Occasional notes

Why Hindi is to blame for the demise of other languages - English is a very convenient villain because of history.

The Funeral of Patroclus by Jacques-Louis David Last year I decided to read Project Hail Mary without knowing anything about it.

Bookmarks of April 2026 An Internet of checkpoints - I love the mysteries of the internet and this is exactly what I love about it.

Schroedinger's cat in the box, having its near-death experience (Cristineagoe/Wikipedia) I called Motodo Pizzeria at BKC to make a reservation for my mom's birthday dinner.

Lucky numbers and collusion: how an Indian cement cartel came unstuck - Pseudoscience, superstitions are a big part of everyday life in India and no sphere of life is left untouched by these cancers.

I have been using the internet since the late 90s and I have seen the landscape change from what it was back then to whatever (shit) it is right now.

Trying a new monthly series where I share all kinds of interesting, engaging media I came across each month to keep me writing.

An AI Summit was recently announced.

My wife and I went to the newly built Sea Face Promenade at Worli, bordering the brand-new urban hell-scape that is the Coastal Road.

There are some books that stay with you, regardless of when, where and how you read them.

I don’t make new year’s resolutions because they tend to fail.

Idli House at King’s Circle was an iconic little place that served nearly 20 varieties of idlis and nothing else.

The Ibis Trilogy by Amitav Ghosh set such a high benchmark for me that I am hesitant to read anything else by him.

I got this book on a whim hoping to read this on a slow day and it managed to read this today.

I came across this Reddit thread on r/Books today, and I wasn’t surprised by the kind of advice and solutions people offered.

Have you had it too?

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