Posted inPOV
Why Millennials Won’t Survive the Apocalypse
Congratulations. We’ve bred a generation of young people who can buy and discard things but can no longer fix them.
Posted inBooks
A Bend in the Ocean Deep Dives Into Waters Lesser Taken, And Climate Change 50 Years On
This is a story of climate change told through the eyes of undersea creatures, who have witnessed havoc to their ecosystems, thanks to mankind. Those who have lived long enough to let us know about the fleetingness of our lives. It is a story of forgiveness and hope.
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Assam Citizen’s List: Are We Out of Ideas on Tackling Migration?
What Assam and the rest of the world need is a new idea – or a new messiah that reminds its people of values beyond consumption and per capita income. One that can remind its people that once you’ve achieved the means and wealth to cover your needs and some luxuries, it is alright to let others, less privileged, brown or black, Syrian or Bangladeshi, to have a go at it.
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India, Notes From the Bright Side
Pessimism pervades the end of 2016. But as our resilience during large-scale transformation in the past indicates, the future won't be awful. All we need is some cautious optimism.
Posted inModern Family
Seeking the Individual Behind My Late Father
Our Parents, to us at least, rarely exist as individuals with their own concerns, anxieties and aspirations. But after my father passed away, peacefully, I reconnected and discovered different sides of him that most men, maybe, hide behind the image of the father figure. I’m glad he got to live those lives.
Posted inPOV
Can We Please Call Bullshit on Brexit?
Stuck in a three-hour traffic snarl, and your concern seems to be a divorce taking place 4,446 miles away. That, my friend, is the spirit of a dying Mumbai.
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What 99.8% Can Do To You and Me
I’ve never scored an 80 per cent. And I’m sure my son won’t either. Does this mean I have to start panicking?
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Where Have All the Moderates Disappeared?
Extreme viewpoints – be it conservative or liberal – are the noisiest. They get the most attention in today’s hyper-social world. In the process, everyone who’s not “visible enough” becomes part of the vast majority leading “uneventful” lives. But is being moderate equal to being mediocre?
Posted inCoronavirus
The Price of Staying Covid-Free: Notes from a Mumbai Fishing Village
Chimbai, a little fishing village snuggled between Bandra’s highrises, has remained unaffected by Covid-19, even though the neighbourhood has had its share of the outbreak. Chimbai’s fisherfolk have escaped the disease so far, will they be able to ride out the wave of economic desperation?
Posted inPop Culture
Much Before Netflix’s Sacred Games, There was Powder
Like Sacred Games, Atul Sabharwal’s Powder revolved around a cop obsessed with nabbing a dreaded drug kingpin. It may not boast of the production values of a Netflix adaptation, but as a commentary on the pluralities of Mumbai, Powder was just as powerful.