Deal, Baby, Deal

Most people alive today were born after 1990. By then, Iran and Israel were already enemies. But their fight didn’t affect the whole world—until now. A few weeks ago, the…

Que Sora, Sora

What OpenAI dumping its video generator means &, more important, what it doesn’t mean In the end, it’s ended with a whimper, not a bang. “We’re saying goodbye to Sora,”…

Que Sora, Sora 

Imagine a company called OpenAI made a super cool tool named Sora that could turn words into videos—like writing “a dragon flying over a city” and boom, a video appears.…

‘Dhurandhdrone’?

Wodehouse to warzone…and a sexy JV    It used to bee a lazy insect;  then came PG Wodehouse’s Drones Club members, as gainfully unemployed but with sharper tailoring. After lying dormant…

Deal, Baby, Deal

Closure of Hormuz Strait may lead to another global recession, unless Trump gives Iran an off-ramp, sort off Most people living today were born after 1990. Israel and Iran were…

Kamalamma, Tamannah Bhatia and Veerappan

Myself Kamalamma from Kunjibettu in Udupi.  What to tell you! Few days back early morning, I am opening our front door and looking outside and who is looking back at…

Why time blocking fails leaders (and what actually works)

You plan your day perfectly at 9 am. By 11:30, it’s already irrelevant. A call runs over. An urgent issue pops up. A “quick” task takes two hours. And just…

Dhurandhar, gold, and a Bhadralok at the polo ground

Dear reader, Hello and welcome to another edition of the Weekly Vine. This week, we explain how Dhurandhar shows that Bollywood has learnt the art of myth-making, examine why gold…

From strained relations under Yunus to rest under Rahman

The recent political transition in Bangladesh, with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) under Tarique Rahman assuming power, has raised expectations of a renewed phase in India-Bangladesh relations after a period…

Satish Gujral at Bikaner House

  The small rotunda taken up by the Arzaani Atelier at Bikaner House spawned into a historic 100 year tribute for Raseel Gujral Ansal’s father the polymath , Satish Gujral.…