Before You Dive In
So, thank you for checking out this blog. Here are some thoughts about what you’ll find in here and a disclaimer of sorts: First, I have changed my mind on...
The Stories We Tell
The following is from Rituparna Ghosh’s newsletter: Here are three stories that we tell. The first, the story we tell ourselves. The second, the story we tell others. The third,...
The first rule of giving someone advice is ...
Don’t do it. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. Ok, but why do I say so? Since you asked: One of the most common things you’ll hear about...
Why I (don't) Write
In college, during the first-year ragging rituals at the start of the academic year, it was common for seniors to ask you to showcase any talents you had. The default...
When in Doubt, Play The Shots
“How are you still at it?” “I don’t know, I’ll have to think about it.” This is me thinking about it. “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a curious...
Heart of a Poet, Skin of an Elephant
On a recent episode of the Seen and the Unseen, in an interview with Paromita Vohra, the following came up in discussion: “A lot of men can appear to be...