Who Tests The Testers?
Nodal testing agency is fast losing legitimacy. UGC-NET’s exam issues were sheer incompetence NTA i…
Nodal testing agency is fast losing legitimacy. UGC-NET’s exam issues were sheer incompetence NTA i…
In retreat, Rhine and Danube are exposing Europe’s past. But also a future where the world’s parche…
Both Iran and Ukraine show war is still old people talking & young men dying The long time the…
What happened in Bombay House last week is the poignant tale of two well-intentioned people, both a…
The most consequential public health figure in India this year is not a doctor, an epidemiologist, …
India and China have a long-running disagreement over their border, especially Arunachal Pradesh. I…
Businesses and governments like extra charges. But surprise charges are not good for customers or c…
Some I-Day musings Satrajit, play it back to Bachi, tell her I have made some tweaks, and that I ca…
Tackling a govt-designed obstacle course called TDS If you’re puffing and panting and out of breath…
Why letting doctors trained in one system prescribe medicines from another is a bad idea Should a d…
I visit Pondicherry, the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Matrimandir at Auroville and Ramanashram at Tiruvann…
The second anniversary (Aug 5, 2026) of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s forced ouster from go…
Our crumbling cities deserve memes & new names When heavy rain clouds appear over Indian cities…
You don’t always have to be the best. Sometimes being good enough is the first step to winning In a…
Despite Senate’s approval, Russia sanctions bill may not sail through. But India should be prepared…
The protests by young people may be over, but what happens next is just as important. Courts, gover…
This post (#77) is inspired by a conversation with my friend Rohit Gaikwad, an engineer and technol…
Every manuscript, before the printing press made the labour invisible, passed through the hands of …
Since mid-2025, there has been a growing sense in Pakistan that the country’s regional and internat…
Modern life is in dire need of sunlight, but without medicalisation and commercialisation Modern li…