Attention recession
We now read tweets not books, watch reels not movies What’s going to kill humanity, even before rising oceans and climate change, is our collective inability to concentrate. Tests became ODIs, ODIs...
View ArticleA fair food rule
Imagine you’re on a long walk with your friends, and you’re all hungry. You see lots of food stalls along the way. Would you care who’s cooking the food, or would you just want to...
View ArticleBiden/Caesar
How an American president has played out a classical tragedy, palace coup included Every tragedy falls into two parts, a complication is followed by an unraveling or a denouement. Aristotle said this...
View ArticleBiden’s big decision
Imagine you’re watching a movie where the main character faces a tough challenge. That’s kind of what happened with President Biden recently. Biden is the 46th president of the United States. He was...
View ArticleCooking it just right
SC order banning display of names at eateries along Kanwar route removes a govt-created blot The Supreme Court’s interim order putting a pause on UP, Uttarakhand and MP govt directives – for food...
View ArticleLOTUS fights to be POTUS
A week is a long time in politics, a British politician once said, but he was speaking well before the arrival of the internet and the age of social media, when even 24 hours is...
View ArticleAbsence of Doership promotes inner peace
By Vijay Vancheswar The core teaching of Ramana Maharshi focuses on dissolving one’s sense of individual volition or doership, kartitvain Sanskrit. The sage mentions that the biggest mental tapas is...
View ArticleWhy La Roja Shines, In White, Black & Brown
July 14, 2024 will be a date to remember in Spain. Carlos Alcaraz’s victory in Wimbledon and the unexpected success of the Spanish squad at the Euros were something more than a breath of fresh...
View ArticleWhat Ifs in AI and media: ‘Left, right & centre’
X’s personalization algorithm often recommends valuable content. Recently, it surfaced a post by LeftRightAndCentre.in (LRC) on a controversial topic—India’s outreach to Russia amidst the Ukraine...
View ArticleThe uncanny resemblance between dreams and generative AI
The graduation ceremony at an Ivy League university was about to begin. The hall was packed with students and their relatives. A girl in her late 20s stepped onto the dais. She was dressed in...
View ArticleThe happy samosa
It was a rainy evening; I headed towards the cafeteria for some evening snacks. One item on the menu has always tinkled me, and that is the “Samosa”. I joined the small queue at the...
View ArticleAmstrong murder shows how crime cozies up with politics
That the murder of BSP Tamil Nadu chief K Armstrong by a six-member gang in Chennai on July 5 is not a political crime is evident from the profile of the accused. Of the 16-odd...
View ArticleJune 4 changed July 23. But how effectively?
When politics changes, so does budget-making. But can employer incentives create enough jobs? The budget is the first clear proof that BJP has understood the election message. Not only are its numbers...
View ArticleThe working formula doesn’t quite work
The budget reflects some of the concerns of a bruising electoral battle. It has several pointers to govt’s approach to coalition politics, and to the challenge of employment that made its presence felt...
View ArticleGood macros & a bit of soak-the-rich
Let us get this straight. This budget is sound on macroeconomic grounds. It keeps the fiscal deficit down at 4.9% of GDP, projects a shrinking of the primary deficit, indicatinga shrinking trend for...
View ArticleConsume, consume: More jobs = more purchases = more investment
With just 8 months left for this fiscal, the budget tracks the interim version – with a twist. It underscores govt’s focus on four aspects to raise growth potential – fiscal rectitude – spending...
View ArticleLot of politics in this economics
If, before LS elections, a confident BJP was happy to present an interim budget with nothing additional for the electorate, the first full budget of the new govt rushes to compensate for this lack by...
View ArticleThe job of job creation, done well
The standout feature of the first budget of Modi-led NDA govt is its emphasis on employment. Before analysing this, last decade’s good track record on job creation needs to be recognised. High-quality...
View ArticleTime to invest in sectoral funds as India booms
The numbers tell the story. The combined index of eight core industries stood at 157.8 for FY24 (April-March), up from 146.7 for FY23 (April-March). In April 2024 alone, the combined index reached...
View ArticleThe Weekly Vine Edition 3: Ab ki baar Andhra & Bihar
Hello and welcome to the third edition of The Weekly Vine. It feels like it has been a rather long week everywhere, including the land that Columbus wanted to discover (India) or the land that Columbus...
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