September 2010
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Technology is steroids for art
This piece originally appeared in the New Indian Express on 18th September
Over this weekend, a combination of Old Monk Rum and good friends made for some interesting conversation that I thought was worth sharing. They say that alcohol (and Neurosurgeons) open the mind, and after some Paapdi chat and Pani Puri accompany said spirit, the universe suddenly seems a lot more clearer. One of the chaps,...
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The Story of the Potato
This piece originally appeared in the New Indian Express on 17th July
Did you know that potatoes were responsible for the dawn of Human exploration of our planet? Yes, it wasn’t bigger ships, better maps and navigational aids or the realization that the shortage of Vitamin C caused scurvy. It was potatoes. I didn’t know this till I met a good friend in Pune recently and he gave me the mental...