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Spotting Purvanchal of 1800s in the Caribbean

India, June 22 -- It is 2022. I am in the queue at the immigration section in Mumbai airport, holding my passport with a crisp boarding-pass neatly tucked in it. Even though I have made many such trip... Read More


Spotting Purvanchal of 1800s in the Caribbean

India, June 21 -- It is 2022. I am in the queue at the immigration section in Mumbai airport, holding my passport with a crisp boarding-pass neatly tucked in it. Even though I have made many such trip... Read More


One-way ticket to that lonesome town

India, June 7 -- 'Aage peeche ho ke baith jaao, six sawaari ki seat hai'. (Please adjust and make room for the sixth passenger). It is peak summer. The bus is packed with people, like sardines in a t... Read More


The costs of a semi-war, and keeping hopes up

India, May 10 -- I have barely slept in the last 48 hours. There is a semi-war going on, escalating every passing day. But honestly, I am not scared or anxious. Why am I not scared yet? Maybe, it's ei... Read More


Costs of a semi-war, and keeping hope

India, May 9 -- I have barely slept in the last 48 hours. There is a semi-war going on, escalating every passing day. But honestly, I am not scared or anxious. Why am I not scared yet? Maybe, it's eit... Read More


Across the border: An army's rising desperation

India, April 26 -- Growing irrelevance, and desperation Abhishek Asthana In the 1990s, my father - a middle manager in an Indian company - was posted in a city in Bihar named after a revenue officer... Read More


The quintessential Indian value-maximising parents

India, April 13 -- Long ago, when I reached financial puberty and started earning enough to give back to parents, I made a mistake. Let me provide some context. Like many millions, I was a hardworking... Read More


The quintessential Indian, value-maximising parent

India, April 12 -- Long ago, when I reached financial puberty and started earning enough to give back to parents, I made a mistake. Let me provide some context. Like many millions, I was a hardworking... Read More


Bringing up innovators, inventors and scientists

India, March 30 -- If you have spent your life building a great professional career, gathering a corpus, the worst way to help humanity would be to spend it on charity. Don't get me wrong, helping the... Read More


Bringing up innovators, inventors and scientists

India, March 29 -- If you have spent your life building a great professional career, working hard to build a corpus, the worst way to help humanity would be to spend it on charity. Don't get me wrong,... Read More