Kamal Ghorui- Bloggs
- March 8, 2026
- 2 views
Overweight yet undernourished …The paradox of women’s health in India
International Women’s Day began over a century ago as a call for equality, for fair work and dignity, and in recognition of women’s labour. The Day celebrates empowerment. Yet across…
- Kamal Ghorui
- Bloggs
- March 8, 2026
- 2 views
What the 16th Finance Commission means for panchayats
The Union Budget 2026-27 strengthened the local self-government in rural India. Accepting the recommendations of the 16th Finance Commission, the Government has provided enhanced grants to Rural Local Bodies, amounting…
- Kamal Ghorui
- Bloggs
- March 8, 2026
- 3 views
Matcha made in heaven!
Matcha rose to remarkable prominence in 2025, evolving from a traditional tea into a global lifestyle staple. Once closely associated with the refined tea culture of Japan, matcha steadily found…
- Kamal Ghorui
- Bloggs
- March 8, 2026
- 2 views
Celebrating progress, confronting reality, and reimagining equality
March 8 is International Women’s Day—a moment to celebrate the achievements of women across various fields, reflect on the progress made, and acknowledge the challenges that still lie ahead. In…
- Kamal Ghorui
- Bloggs
- March 8, 2026
- 1 views
‘Hallucinating’ AI is now fighting real wars
In Washington, a feud has erupted between the US Department of War and the AI company Anthropic, maker of the Claude model. The kerfuffle sounds like a classic corporate-state standoff,…
- Kamal Ghorui
- Bloggs
- March 8, 2026
- 1 views
Five ways to reimagine Indian cities around women’s labour and realities
On most days, a woman in India does not experience the city as a neutral grid of roads and buildings. She experiences it as negotiation. She calculates lighting before distance.…
- Kamal Ghorui
- Bloggs
- March 8, 2026
- 1 views
My grandmother, N. Devanayaki (1903–1983), and other pioneering women in the family: A personal piece
The Scrabble Board was laid out on the table. My sister, brother, and I arranged our tiles and began to play. After a few rounds, just as I was going…
- Kamal Ghorui
- Bloggs
- March 8, 2026
- 2 views
The mother, the maestro and a new jugalbandi
The desert sun beats down on the white gaddis facing the makeshift platform, glancing off the reddening bare scalp of the man seated before me and turning the sandstone of…
- Kamal Ghorui
- Bloggs
- March 7, 2026
- 4 views
Can the Bloc reshape the global order?
There has been a noticeable shift in recent years in the role of BRICS, from an informal grouping of like-minded emerging economies to a bloc capable of playing a larger…
- Kamal Ghorui
- Bloggs
- March 7, 2026
- 1 views
A practical 30-day training plan
India does not suffer from a lack of talent. India suffers from a surplus of noise. Everyone has an opinion, a notification, a shortcut, a hustle. In that racket, leadership…