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My Blog Has Shifted
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May 281 min read


Sleep. It’s Complicated.
Sleep sounds simple. Everyone can sleep. From babies to dogs to computers. But it is not so simple. I recently read a book by Matthew...
Apr 16, 20247 min read


What An Awesome Book
I have just finished one of the most amazing books that I have read. This blog post does not attempt to summarise this book, but offers...
Dec 27, 20235 min read


Role Models for Gender Parity
In the week that the women’s reservation bill was passed in parliament, I read a book called “Heroines” by Ira Mukhoty (published in...
Sep 25, 20237 min read


The Opposite Of Reservation Is Not Merit
I had just finished my post graduation degree when the then Prime Minister, Mr VP Singh, implemented the Mandal Commission report. Like...
May 29, 20234 min read


We Need To Rethink The Ethics of Debt
A few months ago, I heard an economist argue that we need to change the way we think of debt. I didn’t think much of it right then, but...
Mar 10, 20234 min read


Management For A Sustainable World
Capitalism has let us down. In the second decade of the twenty first century, the world realised that capitalism was destroying the...
Mar 1, 20237 min read


Will This Be the DNA Century?
Around two decades ago, I read a book called The Cosmic Serpent. It is a fascinating book written by an anthropologist, Jeremy Narby,...
Aug 25, 202210 min read


#TIL - How To Be a Stoic
Remember the play, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare? People of my generation who studied in ICSE schools, will have swotted over it...
Jun 23, 20225 min read
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