From wit and ambiguity to humility and integrity, YV Reddy’s new book shows why values matter more than plans in an uncertain world.
Kalyan Ram
In youth we choose freely. In middle age, the bill arrives quietly. Life rarely collapses overnight. It simply starts collecting instalments.
Srinath Sridharan
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They ace exams, chase likes and still feel invisible. When did we decide that ‘mattering’ must be earned? Why can’t we say to our kids: I see you. You're good enough just as you are?
Kirti Tarang Pande
The Lies We Live With, The Truth We Keep Postponing
Kalyani Srinath
Weekends were meant for rest. Middle age turned them into theatre. We don’t relax anymore, we produce happiness.
A marathon medal missed by 19 seconds became a quiet reminder that in life, as in racing, the fine print matters more than effort.
Aabhas Pandya
When you walk into a room with influence, do you expand it, or dominate it?
A mature culture for innovation is not built on apology, gloss, denial or blame game. It’s built by asking why fakery seems more alluring than honesty.
If love were optional, loneliness wouldn’t hurt this much. Yet our culture treats love like a movie, not a skill. And that sets us up for failure.
Valentine’s Day celebrates love, but long-term love is mostly unseen effort. Do we dare confront our modern delusions about what constitutes love? Especially when love is a daily choice made quietly, long after the flowers fade.
Of Birthdays, Biology and Bad Decisions
Nothing is wrong, which is why everything feels slightly wrong. Middle age is when life becomes manageable, but you have disappeared into an abyss.
If AI mirrors your logic, you're already obsolete. Don't be a data point; be a dilemma. Reclaim your agency with Socratic defiance. Ask or perish.
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It began as a routine Uber ride—until a single sentence changed everything.
New research argues dowries act as liquidity and old-age insurance, easing male migration by offsetting lost co-residence and weak intergenerational contracts.
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal*
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Our world isn’t shaped by reality, but by those utterly convinced they are seeing it clearly. It’s the most dangerous bias and the invisible fuel of institutional failure.
We live surrounded by messages, opinions, voice notes, and updates, yet most of us feel unseen and unheard. Let us ‘talk’ of how modern society has mastered silence and noise, but quietly lost the courage to converse.
A personal visit to Sabarmati Ashram becomes a meditation on Gandhi’s simplicity, moral authority, and the enduring relevance of his ideas in a conflicted modern India.
Sudipta Sarangi
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Modern adulthood is no longer about making choices, but seems more about defending them. Why we explain everything we do, who we are trying to convince, and what it costs us when life turns into a permanent justification exercise.
In a world of instant access, waiting becomes a lesson. Delay teaches patience, value, and responsibility in ways speed never can.
Michael Patra is an economist and former RBI Deputy Governor.
Arun is a seasoned writer on economic and policy matters.
Abheek is an Independent Economist and the Former Chief Economist at HDFC Bank.
Ajay Srivastava is the founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative.
Vijay Singh Chauhan, a former IRS official, is a Senior Visiting Fellow at ICPP, Ashoka University
Dhananjay, a D-School alum, is CEO and Co-Head of Equities at Systematix Group.
Kriti is a psychologist specialising in mental health, org behaviour, and brand strategy
Srinath is an author, corporate advisor, and independent director on corporate boards.
Ex-civil servant Chavaly held key Railways, Finance roles; specialises in infra & PPPs
Nilanjan Banik, Professor at Mahindra University, specialises in trade and development economics.
Sachin was till recently an MD with Standard Chartered Bank.
Rajesh Mahapatra is the former Editor of The Press Trust of India
Krishnadevan is Editorial Director at BasisPoint Insight.
Chandra advises companies on big-picture narratives on strategy and markets.
Kalyan Ram co-founded Cogencis. He now leads BasisPoint Insight.
Gurumurthy is an ex-central banker who handled markets, and later, financial stability for RBI.
Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain is a former Commander of India’s Kashmir Corps.
Arvind Mayaram, former Finance Secretary, is Chairman of the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur.