We spend the first four decades of our lives in overdrive. Chasing careers, building families, stacking assets, and using every ounce of earth’s resources we can get our hands on — often without much thought about sustainability or responsibility. Our younger years are fueled by ambition and self-preservation: How can...
Most people understand business in simple terms: you make something, you sell it, you make money. But there’s a different breed of work happening in the world today—where the goal is not just profit, but positive change for society and the planet. That’s where social impact projects and social businesses...
Gurugram today is a contradiction in motion. Trash piles up at every corner, rains convert roads into swimming pools, the air is unbreathable, and traffic crawls at bullock-cart speeds. Yet, property rentals and prices are hitting record highs as if people are bidding for space in an open-air prison. But...
⚔️ There Are No Permanent Friends, No Permanent Enemies. Only Permanent Interests. If there’s one brutal truth about geopolitics, it’s this: nations don’t act on love or loyalty—they act on leverage. Yesterday’s ally can become tomorrow’s rival, and the fiercest enemy can suddenly become an indispensable partner. From Hug-Diplomacy to...
When most outsiders think of Onam, they imagine the iconic sadya — 20+ curries, chutneys, payasams, all strictly vegetarian, neatly laid out on a banana leaf. But here’s the shocker: the Onam feast is not uniform across Kerala. In fact, what a Malayali eats for Onam depends entirely on whether...
On paper, India’s startup ecosystem looks like paradise. You read headlines about ₹20 lakh grants and ₹50 lakh loans, you hear ministers talk about unicorns rising from small towns, and you’re told that India is the “world’s largest startup hub.” But walk into the real world as a first-time founder,...
Walk into a cinema in the near future, and don’t expect to just sit back with popcorn. The screen won’t just be showing a story—it will be studying you. Your eyes, your heartbeat, your sighs, your whispers to the person next to you. The film will bend and twist in...
Coordinating Without Allying: India’s Strategic Balance in the Era of Tariffs The Tariff Shock That Started It All When Trump slapped a 50% tariff on Indian exports, it wasn’t just a trade move — it was a political punch. From textiles to seafood, from gems to engineering goods, the sectors...
In today’s digital world, death doesn’t always arrive with a final heartbeat. Sometimes it begins as a hashtag. This week, America saw something bizarre: “Trump is Dead” trended across social media for nearly two days straight. Not because the U.S. President had passed away, but because of a cocktail of...
It was a rainy evening in Thrissur. Faseela, 23, pregnant and hopeful, sent her mother a last message: “I’m going to die, or they will kill me.” Hours later, she was gone. Her husband and mother-in-law, now behind bars, had been harassing her for more dowry. Instead of baby clothes,...
