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Apr 20 •

Paper discussion series: Paying money not to burn

If one is in Delhi in Dec-Jan, they can see a thick layer of smog. Many days, air pollution touches extremely severe and hazardous categories of Air…

Apr 6 •

February 2024

Research paper discussion series: Aadhar cards and corruption

Hi friends, I am experimenting with a new series, as part of which, I write about an Economics research paper. I did my PhD in Economics, and I feel…

Feb 19 •

January 2024

Book of the month: Twelfth Fail

Hi friends! Hope your 2024 is off to a great start. For this post, I wanted to write about a book I recently read and liked a lot, Twelfth Fail by…

Jan 8 •

October 2023

Three Days a Week is still a Habit

Things don’t have to happen daily—nor do they have to happen at the same time every day—in order to count in our lives. I maintain that anything that…

Oct 7, 2023 •

September 2023

Book of the month: Generations

Hi friends, I recently finished reading the book, Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents and wanted…

Sep 3, 2023 •

June 2023

Book of the month: Seva Sikh Secrets on How to Be Good in the Real World

Hi friends, sorry for the looong delay, but here to share another episode in the Book of the Month series. I recently read the book, “Seva: Sikh Secrets…

Jun 30, 2023 •

February 2023

Book of the month: Here, There and Everywhere

Hi friends, I am experimenting with a new post series called the Book of the Month. As part of this series, I will write about books I have finished and…

Feb 26, 2023 •

Kindle: Your Portable Personal Library

I bought my first Kindle in the beginning of 2014. I had seen a few friends in college use it and really wanted to try one out for myself too. As is my…

Feb 4, 2023 •

December 2022

Individual Stocks vs Index Funds : Lessons I have Learned

Usually, there are two more common ways to invest in the stock market by yourself (among others): Buying individual stocks like Tesla, Google, Facebook…

Dec 25, 2022 •

November 2022

My favorite appliance in kitchen

A pressure cooker is commonly found in Indian kitchens. It is used for cooking so many things, from multiple kinds of daal (lentils) to boiling…

Nov 20, 2022 •

October 2022

The Magic of Compounding

Let me share with you one of the stories of Tenali Rama. Rama was one of the eight poets in the court of Vijaynagar King Krishnadevaraya. Apart from…

Oct 2, 2022 •

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