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
We seem to have built a world that delivers everything, except empathy. Convenience has spared us effort, but also stripped us of patience, gratitude, and the grace of being human.
Srinath Sridharan
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When old bonds resurface, the real question isn’t why they faded, but whether they deserve space again.
Kalyani Srinath
We tell ourselves control is safety. It isn’t. True protection begins with trust, not surveillance—connection, not control.
Kirti Tarang Pande
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We hoard contacts like trophies, confuse politeness with connection, and mistake events for community. Networking promises belonging, but delivers only performance, leaving us abundant in numbers, and impoverished in friends.
Life’s daily battles aren’t grand. They’re about your charger, your chair system, and the mysterious forces that keep moving your stuff.
From peace talks to bleach cures, Trump’s legacy baffles the Nobel Committee: too vast for one medal, inspiring a new prize for sheer unintended innovation.
R. Gurumurthy
Entrenched gender norms ensure that Indian women still pay a price in the marriage market for choosing careers, especially in non-traditional jobs.
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal*
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Ancient ice is retreating fast. As rivers shrink and seas rise, glaciers warn of a climate reckoning we can no longer ignore.
Michael Debabrata Patra
We are told to trust the mean, median, and mode in life, as if life takes comfort in graphs. But spreadsheets don’t cry at night; people do
In waiting rooms, time slows and hope lingers. Beyond verdicts and diagnoses, they hold shared resilience, quiet courage, and the belief that tomorrow may be better.
We no longer wait for cricket matches to unite the nation - outrage does the job faster. Outrage over food, films, faith, fashion, family, even emojis. Everyone is offended, all the time, and proudly so
India celebrates motherhood and menstruation with rituals and care, but menopause remains invisible—ignored by health policy, workplaces, and even families.
Forbidden fruit – the unintended cost of banning our way out of addiction. India’s prohibition of gaming risks deepening compulsions while ignoring the roots of dependence.
Shivaram Subramaniam
A quiet Landour retreat turns into a stage for pose, angle and pout, reflecting how the reel world is reshaping travel and youth culture.
Aabhas Pandya
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We talk about cholesterol, cricket scores and coriander prices, but not about money, death or desire. Is that the true syllabus of Indian middle age?
India’s Gen X holds two worlds at once—parents resisting frailty, children sprinting ahead. They keep households humming on vigilance and love as their own lives slip out of focus.
Gen Z toppled a government with a hashtag. The real risk for India’s leaders and investors is still mispricing their power.
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Does love really thrive on opposites, or do lasting bonds depend on shared values and quiet alignment that outlasts the first spark of difference?
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, trade expert & ex-IRS officer, works with Deloitte India and Ashoka University’s ICPP.
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 Consulting Editor 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.