Advice
10%. 50 days. And a gloat. In uncle mode.
I prescribe protein, planks, and peace because I am an uncle who thinks ...
Celebration
Just the Bottle, Actually.
A minimalist request, an overqualified gifting team, and the inevitable collapse of restraint ...
Celebration
Life. And a bottle of Mahua.
A bottle of mahua becomes a meditation on friendship, chance encounters, generosity, and ...
Art
How I hope to sound.
I reflect on a friend’s recommendation, discovering a deeper honesty in writing and ...
Activism
Incredible India. Literally.
I witnessed a starving child perform for coins, surrounded by symbols of progress, ...
Adventure
Supermen, Beer, and the Politics of Belonging.
We spend an entire Saturday (and then some) out gallivanting as a family, ...
Biking
This morning, my Guru wished me.
Guru Purnima means receiving 'Thank you' notes from those whose lives you touched. ...
Advice
The end of the world?
A letter to my family about asteroids, mortality, science, humanity, love, and why ...
Advice
Wealth. Arrogance. And the mirror I didn’t expect.
A recent encounter with a powerful man reminded me of my own past ...
Advice
On Books… and Pani Puris.
I was asked the clichéd question about my top three books on World ...
Advice
The Three Sandwich Hack. And The Thinking Loop.
Thinking clearly is harder than it looks. But not impossible. Here's my trick: ...
Commentary
The Great Vanishing.
I have been ghosted by random people without any reason for as long ...
Anger
Murarilal on LinkedIn?
I put a lot of effort into creating opportunities to meet and befriend ...
Advice
The Smug, Self-Satisfied, and Somewhat Stupid Secret to My Ruddy Good Health.
I continue to discuss the 'secret' of my good health: My good fortune ...
Advice
A Love Letter to Puneri Breakfast: Dahi-Misal.
I make the dahi-misal, not so much from a pure Puneri recipe as ...
Advice
India’s got Uncle.
I see the dark side of Indian work culture, from toxic environments to ...
