Breaking the Trend

Sometimes, bringing in experts from outside the government is a good idea! Madhabi Puri Buch, the first woman to lead SEBI (India’s stock market regulator), finished her term last Friday. She made some important changes,...

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Kumbh through my lens: Unveiling true happiness

The first light of dawn kissed the sky, painting it in shades of gold and rose as I stood by the sacred waters of the Ganga at Prayagraj during the holy Kumbh Mela. The river...

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Artha Systra

More courts find against govts & for foreign firms, better it’s for India’s reputation as biz destination In 2015, Narayana Murthy said Infosys had never made a profit on a govt contract. Thanks to red...

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A Nobel Laureate’s tarnished legacy

In Bangladesh, once lauded for its pluralistic fabric, a distressing surge in religious intolerance has marred its reputation, casting a long shadow over the administration of Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Under his...

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Minor-ity report

Heinous crimes by children underline the limits of adult understanding and control Wordsworth was waxing far too poetic when he described childhood as “trailing clouds of glory”. Reality is more prosaic, even grim at times....

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Screen test

On keeping calm through a digital arrest It started with an innocuous phone call and in no time I was face-to-face with a fearsome man on my laptop screen. “You are under digital arrest,” he...

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What elections around the world teach us

In many countries, people vote for their leaders, and recent elections show that voters are unhappy with their governments. In Germany, no single party won enough votes to rule alone, so different parties must now...

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Opioid warning

India’s weak drug regulation is spreading a problem from Africa to America. Reputational damage can be big India’s drug regulators have been caught napping once again. Various pills made by Maharashtra-based Aveo Pharmaceuticals have been...

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How Indian textiles sector should embrace sustainability for achieving competitiveness

Over the last few years, sustainability is slowly but steadily being mainstreamed into the Indian textile industry. We saw a glimpse of this at the Bharat Tex 2025 – the largest textile trade event organised...

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State of nations

Idea of sovereignty is relatively new in human history. Impulse to change borders never really went away Ukraine marks three years of Russia’s full-scale invasion today with around 20% of its territory under occupation. American...

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Pani puri protocol

What’s gender got to do with it? Plenty You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to decode why pani puri aka golgappa tastes so delectable at roadside stalls but not fancy restaurants; even Dr Watson...

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#41: What standard healthcare misses: Our family’s eye-opening blood test results

Starting with this blog post, I’m committing to shorter write-ups that can be read (or listened to) in about 5 minutes. For broader topics, I’ll still provide in-depth posts as needed. In today’s post (#41),...

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KIIT suicide row: How ‘othering’ in university spaces impacts students

Universities are often heralded as liberal and progressive spaces which promote ideas of equality and social justice. But they do not exist in isolation, and are representative of the society that we live in. The...

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Trump has derailed the quixotic project of Europe to weaken Russia

Europe is shocked and stunned at the turn of recent events. First it was J.D. Vance who lectured the European leaders and told them to respect free speech and allow all voters to have influence,...

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What’s a fact?

It’s optional, when truth is made in echo chambers Train or platform, what’s moving? Common sense doesn’t let the question arise outside an introductory physics class. Suspend common sense, and there’s observed reality – people...

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To reach a reader

Despite what some claim, the printed word is still eagerly sought, sometimes in unlikely places Is the practice of reading, particularly the reading of the daily newspaper, dying out? There are some who claim that...

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Fixing Delhi, one step at a time

Delhi has a new Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta. She has the support of the central government, which makes her job easier than the last CM’s. But that also means people have high expectations. Delhi is...

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Who’ll speak for English?

GOI and Tamil Nadu are taking up the wrong language cause. They should put students before politics Everything changes, nothing changes. Half a century ago, the Centre and Chennai were at loggerheads over the three-language...

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Start small in capital

Delhi’s new CM must focus on basics in a city in shambles. And she must respect its diversity Delhi’s new CM Rekha Gupta will not be burdened by procedural challenges her predecessor faced. She has...

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Elon riders

Trump thinks Tesla factory here’s ‘unfair’. But Musk’s car company needs to be here On a day when Tesla fans cheered the brand’s likely entry in India, Trump made it clear he’s not thrilled by...

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India, teach yourself

What the Odisha Tragedy Tells Us A sad event happened in Odisha, India, when a student from Nepal named Prakriti Lamsal died by suicide at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar. Before...

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Identity politics and the forgotten histories of marginalized communities in North India

The formation of identity among oppressed and marginalized communities in North India has largely been driven by the interplay of caste, religion, and socio-political movements. Historically, caste-based social hierarchies in India have positioned certain groups—particularly...

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Crowds are us

In the world’s most crowded country, managing people should always be a priority. The stampede at New Delhi railway station showed how dangerous big crowds can be if they aren’t managed well. It happened because...

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Say something

Justin Timberlake implores. So does Siri You are always being heard. Not by your friend, or a neighbour. Nor your favourite fruitwalla, paperwalla, HR, colleagues, boss, pet, wife (even on a Sunday) or the love...

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Future lens

Smart glasses are at a tech inflection point. But surrendering our reality to them is tricky Our lives after the smartphone are near unrecognisable from before. If smart glasses really take off, another disruption is...

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Smart Cities 2

Urban agriculture   Terraces garden concept has emerged in large cities (for example Mumbai has implemented this concept over a decade) that utilizes the terrace space for growing vegetables utilizing the organic  waste generated by the...

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The fine art of losing friends by talking politics

There are two certain ways to lose a friend: one, have an affair with his wife; two, start a discussion on politics. The first can occasionally be a tempting prospect for, as a wise guy...

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Taste at your fingertips: A hands-on gastronome’s delight

Little Nina sat at the dining table, her tiny fingers sinking into the warm, fluffy rice, mixing it deftly with the golden ‘dal’, her face lighting up in anticipation of the sheer joy that awaited...

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Right under our noses, a very refined sense

Smelling is easy, also wonderfully complex & important Smelling is the easiest and most natural thing in the world. It creates experiences, emotions, memories and behaviours. And yet, in our age of sight and sound,...

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Truly, we choose where we dwell

By James Anderson We look upon the world and see ourselves. What we experience is but a reflection of our inner state: we see a reflection of ourselves. When we perceive toxicity, it provides a...

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A Big Deal for India and America

When India’s leader, Modi, went to meet US President Trump, Trump posted online: “Today is the big one: Reciprocal tariffs!!!” That sounded serious! But no matter what happened in their meeting, there are three big...

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Knowing our Swaroopa as ‘unchanging conscious-existence’, through work as worship & reflections

Is the Cosmos, Universe in motion or is it stationery? The whole cosmos, taken as a unit, cannot move. In regard to what will it move? It cannot be said to change. With regard to...

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Billing for future

India is world’s tax dispute capital; new income tax bill is expected to change that India was a command economy in 1961. Bitcoin was beyond imagination, so were personal computers and smartphones. The Income Tax...

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A new tax law for the future

India has too many tax disputes, but a new income tax law might help fix that. Imagine trying to use a 60-year-old rulebook to solve today’s problems. That’s what India’s current income tax law is...

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SCAM Inc

How phone fraud is helping to solve the country’s unemployment problem When my cell phone rang the app, which displays the identity of the caller, read: SCAM 100% Genuine. A scam which introduced itself not...

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Water of India: Why bad water is a big problem

A recent outbreak of a scary disease in Pune, called GBS (Guillain-Barré Syndrome), shows how bad government services can lead to health problems. GBS is a sickness that affects the nerves and can make people...

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Blurb’s got the blues

Book’s gung ho about life after the breakup All those authors who are living under a false name and buying fake moustaches can now come out of hiding. There’s a chance they may no longer...

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Milk won the battle against measles long before antibiotics and vaccines – Part 1

Measles was one of the deadliest infectious diseases for children prior to 1915. But in just two decades from 1915 in the UK, measles mortality fell by 90-95 per cent, well before antibiotics in the...

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Diabetes

Diabetes is a condition where the body cannot properly transport glucose into muscle cells, leading to elevated blood sugar. This can result in complications like neuropathy, retinopathy, and kidney damage. There are two main types:...

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What Delhi said and what Delhi wants

Delhi means many things. The seat of Union government. A refugee metro. Mecca for tens of thousands of migrants. The third highest taxpaying city-state — Karnataka beat it to second position last year. An urban...

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India needs a ‘wow’ brand!

What does India mean to the world? That’s a tricky question! Let’s look at it another way. Do you know much about Angola? Probably not, because it’s far away and doesn’t affect your daily life....

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Endangered species

Zoologists have added another entry into the list of life forms threatened with extinction International Association of Zoological Sciences (IAZS) has added another entrant to its already long list of life forms classified as endangered...

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When love faces trouble

In India, a country known for its big democracy, a young couple just wants to get married. But instead of happiness, they are facing a lot of problems—just because they come from different religions. The...

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Bridge too far

Why infra makes me infra-red The ‘I’ word is  ego word. Sure, we’re building infra for a better tomorrow  but, hey, it’s screwing up today.  Plus, project pe project repeats that old song, ‘Manana, for...

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Budget 2025-26: Empowering consumption, unleashing growth potential

The Union Budget for 2025-26 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has  been a strategic masterstroke aimed at revitalizing India’s economy. The first step in this  direction is the exemption of income tax for individuals...

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A hard truth

A US military plane carrying 205 Indians who tried to enter America illegally is landing in India. This is embarrassing. The Indian government needs to stop people who trick others into leaving the country illegally....

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International travel over the years

The first time I stepped out of country was, obviously, a special one. The airport security, the announcements (which no longer happen now), the exorbitant prices at the coffee shops, the out-of-reach-of-my pockets duty free...

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The smile vocabulary

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But on a recent holiday in Vietnam we found that  you could change that to a smile being worth a thousand words or one word and...

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Green taxonomy in India: A step towards global sustainability

As climate change continues to disrupt economies worldwide, the shift to sustainable financial models has become more urgent than ever. Green taxonomy—a structured way of classifying economic activities based on their environmental impact—has emerged as...

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Crash courses

India is growing fast in the aviation industry, but there’s a big problem: there aren’t enough air traffic controllers (ATCs). That’s really bad news. In the U.S., two horrible airplane crashes made people realize that...

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The Rs 1L crore question. Will it be enough?

Tax giveaway may boost consumer spend. But govt capex is slowing. So, net effect on economy may not be much Budget becomes a talking point when people see what’s in it for them. Sitharaman’s latest...

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Will they spend? A ₹1L cr question

FM gives taxpayers relief at last, but brisk growth is unlikely without long-overdue structural reforms Budget becomes a talking point when people see what’s in it for them.  Sitharaman’s latest script checks that box. After...

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Why DeepSeek reminds us of China’s disruptive EV playbook

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting,” wrote Chinese strategist and philosopher Sun Tzu in ‘The Art of War’. This is precisely what his countryman Liang Wenfeng did when he...

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