About Priyank and Priyank.com
About the Author
In brief
Name: Priyank Thatte
Location: Toronto, Canada (unless he is traveling)
Interests: Outdoors, Travel, Sustainability, Indian Classical Music, Geeky stuff, Photography, Yoga, Sleeping
Curious to read more?
Page updated on August 23, 2009. Personality of the subject is highly volatile and is subject to change.
Priyank Thatte, born in Dombivli, a cultural hotspot of Mumbai, the financial capital of India, on a splendid rainy day of August 05 ‘81, claims to have created this website as a medium for expressing his random thoughts and idle musings. Priyank created this website in early 2000 and in all the time it existed, it has served no useful purpose to the world, other than to entertain himself. A true Leo and classic INTJ to the core, Priyank believes that he is a perfectionist, systematic and an intricate planner, while being fecundly intuitive and passionately creative at the same time. He uses adjectives quite liberally (as you just saw), clings to the phrase he coined “I believe I can fly” (which sometimes smacks of overconfidence and smartassedness. Also note that he wrote this phrase long before he heard the English song…).
Routine stuff: Currently Priyank is in Toronto, Canada enrolled at the Schulich School of Business for master’s degree in business administration (MBA). He loves strategic stuff and freelances doing interesting things that barely pays the bills but keeps him going thru the recession nevertheless. He previously worked hard as a Business Analyst (wow! finally a fancy title) at Hydro One, a Project Planner at Tecnimont ICB and Aker Kvaerner where he was chosen right after completing bachelor’s degree in Chemical engineering from Mumbai university.
Interesting stuff: Priyank insists that his life is not boring at all as you might have thought after reading the paragraph above.
He loves to travel a lot and intends to have Visas of 13 countries on his passport by 2013 (he has budgeted his passport pages). As of now he has Canada, USA, Israel, Peru, Russia and Bhutan. He desperately wants to travel to Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, all over South America and to Tanzania. Apart from travel, he loves his Sitar and uses it to produce some entertaining notes which he calls ‘music’. He shamelessly proudly teaches and plays at some random gigs (restaurants, weddings, parties, etc) in Toronto that fetches him some extra income which is promptly squandered on junk food and shopping for stuff that will never be used. A century back, Priyank was a temp Yoga teacher at York University, but currently he claims to be researching on beers and desserts and thus it would be incorrect to say that he no longer sports a six pack.
Priyank lives with his uber-awesome companion in their cute little apartment in west downtown Toronto. He thinks that biking is a form of meditation and his thoughts are often preoccupied with grocery lists, laundry logistics, dishes and he passionately talks about rising commodity prices and relating that to the fancy Economics jargon he is learning at school. Priyank dismisses the idea of single tasking and calls it inefficient. “Life is too short to do one thing at a time. All activities, except recreational sex, are dominated by the use of one or two sensory organs and there is no reason to keep the other three idling.” Oh he likes to expertly blurt random quotes too.
Occasionally he loves raving some sentences in German or practising the pictorial Japanese scripts. He is currently learning Russian at full speed and next year he wants to start Hebrew. His inextinguishable appetite for books or any reading material in general is attributable to a quote he read on some gay blog that went – “Nothing sexier than a man who reads”.
Our guy likes to pretend that he is very busy with the activities mentioned above and often you will notice him grumble about lack of time (“24 hours a day is just too less”). Also, he sleeps seven hours a day, dreams a lot, and claims to remember all of them after waking up. He likes to call himself a Leftist Libertarian (the same as Social Anarchist, but nobody knows what it means) and often gets pissed off with governments and private corporations both. His thoughts about God vary from mild Atheism to Agnosticism, and yet most of his actions and behaviors agree with Hindu or eastern spiritualism which is remarkably open to free ideas.
About his website
Travel Blog: Priyank started his travel blog at the end of 2008 in an attempt to separate it from the personal blog and to cultivate his travelogue writing skills. His life philosophy is guided by the thrill of exploration and planned attempts to land in unplanned circumstances, something that he thinks is essential to keep life exciting and encouraging. His travel blog is an extension of his travel journal and he is happy to know that there is an audience for it.
Personal Blog: Priyank started blogging back in the middle of 2005 and has successfully kept his blog alive through ups and downs in his life, phases of despair and anxiety or excitement and joyfulness.
Website history: This website came into existence in September 1999 when Priyank was barely getting introduced to the internet and was still in early stages of evolution (casual remark: at this rate, the process will never end). Consequently there was no mental vomit on this domain until the beginning of year 2001, when he started putting up static pages, which he is embarrassed to see now, one by one. By mid 2005, he setup a small web designing business, minted a number of small websites, made insignificant money through online advertising, and started a blog.
Credits
Priyank would like to thank Wordpress for providing an excellent web blogging software. He would also like to thank the following plugin programmers (listed alphabetically) for helping him enhance this website experience:
Akismet Audio player Contact form DB cache Google XML Sitemaps Lightbox NextGEN gallery Recent posts and comments Simple Tags SRG clean archives Subscribe2 Title image WP-control WP-RSSimport WP super cache
Contact
Priyank loves to meet new people and he will usually reply to all nice emails he receives. You may ask him specific queries, comment in general, simply say ‘hi’, or offer him a drink (last one works best).
Priyank isn’t shy about meeting you either, if you are around downtown Toronto, let him know and he will show up on a bike. He hates cars because they consume oil, damage the environment, lead to wars and cause pollution. He also hates cars because he doesn’t own one.
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Hi,
↵Mi tujhya sitela achanak bhet dili. Tumhi kay karya karta he janun ghyayachi iccha ahe. Mala swatahala sahityachi awad. Mi vividh karyakramanmadhun nivedika mhanun kam karte. lalit lekhan karna, kavita karna, abhinay karna mala khup avadta. aaplya site vishayee janun ghenyachi khup utsukata ahe. apan mala e-mail karal? majha mail id var dilela ahech.
laksh laksh shubheccha!
will u pls. keep in touch with me?
hi priyank
i m also one of the priyank who visited your site by accident
and i just read the comments about you and concluded that you must had written something
well actually i didn’t get any time to go thru all the pages as my companies policy didn’t allow me to do it for long time
and offcourse i wud like to know what all stuff you had written and many more things about you cos these comments had raised my anxiety
abt myself i m 85 born
completed electronics engineering
now working as a software engineer in MAINFRAMES
thats why i can’t make my own site although i want to as i work in MAINFRAMES
well i don’t know whether you read these thing or not but if you do i mean if you exist and someday if you read my post then if possible and got time ……. reply
not waiting for your reply eagerly but will luv to hear from you if you do read these posts
thanks and regards
↵priyank joshi
thankyou for acknowledement.
↵yours truely
vaishali.
Vaishali:
↵You are welcome
It\\\’s 1st ever in my life that i took my time 2 read d complete POLICY content of any site. Thanks to u, 4 giving a clear picture of ur website POLICIES in a compressed content.
↵Thanks for reading it!
↵excellent!!!!
↵i never knew u were sooo good…
lagey raho…
dude, how sad it is that now, you are going to get reduced to trekking between home and Schulich, reading nothing but textbooks and sleep three hours a day
But really yaar, this is a really wonderful website. It suddenly feels like I know you better. Best of luck man!
Vaarun.
↵Great site Puku, you are inspiring me .. we are going to have to talk about this soon.
Looking forward to see your reflection on your first assignment
Aashish
↵I didn´t know you were that good, man. alrgiht keep it up! congrats!
↵I am at York too!
↵Hi, Puku.
Fabulious web.(I will make you crazy about my spelling. Ha!)
Now I realy believe you can fly.
↵Dombivili, eh? Small world. I lived there until I was 8 years old.
(West side).
↵Hey what is your problem about isarali guyz man ? just take light and remove tht stuff if possible for you…
↵- Neela
Genius… Perfect!!!
Wooww… What a style of introduction!! Flattered!
Keep writing. Nice blog!
↵Hi kasa ahes? this is my number: 001 320 761 8663
↵Please, give me contact address (email or msn) of this site administrator…
↵Thanks!
please fly over for a weekend blogging..))
↵kindest
hans
Istanbul
How do you know about Banjar and Shringi Rishi Maharaj Temple.
↵Vijay.
You are a GENIUS !!! I am sure you will look forward to the maximum height !!!
↵Too kool…!!!! enjoyed reading ..!!!
↵Hi Priyank,
I liked your bio.
Your blog has an amazing design too.
Would love to use any such design for my blog.
All the best.
↵One of the best “About Me” pages I’ve ever read!
The “I didn’t know you were so…” comments prove you’re a real INTJ!
Will spend more time reading your blog in the coming days…
↵Hi, can’t seem to figure out how I came across your page, but you seem reasonably insane which is a quality not appreciated adequately. And therefore, as a reasonably insane person myself am forwarding an invite to you… We havent figured it as well, but if you can take some time out , would be grateful if you might let me know what you think of it..
Madhavi Sanghamitra Bhatia
here goes….
the invitation – “a call”
This is a call to build a cross-cultural, cross-regional, cross-racial, multi-skilled organization. Today, we are based out of UK and India. So far, we are one half-English, half-Chinese British holistic healer, one completely English & completely focused journalist, one very passionate Indian travel writer, one South African-Bosnian compelling storyteller, one very Indian, very British business woman, one tactical Indian food journalist cum senior editor, two Indian entrepreneurs and a Star Wars light saber sword wielding Indian programmer.
Clearly, we’re not adding up.
So if there is a book you want to publish, music you want to write, a chartbuster you haven’t sung, a game you want to develop, a river you want to save, a news you want to post, a road you haven’t traveled on, an island you haven’t sailed to, people you haven’t met, consciousness you want to expand, or maybe have a world to save, come aboard. Share your ware and see if you’ve got takers.
If you have been there, done that already, that’s great – show us how! And if it is something you still haven’t, take a shot now. If you can do it alone – brilliant, if you need people to make it happen, better. Write your idea/project/wish. Work on somebody else’s idea and expand your talent. Create a collaborative platform where we can pool-in our skill-sets and make things happen. Where help is not a four letter word and where “we” scores over the “I”. Where impossible becomes possible if we just collaborate.
It’s fun and everybody’s invited! …It’s fun and you are entitled to have it! …
a call
There is something about you,
And it isn’t quite yet said
There is something about me,
But I am not that sure
There is something about here,
That might lead us somewhere
There is something about now
That escapes us somehow
Could there be an “us”,
Could there be a “we”?
Can we lose the “I”
Without losing “me”?
I have something to say
You have something to show
Where’s the perfect stage?
Who will be host?
How about now?
How about here?
Can you…
Work at the edge – in word, in color, in clay, or in song?
Be a page that might get words wrong?
Hold the hand that brushes a blank canvas?
Light a flicker of a moment
Write a song within a drone
Bounce the ball that becomes a winning goal?
There is something to be built
We’re not quite sure what it is
We’ll build it with words,
We’ll build it with songs,
We’ll break down clichés
To make it strong
We’ll shout when we triumph
And laugh if we’re wrong
The idea is here
Who will be the first to dare?
It’s fun, so who do you want invited?
PS For the rest of us who just like to watch, please don’t give it a miss. Don’t we all just love an audience?!
↵hi my name is also priyank
↵Hi Priyank,
You’ve been tagged.
Regards,
↵Mahendra
[...] Done! Damn… I can write fifty more! I’ve already rambled a lot here… [...]
↵Hello! Help solve the problem.
↵Very often try to enter the site, but says that the password is not correct.
Regrettably use of remembering. Give like to be?
Thank you!
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↵Niiice! neat place you got here!
will be back when I have more time on my hands and roam around..
↵Interesting to see your pictures. You clearly have seen more of the world (at least India!) than I have, though 1981 was when I had pubic hairs….
↵nice intro page…and we share more things in common…one of them is birthday
↵Hi.
↵Good design, who make it?
hi, i am also priyank reside at amravati from maharashtra. i just searching about our name meaning or something which related abt our name and fortunately i got your web side .i am proud of yr work which you have done thank u .
↵priyank
wow da…simply awesome !!! !!!
↵oh…. u r funny and serious at the same time. gud to read
↵Impressive! i.e., the ‘about me’ page. Will check the rest at leisure.
↵[...] give the whole tagging thing a pass but would welcome others, who would like to take up these meme. Priyank , Bachodi r u [...]
↵dude there are no compulsions ! dont bother if u dont have the time
↵please let mr. priyank know that it was nice to read about him.
↵he seems like an interesting character!!
Hi Priyank,
Nice to know you’re interested in yoga and sitar – two of my interests too. Well, Indian classical music in general, which includes sitar. Have you played at a public concert in Toronto or elsewhere? I think Boston is having a classical music festival in a month or so.
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↵Hi, mate my name’s Priyank too. I stay in bhandup,mumbai. Nice to hear that you still are intreseted and have great respect for Indian culture. Dont you ever visit India ?. I am an 1st year engg. student. What have you done? Engg….?
↵loved your travelogues
↵Hi Priyank,
Landed up on your blog thru Zhu (Thanks Zhu!) Loved your name & Loved your blog too
I will be regular visitor now!
Take care,
↵Ann
Thats an awesome introduction … I liked your site … Dude just wanted to know how you are managing your expenses of travel while you are still a student?
↵Nice piece for work…
↵So nice of you to leave a comment on my blog, thank you!
I have lost my old favorites (blame FireFox!), and enjoy having your url back up on my new list!
I will be back when I have a bit more time on my hand (or am not as powered out as I am right now *g*).
Good luck!
↵Hi Priyank,
Came across your blog through a listing of top Indian blogs.
I am still going through your Andean explorations. It is simply amazing.
A superb blog. Please accept my compliments.
Cheers!!!
↵hey dude!!
stumbled upon ur site just like that!!..and im so glad abt it
its wonderful that you stay true to ur dream n travel that much..
↵hope to see u soon in india..on a fantastic trek i suppose!!
enjoy!!
your site is looking like sify or any other good site
↵Nice to know you, accidentally ended up visiting your blog, was a pleasure being here. Thanks.
↵That was winter of 2000, i thought let me find something related with my name , and till that date i really visited your site and always surprised that u managed to put your website with all new feature and each time i got something new, however i couldn’t find your face on this website as i was so curious to see you, and finally i found that as i saw your pictures uploaded on site, i am really impressed with all you achievements, your cycle visit from goa , your blogs always gave a good ideas of writing blog in an exiting way. your comments everything seem managed and worked a lot to make them wonderful . i really appreciate your work on your website. best of luck for you future prospects. have dude…
↵it looks even better now. love the new ‘gateway’ and the welcome address.
↵Hi webmaster. Good Work!
lol
↵inspiring design
↵i am impressed.
Think i am going to be a regular at your site.
hi there..came across ur blog frm my friend Jo’s blog.. I guess you are a regular visitor there..
I read thru some of the replies that u hav written as an answer to his blogs and found them to be very good.. Me and Jo recently had a tug or words between some comments that i hav posted in his blog in the “Myth: Relgion is tolerance” post… I wud lik u to go thru my posts there and giv an honest opinion to what u think i hav posted.. thannx a lot.. 
PS: I think ur blog rocks..
↵Love your site, and everything you write.
↵Do be in contact when you’re in Tel Aviv next year.
All the best.
Hi there, awesome intro! Btw, Tanzania is a beautiful country, do visit Kenya too while you are there.
↵god you inspired me i too have a blog but never thought could write as good as this. Besides i have a blog made in word press wonder how you made this
↵Hi
As newly registered user i only wanted to say hello to everyone else who uses this forum
↵Hi!!!!!!!!
↵This is Priyank here from hyderabad. Came across to yr blog in search of Priyank>>>> I appreciate yr work and very interesting to read >>>> all the very best to you….
Priyank
umm.. so much of comments. Do you have time to reply all? i just walked around some blogs and landed on your blog. your writting style is interesting.
↵Welcome Sharmila and thanks for stopping by to comment. I reply to all comments written on my blog
See you again sometime!
↵hey i forgot to ask. u know yoga? because i am doing it regularly
↵That’s nice to know, I practised it for a long time myself.
↵Hey hi,
↵Was just searching for the song Jhini’s meaning..and came across your blog…..feels great to see a person who is as crazy behing Indian ocean music as I am. read your posts loved them….
Regards,
Sukhada P Khandge
Thanks Sukhada.
↵Hi Priyank, This is one of the best About Me pages I’ve read.
↵Hope you’re enjoying the spring too. And that everything works out well with your new host! Cheers.
Oh thanks Erica! Yes my new host (media temple) is working well so far.
↵[...] Transit, written by Priyank, is a travel blog that is a personal account of his travels. Many of Final Transit’s posts [...]
↵A very nice blog, love it.
↵Hi Priyank,
↵I just got back from Port Dover / Port Ryerse Cottage Country with no wifi. When I got back to Toronto, I started purging all my Junk email. But then, I saw a couple of Final Transit email, but it was too late! I clicked the ‘Mark as Phishing Scam’ button. Sorry I missed your email. But I hope to get to know you more in the days / weeks / months to come. Glad to connect with a fellow Torontonian (is that what we’re called?)
Cheers,
Jen
Oh no worries, that happens. The emails must have been the comments I wrote on your blog.
↵PS: I hope you have unmarked my email address!
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↵Hai Priyank ,
↵What aservice you are rendering to Tourists / potential Tourists .Your minute details and photographs are superb .Thank you Priyank.
Thanks Srinivas, I’m glad you like it.
↵Very nice writeup
↵Thanks!
↵The home page of priyank.com looks super cool. A very welcome change.
Somewhere I read that your “blog has no home, the blog itself is a home”. It sounds nice to read but not practical. I had to use back [browser] button to get to your personal blog if I am on travel blog. If i have traversed down in travel blog, it wud take multiple clicks to get to the home page and then to personal blog.
I would recommend you to use the link on “final transit” and “home” to point to u r home page and not to the latest updated blog.
↵Hi Mandar, those were good comments, thanks!
I was (am still) very confused about the ‘home’ link on blog pages you mention, so I stuck to the standard web practices of linking Home to blog home. There are many reasons for doing so, most important of them being that the audience for my personal and travel blogs are completely different so there are few people who would visit both sites. And in case they want to, they can edit the url in the address bar which is not much of an hassle either. So I am going to stay with the current scheme unless some brilliant solution comes forward, but thanks for pointing it out.
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