Bowlegged: The varus knee
Every great runner is bowlegged. Something about the curve permits optimal push off and speed. The normal human population has leg angles that vary from zero to five degrees inward…
The travails of gas in India
Gas is the unseen backbone of modern India—fueling kitchens, fertiliser production, industry, and increasingly transport. Since India is an energy-dependent country, each geopolitical shock—sanctions, conflict, or blockades—triggers cascading disruptions: cooking…
Who wrote this?
Textpocalypse is near, and it has put authenticity in crisis. If any text can be generated by AI, how do we know what is authored ? Today, LLMs are becoming…
Uddhav Thackeray’s politics of harassment: none spared
UBT faction chief Uddhav Thackeray expressed his thoughts in a speech as his term as a Member of the Legislative Council came to an end. He concluded his speech by…
Second shock coming
The situation between Iran, a group called the Houthis, and the United States is getting more serious, and it could affect the whole world. First, the United States seems to…
Who wrote this?
These days, AI (computer programs that can write) is starting to play a big role in books and stories. This is making people wonder: how do we know if a…
Big bad bullies
On a malign force that has the world worrying Early warning signals are flashing. A big bad bully is rolling up its sleeves, and is all set to go into…
Uniform civil codes, written by states, may be rewritten by citizens
In India, the pace of legal change is generally slow. Yet, when change takes place, it is often radical, and overturns long-held assumptions. Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code was one such…
Nazar aur sabr
A friend of mine working in food industry has recently been assigned a strategy and planning team role in a higher office. This is a shift from his current leadership…
Songs, silence, and septuagenarians
As we grow older and settle comfortably into the respectable category of septuagenarians, do we gradually withdraw from the messier troubles of the real world? Do we, cocooned in the…