DECODING LOVE: IT'S TANGLED

Chakra is a troubled tech genius and Casanova. Loves women, wine, Carnatic music, and scrabble, in that order. Will he find true love?

Vaishnavi is smart, sassy and ambitious. Where will impulse take her?

Anupam is a school dropout turned successful entrepreneur and maverick scion. Will he complete the love triangle?

Deepali is a Tiger-mom and corporate-Superwoman. Will she find the work-life balance?

Balki is Mr. Dependable and the delivery workhorse. Will he climb the greasy corporate pole?

Mohit is King of jugaad. What will he fix next?

This is a chronicle of the world at multinational IT giants, Global Info Systems and Tech Wiz, and tells tales of gripping office intrigue, delicious sex and true love from Bangalore, Seattle, Tel Aviv, Amsterdam and Shanghai.

It presents an insider’s view of what really happens in the Indian IT industry and tells stories of starry-eyed freshers and hard knuckled managers from the coding trenches, programming contests, women in IT, Boardroom intrigue and scions taking over companies.

Here is my recipe for a tantalizing spread of global fusion IT cuisine.
* Take 5 slices of gripping office intrigue in Bangalore and Seattle
* 3 maverick business stratagems
* 2 ardent love stories
* 1 unlikely love triangle, and
* 1 Heavenly inspiration and mix them nicely. Then,
* Squeeze some juice of 2 delicious sex escapades and 1 naughty game of Scrabble
* Sprinkle some Dutch hagelslag of women in IT
* Drizzle with spiciness of Sichuan pepper-like Chinese strategy, and
* Spread some Israeli hummus of start-ups.

Voila, the dish is ready. Bite the byte.