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Hindustan Times: Science in the City
Here is a fairly stunning statistic, to use the tempered language of science. In the 2023 Nature Index of the top science cities globally, only one Indian city made it to the top 100. Guess which one? Bengaluru.
WisdomCircle: Course Correction
Having someone hold a mirror to your face is the hardest thing to....well, face. But if you are lucky, you will have at least one friend who will do it for you. I write about this.
Wisdom Circle: What does your soul want?
What are you going to do with the rest of your life? These are questions for the ages; questions that every religion attempts to answer. At the same time, these are urgent, immediate questions that each of us contend with every single day.
Deccan Herald on Namma Bangalore at the Bangalore Literature Festival
Where I spoke about the Kannada language and how it shaped my experience of Bangalore.
HT Media on Namma Bangalore at the Bangalore Literature Festival
Where I spoke about belonging and what Bangalore meant to me.
The National Abu Dhabi: on Bhutan
I am crawling on all fours on a bund between the emerald paddy fields in Punakha Valley, Bhutan. Ahead is the fabled Mo Chu river.
For Mint Lounge India on Bhutan
Does thinking about death five times a day increase your happiness? The Bhutanese seem to think so.
For Moneycontrol India on Bhutan
Ten experiences that you can do in Bhutan that are fun and unique to that country.
WisdomCircle: Coping with Career Transitions
Career transitions happen by choice or compulsion: some that we seek and some that are forced upon us. The trick when you find yourself stumbling is to be prepared to pivot, to change. Most people know how to change in theory. But doing it is terrifyingly difficult.
Sommelier India: Tre Bicchieri and Italian wines
I am at the festival pavilion at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. It is a wet Thursday morning and wine lovers from all across the city are trooping for Tre Bicchieri, arguably the most important Italian wine event in the US.
Mint Lounge: How Cartier scented a symphony
The House of Cartier has created three scents that will perfume the hall at three key points during the performance—but we are not certain how it will be achieved. The only clues are white vortex-shaped structures along the sides of the auditorium.