Re-imagining India in Post-COVID-19 world

The year is 2050, we live in a changing world as we knew from early 21st century days. The great upheaval that was the covid-19 pandemic changed the face of the world in more than one way. India of today is a far cry from what it used to be back in the pre-COVID-19 world. Today India is a global super economy worth more than $7 trillion. The once ailing agriculture sector has emerged as the food bowl of Asia-Pacific. The human capital of the country is considered its greatest asset with the world’s largest working population, over 80% now formally trained and now 100% literate.

Factfulness: Eschewing biases and perceptions in favor of factualness

Factfulness is easily my favorite and probably most groundbreaking read this year. After all, how often do we realize that most of our world view or how we look and understand the world is not only detached reality but also a completely biased version of it? Safe to say not often. As an individual who is generally well in keeping up with the happenings of the world around, I for one, was particularly grounded by this amazing piece of literature by the late Hans Rosling and his team.

Book Review: Lotus years- Political life in India in the time of Rajiv Gandhi

Birth of the first child of Indira and Feroz Gandhi was a solitary moment of joy for a family going through a difficult period. The year was 1944, the struggle for independence was at its peak with several leaders still in prison in the aftermath of August Kranti of 1942. While transiting from one prison to another Jawaharlal Nehru, grandfather to the newborn finally got a chance to get a glimpse of his first grandchild, in the light of a street lamp outside jail.

Book Review: Rafa

I remember watching 2008 Wimbledon final as a twelve year old back in the days of cable tv where high definition picture quality wasn’t much of a thing. Yet, I vividly recall watching in the two mavericks of the game coming out on the plush green lawns of Central court of Wimbledon championships. The defending champion Roger Federer with 12 Grand slams under his belt (including last two Wimbledon) walked in his gold cardigan with nonchalance of an aristocrat welcoming the crowd to his home. Then I saw this spaniard walking out in white tank shirt with a racket in his hand, clenched fists, bulging muscles and look of a fighter on his face. It was the 22 year old Rafael(Rafa) Nadal, an upstart by the standards of his supreme reigning opponent and yet the upstart had proven worthy of his salt by defeating Roger on clayey turf of French open earlier. Now, he stood uptight in front of the Goliath, taking on him in his own backyard and making every point count like it was his last ever.

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Re-imagining India in Post-COVID-19 world

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Factfulness: Eschewing biases and perceptions in favor of factualness

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Book Review: Lotus years- Political life in India in the time of Rajiv Gandhi

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Book Review: Rafa

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