Short read: In Mohammed Siraj, the Pasmanda Muslims have a hero
India’s memorable win against England at the Oval a fortnight ago has broader ramifications beyond the cricket field. In particular, one specific community in India has had plenty to cheer about as one of their community members has done the country proud. Amana Begam writes for The Print: “There’s a subtle radicalism in a name […]
Long read: How AI Conquered the US Economy: A Visual FAQ
Trump’s trade policy was widely expected to be negative for the US economy and markets, some even suggesting a stagflationary scenario for the US as tariffs create inflation which in turn eat into consumer spending and hence drag on growth. Yet, neither has panned out and markets continue to be on a tear, hitting all-time […]
Long read: Living with the face-clawing sloth bear that scares tigers
Did you know that the world’s deadliest bear lives in the forests of India? The BBC’s Sophie Hardach tells us that the Indian sloth bear is such a deadly animal that even the Royal Bengal Tiger is scared of it. Ms Hardach writes: “Sloth bears (named due to their long claws and teeth, supposedly resembling […]
Long read: The Enshittification of American Power
In this startlingly original article, Henry Farrell & Abraham Newman say that what Trump is doing is simply following a time trend in American society where over the past few decades the tendency has been to monetise power wherever possible. Their core hypothesis is that: “First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US […]
Short read: India’s win at The Oval might herald a golden era for them
Less than a week since the epic India-England series ended, many of us are experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Fortunately, there’s plenty of content online – podcasts, videos and blogs that help us relive what was arguably the most thrilling Test series in recent memory. Of the content we came across, we found that the essay that […]
Short read: Tiny Hoofed ‘Mouse Deer’, Thought Extinct, Returns After 30 Years
We are accustomed to reading depressing stories about how man’s encroachment of forest land is driving numerous species out of existence and how this reduction in biodiversity will have dire consequences for us. For a change, here is some good news on this subject. Sheetal Kumari reports that: “in a remote Vietnamese forest, a tiny animal […]
Short read: Your job might be quietly changing your brain structure and you don’t even know yet: Study
Some of us in Marcellus have been working 60-hour weeks since we were in secondary school. As we age, we can feel the toll it has taken on us. This piece in the ET says: “A new study published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine has found that working long hours—specifically 52 or more per week—may […]
Long read: How Social Media Shortens Your Life
Gurwinder Bhogal writes about human behaviour and how we can use research in psychology to become aware and live a more fulfilling life especially in a world filled with attention seeking technology. His substack introduction goes: “Exploring the ways we’re fooled in the digital age”. Most of us have often found ourselves getting sucked into […]
Long read: What can India do to industrialize?
A lot of Indian hopes were pinned on a successfully negotiation of the Bilateral Trade Agreement with the US, which could potentially catalyse a long elusive take off in Indian manufacturing. Whilst we still hope the talks falling through is just a temporary manifestation of Trump’s unique negotiating tactics and we should still be able […]
Long read: Was the Renaissance Real?
Adam Gopik is one of the best essayists in the world. Here he reviews two new books – Bernd Roeck’s “The World at First Light” and Ada Palmer’s “Inventing the Renaissance” – which question the received wisdom that the 300 years roughly between 1450-1750 AD are a turning point in the history of Western civilisation. […]
Short read: Ozzy Is Gone, but Heavy Metal Lives On, Stronger Than Ever
Last week, some of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s listening to heavy metal music were saddened by the news of the passing away of Ozzy Osbourne, one of the genre’s icons and fondly called the Prince of Darkness, reflecting the genre’s dark themes and ominous sounds. “Osbourne, the front man of […]
Short read: India’s Wealth Management Boom: Growing Riches, Short-Term Thinking, and the Search for Real Advice
The decade long structural trend of Indian households moving away from their historically preferred asset classes of real estate and gold to financial assets coupled with the stupendous and extended rally in the Indian stock market post Covid has triggered an unprecedented boom in its wealth management industry. Whilst the technology savvy younger generations have […]
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