Human(s)
The end of the world?
A letter to my family about asteroids, mortality, science, humanity, love, and why ...
Advice
Ozymandias!
When giants clash, the wise don’t interfere. They spectate. Let tyrants bleed; justice ...
Letter
Spinning yarns in the age of AI.
A historical letter satirising AI scepticism through the metaphor of spinning looms, exposing ...
Morality
The Integrity Discount: Pricing in the Rot.
My takedown (again) of Indian VC culture, where governance masks greed, ethics are ...
Warning
Irony Men of India.
A stark reflection on mobs, silence, and the illusion of safety in a ...
War/Conflict
End of an era.
India loses diplomatic agency as the POTUS announces a fragile ceasefire between India ...
Rant
The Weapon We Gave Away.
I reflect on how India dismantled its free press, the sharpest weapon democracy ...
Military
Op Sindoor.
When politics, diplomacy, and the military align, briefly and brilliantly, we must rise ...
Life
Wealth. Arrogance. And the mirror I didn’t expect.
A recent encounter with a powerful man reminded me of my own past ...
Leadership
Mahatma Modi?
Narendra Modi is the only politician after the Mahatma to truly grasp the ...
Right Wing
Devotion to delusion.
My breakdown of blind political devotion: from idolising leaders to resigned acceptance, exposing ...
Wonder/Awe
On Books… and Pani Puris.
I was asked the clichéd question about my top three books on World ...
Satire
Did someone say ‘Bengal’?
Bengalis bristling with righteous indignation at the very mention of the word "Bengal" ...
Civilisation
A Rotten Orchard.
A thoughtful friend’s question made me pause. This is not a correction, just ...
Insight
Indian Businesses. A Trilogy in Four Parts.
I conduct a cultural autopsy of Indian business: from inherited deceit to systemic ...
Insight
So bad, it sells.
Sometimes, bad design isn’t bad. It’s a filter. And in India, it might ...
Advice
A letter to America.
I write a heartfelt letter to America on tariffs, factories, immigration, ambition, and ...
Caste
Salaa, copy karta hai!
Ambedkar is accused of plagiarising the constitutions of other nations by the Savarna ...
