Jan 10, 2022Tech Predictions 20222021 was a year of contrasts — an astounding breakdown of the Indian healthcare system followed by spectacular (mostly!) public listings in tech; black market negotiations for oxygen cylinders, and the emergence of 42 unicorns. The unpredictability of 2021 made me feel that predictions were pointless. But given the illusion…Technology4 min readTechnology4 min read
Jan 13, 2021Tech learnings and predictions 2020–21As the January fog subsumes Gurgaon, I sit in my cozy study, sipping my steaming cup of South Indian filter coffee and mulling over the year that was and the year that will be. Looking over last year’s predictions (see here), 7 out of 10 predictions have come true, or…Technology4 min readTechnology4 min read
Jun 22, 2020Content Cure — Of Alpha Go, Crawdads and HopeIt has been a strange and uncertain few months, so forgive me for not sticking to my posts. But given we need content cures more than ever, to survive and thrive, hoping to get back on my regular schedule. Alpha Go (Documentary, Youtube) Go is a boardgame that originated in China over 3000 years…Books4 min readBooks4 min read
Jan 21, 2020Content Cure — Of Mossad, Unicorns, and Green GablesMossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal (non-fiction) From the use of biological weapons to surgical strikes to honey traps, this book has all the spy novel ingredients! It reads like a James Bond novel — each chapter has the potential to be a TV series or movie. …Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Dec 11, 2019Tech predictions — My Top 10I completed a year at Naspers in October. After years of consulting the IT biggies — or what I call ‘old tech’, it has been a refreshing change to entrench myself in the India ‘new tech’ ecosystem. …Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
Nov 18, 2019Content Cure — Of world wars and women heroesBurnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie (fiction) This book is a masterpiece written by one of my favorite authors. It is a story of the family of Hiroko Tanaka and Elizabeth Burton, starting from the Nagasaki bombing in 1944 to the early 2000s when Osama was being hunted in Afghanistan. In these years, the characters experience loss…War3 min readWar3 min read
Aug 11, 2019Content Cure — Shoe Dog, Chernobyl and AliceShoe Dog by Phil Knight (non-fiction, memoir) I am risk averse, I like my non-working weekends, and I appreciate the monthly ping of the salary credit: in other words, I am ideal employee material. But this is one book which has made me feel significant FOMO about not starting up on my own. Shoe Dog is the…Books3 min readBooks3 min read
Jun 23, 2019The meaning of HomeI changed jobs recently, and as a part of the new job, I moved to Amsterdam for three months, before heading back to India. As I was preparing for Amsterdam travel, I realized in my 30 years of life, I had never lived alone. My ‘home’ had always been a…Travel3 min readTravel3 min read
Jun 21, 2019Content Cure — Nanette, Gun Island and Reply allNanette by Hannah Gadsby (stand up comedy, Netflix) “Laughter is not the best medicine..stories hold our cure” — this is among the many amazing one-liners in Nanette. It released last year, but I re-watched it recently given Pride month. …Podcast5 min readPodcast5 min read
Jun 6, 2019Content CureA few years back, I picked up a book called “The Novel Cure”. It recommended books for any ailment that one might have — from loneliness to need for space, or from low self esteem to vanity. …Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
