On the evening of February 26, 2026, three young people stood outside the Kerala High Court in Kochi, exhausted but resolute. Freddy V. Francis, Advocate Sreerag Shylan, and Advocate Ferha Azeez had just accomplished something extraordinary — they had convinced a single-judge bench to stay the release of one of...
Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic — the company behind Claude, one of the world’s most advanced AI systems — sat down with Indian investor and Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath on his podcast People by WTF, and what he had to say should make every one of us stop and...
There’s a version of the Satya Nadella story that gets told in business schools and leadership conferences. It’s the story of a quiet, thoughtful engineer who took over a stagnant tech giant and turned it into a $3 trillion juggernaut. It’s impressive. It’s inspiring. But it misses the most important...
Let’s say this clearly. Most of us are not stressed because we don’t have food. We are not stressed because we don’t have shelter. We are not stressed because we are fighting for survival. We are stressed because someone, somewhere, seems to be doing better than us — and we...
Let’s be honest. An idea in your head is not powerful. A dream in your heart is not special. Potential is not rare. Execution is. Every graveyard is full of people who had “great plans.” Plans to start a business. Plans to write a book. Plans to apologize. Plans to...
There are hospitals. There are spas. And then there is Kottakkal. If you really want to understand why Ayurveda and Kerala are almost spoken in the same breath, you need to walk into Arya Vaidya Sala at Kottakkal. This is not a luxury wellness resort. This is a century-old institution...
If you’re in your late 40s or early 50s, here’s the uncomfortable reality: You are not “midway.” You are in the most decisive psychological phase of your life. This is where illusions either die — or you do, slowly. Let’s talk about what most people your age still get wrong....
Once upon a time, Bengaluru was called the Garden City. People moved here for weather, trees, lakes, peace, and the feeling that life could breathe. Retired people dreamed of settling here. Families thought this was the “safe metro.” Students came for careers, and parents proudly said, “My son is in...
An NRI living in Jersey City recently posted on Reddit that a vacation in Bengaluru made him question his “boring” social life in the US. He wasn’t complaining about money, safety, or career growth. He was complaining about something more uncomfortable and rarely discussed: loneliness in a life that looks...
There was a time when the United Kingdom was the ultimate dream. A British passport meant power. London meant wealth. The UK meant stability, jobs, safety, and a dignified retirement. But today, something feels broken. Crime in public places is rising. Homelessness is increasing visibly. Salaries look high on paper,...
