Rant
The Weapon We Gave Away.
I reflect on how India dismantled its free press, the sharpest weapon democracy ...
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 ...
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 ...
Cringe
Incredible India. Surreal India.
With the world order in flux, India finds itself in a unique position ...
Insight
A Smart Man Asking Silly Questions.
I examine Modi's strategy to keep himself being seen as David even when ...
Leadership
The Cassandra Curse.
As I read about Punjab's descent into drug-fuelled madness, I wonder if my ...
Advice
The Three Sandwich Hack. And The Thinking Loop.
Thinking clearly is harder than it looks. But not impossible. Here's my trick: ...
Satire
How to spot AI. And an epiphany.
The spate of 'experts' on LinkedIn using AI to write posts about how ...
Warning
Trump’s Tariff Tantrum — Drama, Denial, Damnation.
Donald Trump has started a trade war by announcing penal tariffs on his ...
AI
Art, Access, and the Aftermath.
My final part of the trilogy about the AI-fication of art, in light ...
