Atheism
The Wrong Question, Again!
Why debates about God’s existence are intellectually exhausted, and which questions about belief, ...
Activism
Part III – The Sacred Text and the Unready People
India’s democracy survives not by habit, but by faith in a Constitution its ...
Activism
A Rebuttal to Aarnab Mitra
I rebutt wilful misreadings and explore our fascination with cult leaders, and how ...
Bias
What do I know anyway?
I write about privilege, uncertainty, and why knowing less than we think may ...
Business
Stars. Screens. And Suckers.
I write about astrology apps, the Forer effect, and how superstition has rebranded ...
Caste
Is Democracy Possible in India?
A late-night question about whether democracy is even possible in India grew into ...
Anger
Velankar, Abhimanyu, and Sisyphus.
I write about the moral fatigue of Indian heroes, from Velankar to Sisyphus, ...
Commentary
Benevolent delusions.
I examine our fondness for lost eras and strongmen, and the arrogance buried ...
Advertising
The Seller & The Believer.
I reflect on Piyush Pandey’s dazzling craft and the moral difference between selling ...
Art
How I hope to sound.
I reflect on a friend’s recommendation, discovering a deeper honesty in writing and ...
Activism
Psst! Did you know that Gandhi…?
On Gandhi’s birth anniversary, I defend the strategist and organiser, not the caricature, ...
Art
Whose Story?
A Muslim child’s question during a Marathi lesson made me confront whose metaphors ...
Activism
From Gandhi to Guns: How India Lost the Non-Aligned Soul.
I explore how India’s foreign policy abandoned its moral core, trading Gandhian ideals ...
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: ...
Anger
The Gatekeepers of the Future.
The entire pearl-clutching about the impending demise of Studio Ghibli is, in my ...
Activism
Capitalism. Democracy. And Morality.
I take all the counterarguments against my question on morality and lay down ...
