People generally read autobiographies of people they admire — be it for their ideologies, field of work or for what they represent. I read autobiographies for a different reason — A ghostwriter . J.R.Moehringer collaborated and ghostwrote some of the finest autobiographies like Andre Agassi’s Open or Phil Knight’s Shoe…

Although it does not go quite well with the current mood of the world, my love for Russian literature is so much that it takes a conscious effort to move myself away from it. So it was only time before I dived into Dostoevsky’s greatest- The Brothers Karamazov. So what…

For women who spend all their hours doing unpaid work, the chores of the day kill the dreams of a lifetime. What do I mean by unpaid work? It’s work performed in the home, like childcare or other forms of caregiving, cooking, cleaning, shopping, and errands, done by a family…

If we forget, we are guilty. If we forget, we are accomplices. Of the books I have read this year, Night by Elie Wiesel is one book which will stay with me forever. To label it only as a book about Holocaust would be a mistake, for it is much…

I laid my hands on this book a couple of years back at an Airbnb. While Arvind was attending a work call, I browsed through the books on display and sat down with this one before heading out to explore the place . While I could read no more than…

The origins of Globalisation is sometimes placed in the modern era with the discovery of trade routes. If we go further, we can also see its roots in the ancient world through Tyrian/Phoenician civilizations, trading in their famous purple dye, whose success can also be attributed to the invention of…

Maths has given us the concept without relatability and anything which is not relatable requires more effort to understand. All of us have come across strict disciplinarians in our lives who believe punishment is more effective than praises. If prodded they would even tell you how a worst performing candidate…

Just back from our year-end trip which we were waiting to take for a long time after a series of cancelled plans and roadblocks. The thing which was different about this trip and which was the essence of this trip is that we were travelling in a motorhome. Firstly I…

Life’s good. Not that I don’t have problems. I suffer with chronic neck pain day in and day out which limits the things I can do. Not that I’m sorted work wise. I struggle- to become better, to make a mark, to make a difference. Not that I’m doing great financially. I can’t go in even for a month without income. Far away from being secure. I have issues with family and friends just like everyone else.