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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.
Enchanted by Namma Bangalore
As A Proud Bangalorean, I Was Enchanted By ‘Namma Bangalore’ In the bustling heart of Bangalore, where the traffic [...]
Hindustan Times: Jungian psychology
For the last decade three areas have dominated my life: psychology, mythology and nature.
Wisdom Circle: Spending Money
In my thirties, I used to gather with a group of friends. The most frequent topic of discussion was how much we needed to save in order to retire.
Coonoor & Co: The Art of Perfume
Here is a piece I wrote about perfumes and perfumery for Coonoor & Co, a platform founded and run by my friend, Ramya Reddy. Please click on the link given in the story and read it in the Coonoor & Co website-- the visuals are beautiful.
Indian Express wrote about Namma Bangalore
Namma Bangalore book launch at The Park hotel Bengaluru
Hindustan Times: Kannada characters in Bollywood
When I saw Rocky Rani…Kahani, the thought occurred: when will a Kannadiga character populate a mainstream Bollywood movie?
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.
Hindustan Times Edit Page: Carnatic music
T.M. Krishna fancies himself as a revolutionary, but he is an inconsistent reactionary whose argument is “anti-whatever the norm is” rather than cogently thinking through the evolution of music.
Hindustan Times: The trouble with Indian cocktails
The problem with creating cocktails in India is that we have too many ingredients available to us. For an imaginative mixologist, this throws up a dizzying array of choices and not all of them good.