A new book shows how the country’s start-ups identified uniquely Indian demands and fulfilled them
In 2017, a young analyst like me didn’t have the luxury of being dispassionate about cycles or the…
Apps were meant to streamline Anganwadi data, but they’re depriving workers of benefits
In August 2025, I made it a point to meet with Anganwadi workers (AWW) across several villages within…
A new book offers tips to new investors on how to learn from failures
We meet Vijay from Agneepath – a character who will return in these pages, embodying grit and vengeance.…
A guilt-ridden author seeks to confess his sins and find salvation from his book
Being an author automatically came with a wide range of criticism. And Connor had heard it all. And…
How not to write a novel in Muriel Spark’s final book, ‘The Finishing School’
“According to the catechism of the Roman Catholic faith, into which Rowland had been born, six sins against…
‘The Rest of Our Lives’ is a dull journey with a middle-aged man on a road trip
The Rest of Our Lives starts with the protagonist, Tom Layward, admitting to being cheated on by his…
Manjula Padmanabhan’s sci-fi stories of altered worlds examine our own world
It begins like any ordinary world. Rebellious teens steal from their parents while they’re asleep. Groups of men…
A novel styled like a textbook is as punishing as homework
After having been left alive in an anti-intellectual world, the novelist cannot be blamed for presuming that they…