Celebration
Not my circus?
I write about Zohran Mamdani’s win, reluctant pride, and why even cynics sometimes ...
Art
How I hope to sound.
I reflect on a friend’s recommendation, discovering a deeper honesty in writing and ...
AI
Writer’s Block. Again.
I wrestle with a blank page, scrolling through noise, wondering (fearing?) my writing ...
Art
Whose Story?
A Muslim child’s question during a Marathi lesson made me confront whose metaphors ...
Commentary
Of Gunfights and Swords.
I visited a top school and found children learning email like it’s 1831. ...
Activism
Who’s practising Taqiyya now?
The BJP accuses Muslims of Taqiyya while practising its own: masking majoritarian intent ...
Commentary
The Orchard of Amnesia.
I respond to Amit Shah’s disdain for English by tracing how it empowered ...
Civilisation
Did someone say ‘Bengal’?
Bengalis bristling with righteous indignation at the very mention of the word "Bengal" ...
Advice
The Three Sandwich Hack. And The Thinking Loop.
Thinking clearly is harder than it looks. But not impossible. Here's my trick: ...
AI
How to spot AI. And an epiphany.
The spate of 'experts' on LinkedIn using AI to write posts about how ...
Art
“Humor Science” by Sai S. Ramachandran
I review a book by a LinkedIn friend and comic, Sai. It is ...
Anger
The Gatekeepers of the Future.
The entire pearl-clutching about the impending demise of Studio Ghibli is, in my ...
Activism
In an India Far, Far Saner.
There was a time when comics, jesters, and comedians were not only respected; ...
Activism
Kaalaa Akshar…
My take on language imposition, buffalo metaphors, and the absurdity of unsolicited advice ...
Activism
AI AI on the wall…!
Grok, Elon's new toy, has become controversial in India as the liberals are ...
Adventure
History? Or just story?
History does not repeat itself; our storytelling does. I explore historical narratives, archetypes, ...
AI
You Are Not a Real Writer.
When a new tool reshapes a profession, the old guard cries foul, declaring ...
Activism
Historical Movies. And Preemptive Surrender.
We are soon reaching a stage where the only way not to be ...
