Enter The Dungeon A few weeks back, I spent three hours in the basement office of a broker. The day was humid. I was glad to be out of the heat, even if it meant sitting in a tiny, suffocating room. When he opened the steel door to his office, I was worried…

The Inspiration A week back, I finished reading a book called “The Nineties” by a gentleman named Chuck Klosterman. I could not relate to some of the material because I am unfamiliar with the American context he referred to. However, the book contains many themes which spoke to me. There is a…

The WhatsApp University A week back, a friend posted a strange message on WhatsApp. It started with a story about Jack Ma. The story also spoke of how Hindus have never stood united, and therefore, we have always been conquered. As usual, India’s Muslim population is the message’s target. There are problems with…

We Are All Wilting in the Heat Some time back, I wrote of heat and will continue to write on the subject. As I write this, I feel like I am wilting. In my next post, I will talk about wet-bulb temperatures, but I am content to whine for now. We are going through the strangest summer…

Life in A Furnace We are living in a furnace. We, in North India, have been going through the hottest summer in our living memory. Yet, when I speak with people around me–my friends–they complain about the weather but go about their lives as though all is good with the world. Politicians of our…

Heat Kills Heat kills. Most people don’t realize this. I live in Delhi, where we have become accustomed to blistering summers. However, we never experienced this heat. I am writing this in May 2022, and until a few days back, the intensity of the heat left us exhausted. Indeed, we have endured…

The Educated Illiterate I returned to Delhi in 2012, after being away for twenty years. When I returned, the remarkable change in the city’s culture struck me hard. So did the behavior and mannerisms of the residents. On my return, I met many stupid people, all armed with a battery of educational degrees…

Do I Have a Typical Day? These days, I don’t have a typical day. I’ve not had a typical day since my bosses booted me out of my corporate career. Since those days, my life has been a rollercoaster, with not one typical day. …

Quarterly Review Meetings Many of us, during our corporate careers, have travelled to headquarter offices for the dreaded quarterly review meetings. We know about the ladder that most people climb in their quest for corporate power. I don’t know where that last line came from, but I kept it in. If you are…