Drawing a Line between Progress and Sustainability
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
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...
How We Say Thank You
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...
Musk-ian Callings
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 ...
Visit to Pratham @ Chikkajala
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...
Missing Seatbelts in Uber Cars in India
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...
A Vestige of the Moon
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...
There and Back Again: My Trip to Alaska
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...
Tinted Lenses
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...
Ode to a Landmark
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...