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Echo Chambers
2017-02-21 11:55
India has achieved the dubious distinction of topping the Ignorance Index created by Renowned survey firm IPSos Mori for 2016.It means out of all the people surveyed Indians were most out of… Read More
A Better World
2017-02-20 10:12
In the world decisively tilted to the right, Muslims world over, need a new narrative if they are to counter biased bans from outside and bomb and bullet speak from inside.Owing to its near… Read More
Digital Morality
2017-02-08 07:05
Artificial Intelligence is coming and scores of dilemmas will hitch a free ride on it. Our view of what is normal and what should be allowed will be seriously challenged.In this quint opinio… Read More
5 Myths We Live By
2017-02-07 12:18
Myths of yesterday are memes of today. They are our unquestionable assumptions about the world we live in. Here below is a list of 5 common beliefs or archetypes (as mental images suffused… Read More
Happy Republic Day
2017-01-30 12:39
Republic day parade will be a 5000 crore expense over the next ten years. Is it justified? Should it happen or can we celebrate Republic day in a more meaningful and people centric way. In t… Read More
7 Tweets
2017-01-23 13:16
Here are seven tweets from my twitter handle @primate2sapien from last week or so. Follow it now for daily update and original takes on world, national events and human issues as they unfo… Read More
Over Population
2017-01-18 12:16
Are we as a planet overpopulated ? The top of the mind answer to this question would be an unqualified “yes”. The Maltusian prognosis of death by overpopulation seems to be co… Read More
Self Esteem Jerks
2017-01-17 07:26
Chandragupta all of 18 years was getting frustrated as life on a daily basis was a struggle. He was approaching the time when the fight against Nandas was imminent and he just could not br… Read More
Free Will
2017-01-04 12:09
A kitchen supervisor was scolding his assistant for a mistake. "How many times have I explained to not put celery leaves in the broth before boiling it. They have to be put after the liqu… Read More
Citizens Charter
2017-01-02 09:30
How do you make out that a politician has no future? Simple. If he makes policies favoring people and repays his real benefactors only with promises and rhetoric, he will be an epic failur… Read More
Why Is India Silent?
2016-12-29 06:59
Here is a conundrum. Demonetization is almost akin to a financial emergency being clamped down on people and yet there is no street protest, no public outrage, no mass demonstration. So w… Read More
Vodka With Vikas
2016-12-12 08:57
Mr Malhotra we are playing this game in reverse, with host answering the questions this time. So here are your 18 Questions on the rapidfire round. Brace yourself: 1) Your favorite actor/… Read More
Advantage Modi
2016-12-12 07:51
When a politician fires, sometimes it is with recoil that he aims to kill. We will soon be completing a month of demonetization and pundits and people are still grappling with the effects… Read More
Judicial Overreach
2016-12-05 07:31
While researching on the constitutional validity of the order to mandatorily play and stand up on the national anthem in cinema halls, I found that this interim order exceeds the mandate o… Read More
End Of Liberalism
2016-12-05 07:28
Poster boy of libertarian politics has succumbed and elegy of this loss is visible on outgoing President Obama’s face. The pauses between his sentences have acquired vacuum as his f… Read More
Dear Zindagi
2016-11-29 06:58
We think we know stuff and then comes learning and lessons which we must undergo pain to code into us. Here are 7 of them that I had to learn or am still learning to incorporate into my da… Read More
Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai !!
2016-11-22 10:20
Ques: Dear Agony Uncle, I am writing in to you with my problem, which I suspect I share with lot of my friends. You see I was in love with this girl and at first I could not approach her i… Read More
Next Century
2016-11-18 11:11
We have come a long way in last 100 years. Sample this, in 1915: 1) The tallest structure in the world was Eiffel Tower. 2) More than 95% of all births took place at home and ninety percent… Read More
Welfare Shock
2016-11-18 11:05
Earthquakes trample everyone equally. However other calamities effect each layer of the society differently. Rich having most cushions are best protected while poor being the most exposed ar… Read More
4D Living
2016-11-16 09:17
As master walked past the students quarters, he heard a sob from one of the rooms. He motioned to one of the monks in his party to go and investigate. Soon a new student was standing in f… Read More
Psychograph Of A Bhakt
2016-11-16 09:14
The Bhakts have posted a stinging display of their power in the just concluded US elections by lobbing a human hand grenade into the mainstream American Political System. They are hoping t… Read More
New World
2016-11-10 12:06
Caliphate got itself a makeover. It was losing ground in Middle East but who knew that it was winning hearts in US. Bad behavior often makes for good politics as electorate like a courted w… Read More
A Thousand Desires
2016-11-03 10:26
The whole court seemed poised on outskirts of tears as Tansen finished the soulful rendition of the lovers partition song . Some eyes though had already been washed and wiped in stealth. T… Read More
Happy Halloween
2016-11-03 10:12
“Dying is an art form. It is a performing art and only people who live well can die well. “ “But doctor I do not want to die. I want to live well” “Of course yo… Read More
Best Buy
2016-11-03 10:02
“Welcome my child to The Great Hall. I hope your flight was comfortable”. As I looked around for the speaker, my gaze swept the giant hall. The opulence of the surround was bey… Read More
News With Disclaimers
2016-10-28 12:28
Anchor 1 (A1): hello and welcome to the news hour at 9. In today's main news, we are reporting that a Pakistani spy has been apprehended indulging in espionage activities. He was arrested… Read More
Delhi 2050
2016-10-27 06:18
Delhi has been destroyed multiple times in 3000 years of its history. Every time a foreign raider entered its precincts, Delhi witnessed a bloodbath. Streets turned into open morgues as e… Read More
Leadership Craft
2016-10-25 09:16
Chandragupt Maurya was to address an assembly of chieftains who were opposed to his arch rivals Nanda’s . If the plan to take on the mighty Nandas had to succeed, he needed to expand… Read More
Good Night
2016-10-25 07:57
Let me start by talking about my courier, the Night. Since it entails many more possibilities, uncoils many more dimensions, leaves many more footprints, a night is always bigger than its d… Read More
Maaya Jaal
2016-10-21 10:59
“Aah Doctor. It is really killing. As soon as I make a movement, unbearable flashes start to carouse through; as though my body is an instrument tailor made for pain”. “… Read More
Full Circle
2016-10-20 10:03
“I am committing suicide and hence no one should be blamed for my death. Also do not inform my old and blind mother about my decision. Though she has never lived a life but I do not… Read More
Uniform Civil Code (UCC)
2016-10-20 09:21
In India criminal code applies equally to all citizens irrespective of their identity. You murder someone, you go to jail. Even civil matters in public domain that relate to contracts, cop… Read More
How To Recognize A Patriot?
2016-10-15 13:06
Let's start by clearing the conceptual cobwebs and first characterize a pseudo patriot or a PP. The PP apart from being a bombastic, chest thumper will have these five unmissable character… Read More
Phone Rings
2016-10-07 10:07
Hello this is your PM, Nawaz speaking. Who says? Nawaz first thing is you are not my PM. Second is why are you picking your phone yourself. What happened to other phone pickers. This is Mo… Read More
Why We Should Stop Glorifying Armed Forces?
2016-10-06 05:46
I want to make the long form argument against glorification of our men in uniform. I want to outline why we should respect them for their service but why it is pernicious and retrograde to… Read More
Nation Building
2016-10-04 06:34
Chandragupta Maurya was surprised that his mentor Chanakya wanted him to allocate so much money from treasury towards education of young. 'Gurudev, our education system is robust and worki… Read More
Sahib, Biwi Aur Gulam
2016-10-04 06:30
With surgical strikes done, where is our next theater of action? After the orgasmic war cries emanating from social media handles and TV studios subside, how should we deal with our nation… Read More
War Games
2016-09-26 07:00
Status Quo is a comforting fiction in the world of spin. Old guards emaciate, new upstarts emerge to claim their day in the sun.This ebb and flow of power takes decades to bubble up and ce… Read More
Century Partnership
2016-09-23 09:39
No body knew masters real age. Whenever the discussion came up master would say it is not age but how you age, that matters.Kitchen fireside estimations put it at around 70 until one day som… Read More
Enemy Code
2016-09-21 07:21
It was a bright day at Fatehpur Sikri and emperor Akbar was in a jolly mood. Victory news from battles in Mewar and Jodhpur had reached him last night. So as the court assembled, the cour… Read More
Empire Building
2016-09-16 09:15
“It has been established by three testimonies and recovery of goods from his house that farmer Hirendaya is indeed the thief who raided house of merchant Ajankhay. He is hence senten… Read More
Life Hacks
2016-09-13 07:13
Emperor Akbar posed a question to his court and everybody was supposed to come up with an answer the next day. The question was "if life was a game, what is its nature and how would you win… Read More
Small Me
2016-09-13 06:51
When I was young I was the small me. This small me had been there since I remember myself or lets say since I have been me. It was the same small me who the big boys bullied in park, who go… Read More
7 Lessons From History
2016-09-09 06:47
First, dear students, I want to congratulate you for opting to be in my history class. Sadly emphasis on computers and science courses, have edged out study and contemplation of our history… Read More
7 Everyday Life Lessons
2016-08-31 12:37
1) Don't just bet on mindful eating for a balanced diet. Play hide and seek with sweet and fat items in your fridge. 2) Save a predefined part of monthly income by automatic withdrawals or… Read More
World History In 9 Tweets
2016-08-25 04:28
1) Sit calmly.Take a deep breath. Let go. #organicliving4u #bebuddha 2) Drinking poison. Wouldn't recant arguments. #martyrhomerun #standbySocrates #trustissues 3) Stabbed in senate. Serpen… Read More
30 Medals In Olympics
2016-08-20 11:51
At stroke of second Indian medal in Rio Olympics one needs to plan how to create a funnel which will regularly yield Olympic medals.This means creating an institutional framework which wil… Read More
Check-List
2016-08-19 12:30
You are biased if you: 1. Believe that following an organized religion is necessary to be morally good. 2. Do not understand how patriarchal system keeps women suppressed 3. Are Of the bel… Read More
One Sided Love
2016-08-17 06:15
I looked at the disfigured face of my companion and felt like screaming. Never had I seen someone so ugly and so horrible. His skin was badly crumpled and his features were all out of plac… Read More
Hi Buddy
2016-08-11 04:40
Hi Buddy, I know you will be surprised to receive this note from me however please do not discount this as an immature rant of your 20 year younger self. I am writing this with all my… Read More
Gets Of Will
2016-08-09 15:22
The digital de-addiction clinic was full of people who were attached to their screens and were busy either in playing games or simply surfing, Very many of them were small children.The rol… Read More
Habit Loop
2016-08-09 12:17
Emperor Akbar was in a state of siege. His practice of daily exercising was languishing and it had been almost 5 months that he had participated in any physical sport. The royal doctor was… Read More
Social Recognition
2016-08-05 12:10
Commander, we the field agents of the great Tallamy Specie of planet Iskavahu, have now finished our field investigations of this specie called humans who inhabit this smallish blue planet… Read More
Public Speaking
2016-07-28 07:00
As I stand before you, dear audience, I can reaffirm that most people find public speaking to be terrifying. They are scared of being found out to be imperfect or incomplete as also they a… Read More
Change Dynamics
2016-07-28 06:40
Mother was aghast that father had promised the son hundred rupees as a reward for finishing the story book. In her gut she felt that it was not the right thing to do. “This action o… Read More
Just World
2016-07-26 05:04
“The karmic cycle does not leave anyone untouched. You always get the just results of your actions.” The preacher intoned. “If you are a good person and do good deeds, yo… Read More
My Dear
2016-07-20 09:00
My Dear, As a geek I have always felt rational reasoning to be my strong suit. Given a problem and adequate time, solution has always been just another detail. However let me share with yo… Read More
Making Space
2016-07-20 04:40
Once during tea time all the disciples were given cups of tea which were merely half full. This was unusual as mostly full cups were provided and the students had option to take more if th… Read More
Structure Of Violence
2016-07-18 06:24
“Social violence is seldom random. It has an underlying structure declared the sociology professor. "Understanding of that structure is important if you want to counter it in day to… Read More
Ban V/S Spoof
2016-07-12 08:02
Zakir Naik is one smart cookie and that makes him dangerous. His attacks on rationality and other religions are often so well concealed that mostly one does not see them coming. A Salafi p… Read More
Paradox This
2016-07-11 05:38
According to a Gallup Survey, published on June 17, 2016, military is the social institution which commands highest respect in US. Its confidence ratings are at 73% and for over a decade… Read More
New Age Addiction
2016-07-07 04:49
A teenage son wanted to open an account on social media channels however the father was apprehensive. He did not want the boy to be exposed to social media situations so early. “Dad… Read More
Dear One
2016-07-04 06:13
Dear One, It was nine years ago when we moved away on different paths. You must not have wanted to leave as I did not want to go however there comes a time when staying together is more di… Read More
Brave New World
2016-06-30 07:19
A physicist and an educator were once discussing scientific education being imparted in schools. Physicist was puzzled about the curriculum that was being taught, so he inquired: “W… Read More
Hunters Dilemma
2016-06-29 10:06
It is 2026 and the world religion council is up in arms. Following is the text of press release issued after their annual meeting at Shenzhen, in the Guangdong province of China. Dear Fel… Read More
Living On Mars
2016-06-27 10:10
The year is 2076 and a geography class is going on in the ninth standard classroom in Surat. The class is abuzz as the topic of discussion is Mars and the kids are interested to contextual… Read More
True Feminism
2016-06-24 13:35
Vibha was a hard core feminist. She had strong views on gender inequality that prevails in any patriarchal social structure. To assert her identity not only had she not changed her surname… Read More
The Last Mile
2016-06-20 12:10
A grandfather engaged with his 14 year old grandson on a park bench. The boy having taken a break from his football game came and sat with his grandfather.“Grandpa my friends on the fi… Read More
Shopaholic Anonymous
2016-06-17 12:23
Husband opened at a tangent: Darling these clothes/shops and bags that you keep buying, do you even use them adequately.Wife : what do you mean use them, of course I do. I know you are sayin… Read More
Drawing Lines
2016-06-15 09:22
Mehr was distraught that her mother in law was such a big bully. Instead of helping around in the house she would find mistakes in house management, criticize taste of food prepared and faul… Read More
Paying Forward
2016-06-13 10:11
Satya was a normal middle class person. He had lived to be 70 and had died recently of a kidney failure. He was survived by his wife and two kids.When he had landed in Mumbai from Sholapur a… Read More
Imagine This
2016-06-13 07:59
One of the monks was always curious about Master’s relation with God. So who did Master dedicate his prayers too? He was also very keen to find out did the master worship God in any sp… Read More
I Believe
2016-06-10 07:15
Poonam Dhoop Juneja, a long time regular on Svahaa, yesterday, asked me to read an article and comment on it. This post is an outgrowth of the small answer I wanted to give her. The articles… Read More

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