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About books. And lists.
Once again, someone tagged me on the ‘list of books’ post…and once again, ...
Nostalgia
In memoriam: My Battlecat
I miss the first motorcycle I ever knew, the 1969 Jawa I christened ...
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The confusion of being a Pro-Life liberal in India.
Many years ago, when I first came across the ‘Pro-Life’ v/s the ‘Pro-Choice’ ...
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Symbols as privilege.
This news made headlines. Right then. Let us legislate against offending symbols. That ...
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To Be Or Not To Be
“…to die, to sleep, to sleep, perchance to dream; aye, there’s the rub, ...
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Happy silver jubilee, Apollo 11.
The Apollo 11, carrying the Eagle and 3 crew, lifted off on 16 ...
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Strategy and Anti-Strategy.
“The exact opposite of every brilliant strategy is another brilliant strategy.” A dear ...
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Good shot, bad shot.
Here’s a lesson from golf that is applicable everywhere in life: “Play for ...
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The Bellamy Salute.
Did you know that up until 1942, American students did the Nazi salute ...
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How does ISIS do what they do?
Here’s my question: All these insurgents, militants, extremists, terrorists, freedom fighters—call them what ...
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Space: The final frontier.
Recently, I came across this excellent article about how space startups are going ...
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Be wary of those that invoke the soldier.
A question to all Indians: Why are you proud of your army? Please ...
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Autobiographies and the lipsticking of porcine labia oris.
I just finished a re-reading of Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! and What ...
