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Drawing a Line between Progress and Sustainability

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Govind Chandrasekhar / 0 Comment

Earlier this week, I watched this TED talk by Hans Rosling. During this talk, Rosling asks three questions: 1) Has the number of deaths in the last century doub...

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Why I’m Terrified of 2016

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Govind Chandrasekhar / 0 Comment

New Years is a usually time for optimism. Heading into 2016 though, I’m far more wary than I usually am. A Tale of Four Cities I call four cities/regions of the...

Non-Tech/Poetry

How We Say Thank You

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Govind Chandrasekhar / 0 Comment

Walking around San Francisco this afternoon, I was considerably overwhelmed by the contrast between rich and poor. Broke my heart to watch the crowd apathetical...

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Musk-ian Callings

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Govind Chandrasekhar / 0 Comment

The following quote has always resonated with me: Going from PayPal, I thought: ‘Well, what are some of the other problems that are likely to most affect ...

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Visit to Pratham @ Chikkajala

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Govind Chandrasekhar / 0 Comment

Ever since I’ve read Poor Economics by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, I’ve been an admirer of Pratham, an NGO that works towards the provision o...

Non-Tech

Missing Seatbelts in Uber Cars in India

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Govind Chandrasekhar / 0 Comment

Through my two month stay in Bangalore, I’ve been using Uber rather extensively. While there’re a boatload of reasons to love Uber, the lack of seat...

Non-Tech/Poetry

A Vestige of the Moon

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Govind Chandrasekhar / 0 Comment

A year to the day, your presence remains deeply felt; there had been much to say, when you tiptoed and left. Those foreign moments, in more ways than one, still...

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There and Back Again: My Trip to Alaska

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Govind Chandrasekhar / 0 Comment

As I fly out of Anchorage, Alaska, I look down at the snowy land with mixed emotions. Awe, happiness and fear, all bundled into one, consume me. In a space of j...

Non-Tech

Tinted Lenses

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Govind Chandrasekhar / 0 Comment

In a quest to remain open-minded, I’ve been making a conscious effort to run my thoughts through the filter – “would I think this way were I a different p...

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Ode to a Landmark

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Govind Chandrasekhar / 0 Comment

Earlier today, I discovered that my favorite bookstore, Landmark on Nungambakkam High Road, had recently closed its doors after nearly 27 years. The reason, app...

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