Despite your valiant efforts to stay clear of the subject, Indian elections, being the world’s biggest exercise in procedural democracy, have the habit of sucking you in. This year’s Kurukshetra … Read More
Netflix’s rendition of Cixin Liu’s brilliant work, 3 Body Problem, just dropped. It is as good as it gets. If you haven’t read the novel, I strongly suggest that you … Read More
Diwaar kya giri meray khasta makan ki Logon ne mere sehn mein rastay bana liye (The wall of my ruined house barely crumbled And people made pathways through my courtyard) … Read More
In Denis E Taylor’s sci-fi trilogy, which is now known as the Bobiverse, a von Neumann probe, or self-replicating spacecraft, escapes a devastating nuclear war on Earth, carrying a single … Read More
The US Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the state of Colorado (or for that matter any state) cannot disqualify Donald Trump (or any federal presidential candidate) from running for … Read More
Pakistan has produced many lost decades. It is difficult for a country like Pakistan not to look back and be seized by a boundless sense of loss. But these past … Read More
Times of India, January 24, 2024: “Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav finds himself in the news owing to a contentious comment on ‘Akhand Bharat’ that invited a rebuff from … Read More
While pundits and media obsess about the politics of the immediate, let us take a deep dive into the world of structural misconfigurations that badly affect our national well-being. A … Read More
Do small decisions have far-reaching effects? Dr Frasier Crane insists they do in an episode of the sitcom named after him (Episode 13 titled Sliding Frasiers, Season 8, Frasier). The … Read More
With the elections rapidly approaching all political elements double down on their narratives. If you want to look like a victim, you find ways to look more like a victim. … Read More
