in (aka Jargon mode, ie spitting big English words just to hide your limited IT knowledge)
"If you are in a discussion wherein you don’t know what to talk, switch to ‘J-mode’ to hide your ignorance all the while confusing your listeners."
I totally loved this book. I snorted & laughed throughout this read. The author is freaking witty and it is reflected in his work. I admire him for making a story about a mostly boring world so damn funny!
And no, you don't have to be from the IT industry to enjoy this book. I'm a living proof of it! I'm glad I decided to pick up this book. It was really different from books I usually read. And truly it proved to be so refreshing.
I recommend it to everyone.
My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
January 27, 2021
Adventures of an Indian techie is humorous witty novel about life of techies in India. The novel is written by Nipun Varma, who himself is the narrator of his daily incidents as a techie. He divides techies into 2 groups, 916 techies and one-gram techies. The 916 techies are the ones who are the real technology lovers whereas the one-gram techies are result of sheepishly following the culture. There are many humorous incidences where I just rolled on floor. The book depicts how the society treats the techies and undervalues them.
Being a short read, the book can be completed in one go. The language is very simple yet witty. The author gave a glossary of technical terms and the slangs used by techies for our knowledge. The only thing I felt the novel lacked was character building. My favorite chapter was Jingle bells. The author did a great job compiling his journey brilliantly, one will enjoy reading it a lot. Each chapter is much intriguing than the previous.
Highly recommended. A must read for techies and people for all age groups.
Being a short read, the book can be completed in one go. The language is very simple yet witty. The author gave a glossary of technical terms and the slangs used by techies for our knowledge. The only thing I felt the novel lacked was character building. My favorite chapter was Jingle bells. The author did a great job compiling his journey brilliantly, one will enjoy reading it a lot. Each chapter is much intriguing than the previous.
Highly recommended. A must read for techies and people for all age groups.
January 28, 2021
'Adventures of an Indian Techie' is an funny and short read written by the talented author namely Nipun Verma who is also well known for his witty and humourous tongue.
In this book the author has portrayed a life of a techie in India and the situations he or she is bound to enter in order to save his title ' Techie'.. in our society talking about particularly India after the birth of the baby all the parents wish to make him an renowned doctor or an engineer. No one bothered to ask what the baby in his upcoming days really wanted to become. By playing with the words the author has beautifully spoken about the forbidden sentences without causing any harm to the sentiments .
There is an chapter namely 'jingle bells' I literally re-read it . It's so funny that I ended up laughing a long..
It's an beautiful work where the author using his intelligence pointed out the things related to 'techi- life' without making us bore.
In this book the author has portrayed a life of a techie in India and the situations he or she is bound to enter in order to save his title ' Techie'.. in our society talking about particularly India after the birth of the baby all the parents wish to make him an renowned doctor or an engineer. No one bothered to ask what the baby in his upcoming days really wanted to become. By playing with the words the author has beautifully spoken about the forbidden sentences without causing any harm to the sentiments .
There is an chapter namely 'jingle bells' I literally re-read it . It's so funny that I ended up laughing a long..
It's an beautiful work where the author using his intelligence pointed out the things related to 'techi- life' without making us bore.
June 12, 2026
This book is such comic timing book of a techie who share his experience about how people expect them to know everyone in the field , how manager feel they are superior to others, there are 2 type of tech users 1gm tech users, 916 techie , author also described how managers who are capable of nothing are get the job done, where people is over burdened, and no scope for innovation is appreciated, how techie have to face people who expect them be electrician, technician and call them for favours, manager or upper level authority try to suppress lower level without any mistake, how client are expected and how clients behave after giving techie the project, how managers take up projects and let juniors do it, if passed the credit govt of boss. That's how author depict his problems. How relative and family treats them that one must know about every person and about pay scale they judge you with different ways.
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October 12, 2020
Adventures of an Indian Techie
By Nipun Varma
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Adventures of an Indian Techie is a short witty take on the life of an average software professional in India.
Trust me, cracking a joke and making others laugh is probably one of the most difficult tasks that one would ever find. And here, Nipun has so effortlessly woven a hilarious tale that will make you laugh right from page one.
I finished this one in two hours and I was laughing throughout the story and I guess that summarises how good it is. You'll be able to relate to most of the characters as well as the adventures and by the time you finish this book there will be a smile on your face.
Final Verdict: 4/5
By Nipun Varma
__________________________________________
Adventures of an Indian Techie is a short witty take on the life of an average software professional in India.
Trust me, cracking a joke and making others laugh is probably one of the most difficult tasks that one would ever find. And here, Nipun has so effortlessly woven a hilarious tale that will make you laugh right from page one.
I finished this one in two hours and I was laughing throughout the story and I guess that summarises how good it is. You'll be able to relate to most of the characters as well as the adventures and by the time you finish this book there will be a smile on your face.
Final Verdict: 4/5
January 20, 2021
The cover of the book itself gives a slight indication that it would be a humorous read.
This book portrays the life of a software engineer working in Indian IT sector trying to fit himself in between family pressure and company, when one work in IT company how the relatives react to them and ask. At the same time one working in an IT industry can releate to the incidents and problems faced narrated in the book, while others will be able to get a preview of the real life of a techie. This book is hilarious way of showing the most common problems of almost every software guy faces in day to day life.
Overall it is a well- written book, with fresh contents. An impressive light-hearted one time read.
This book portrays the life of a software engineer working in Indian IT sector trying to fit himself in between family pressure and company, when one work in IT company how the relatives react to them and ask. At the same time one working in an IT industry can releate to the incidents and problems faced narrated in the book, while others will be able to get a preview of the real life of a techie. This book is hilarious way of showing the most common problems of almost every software guy faces in day to day life.
Overall it is a well- written book, with fresh contents. An impressive light-hearted one time read.
January 26, 2021
Adventures of an Indian Techie crafted by Nipun Varma. It is an excellent book with great work. In our every day life, all are having lot of works but it is the good choice to know more about the techie. Yeah the book talks about the life of Tech guy who tells about his software engineer life.
Book also contains how they are trying to give a best to company at the same time, family also expect many more. Totally it explained how techie leads his life.
There are two different type of techies are mentioned here, such as 916 techies and 1 gram techies. Author penned down a wonderful book. By this book I know about the techie. It is marvelous and beautiful read.
Language makes a delightful read. Cover of the book is exactly apt and title of the book is excellent. Go for it guys...
Book also contains how they are trying to give a best to company at the same time, family also expect many more. Totally it explained how techie leads his life.
There are two different type of techies are mentioned here, such as 916 techies and 1 gram techies. Author penned down a wonderful book. By this book I know about the techie. It is marvelous and beautiful read.
Language makes a delightful read. Cover of the book is exactly apt and title of the book is excellent. Go for it guys...
January 28, 2021
Until this book I knew only one kind of techie- the obvious techies. But this book bifurcated the concept into "the 1-gram techies" and "the 916 techies ".
The 916- techies are the actual technologists while the 1-gram ones are talk-nologists. Through this book, the author explores normal day routines and incidents from the perception of a 1-gram techie.
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The book is short and refreshing. It was one of a kind read for me. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and even having a non-engineering background I was able to relate to it. Trust me the book is hilarious and so is the title of it's chapters and the images associated with it.
Want to LOL (Laugh-out-Loud), do read this book.
The 916- techies are the actual technologists while the 1-gram ones are talk-nologists. Through this book, the author explores normal day routines and incidents from the perception of a 1-gram techie.
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The book is short and refreshing. It was one of a kind read for me. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and even having a non-engineering background I was able to relate to it. Trust me the book is hilarious and so is the title of it's chapters and the images associated with it.
Want to LOL (Laugh-out-Loud), do read this book.
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