Why consistency matters more than skill alone
Dentistry is changing. What was once a reactive, occasional interaction is now moving towards consistency, prevention and seamlessness. Patients no longer see dental care as something to be squeezed between…
Andhra Pradesh’s DISCOM is using AI to push power losses below 5%
Most electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) in India lose 15–20% of the power they buy before it reaches homes and businesses. Andhra Pradesh’s Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) has already…
The Dal Correction, the Hairy Tale, and Feudalism with a QR Code
Hello and welcome to the 80th edition of the Weekly Vine. Now 80 is a fine number, an age when one becomes a youth icon in Indian politics. In this…
A landmark recognition—but what comes next?
The recent decision by the ministry of commerce and industry, Government of India, to include cooperatives within the definition of start-ups is a landmark moment. It sends a strong policy…
The age of the product mindset
We are witnessing the slow, agonizing death of the “Employee Factory” model. For decades, the tacit agreement between universities and society was simple: “You give us four years and tuition…
Karma: The consciousness behind action
I have come to understand karma not as something extraordinary, but as something unavoidable. Everything we do, from the simplest breath to the most deliberate choice, falls within its scope.…
Varanasi becomes a test bed for India’s digital twin revolution in power distribution
India loses nearly Rs 1.8 lakh crore every year because electricity disappears between power plants and homes. This amount is almost twice the Central Government’s annual health spending. In Uttar…
What Feudalism in a QR Code Looks Like
There is something uniquely Indian about paying a super-premium price for a VIP ticket and still being made to feel like a gatecrasher at your own expense. That was the…
How to kill a hill station
Mussoorie is not dying by accident. It is being systematically suffocated—road by road, tunnel by tunnel, project by project—under the banner of “connectivity” and “development”. Once envisioned as a fragile…
From tariff turmoil to strategic reset — India and the US trade deal in a shifting global order
India and the United States have reached a pivotal trade understanding that marks not merely an economic reset, but a deeper inflexion point in their bilateral relationship. After months of…