One of my tattoos quotes a phrase from Virgil’s Aeneid - "Sic itur ad Astra" (Thus one journeys to the stars). Spoken by Apollo, addressing Aeneas’ son Ascanius as he goes to war, the words embody a well-known practice of hero-worshipping and promising fortune in this life or the next in exchange for hard labor… Continue reading The trouble with deification
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The human cost of a pandemic
An economy can do without a writer like myself, or a software engineer and such, but it just cannot do without industrial labourers, manufacturers, farmers, construction workers, etc.
India, both tortoise and hare in the EV race
A reason behind the substantial confusion around India's EV strategy could be the fact that the people making actual decisions in this matter have never owned or driven an EV, neither do they know much about the technology.
‘Made in Heaven’ bares it well
The series, which focuses on several relevant social issues through the theme of high society weddings, also touched upon the struggle of LGBT people in India, in this case gay men's.
arguments & agreements 