Travel. Stories. Poetry.
Rural Sociology by Dr. Dilip Shah is not a page-turner. It is not meant to be. It is an academic text that’s structured, dense, and methodical. For anyone unfamiliar with the rural social structure of India, it serves as a foundational introduction. It presents a holistic view of how caste, economy, land relations, welfare programmes,... Continue Reading →
కన్యాశుల్కం నాటకం మనం ఊహించగలిగిన కథే కానీ, ఊహించని ప్రశ్నలు ఎన్నో వేస్తుంది 💭 నాటకం రాసి వందేళ్లు అయినా, అందులో కొన్ని సన్నివేశాలు ఈనాటి మన సమాజంలో జరుగుతున్న నిజాలను కళ్లకు కట్టినట్టు చూపిస్తాయి ⚖️ సంఘసంస్కరణ జరిగి ఎన్నో శతాబ్దాలు అయిపోయిందనుకుంటాం కానీ, వెనక్కి తిరిగి చూస్తే, ఇదంతా కేవలం కొన్ని సంవత్సరాల ముందు కథే ⏳
Meraki is a beautiful Greek word I learnt today. It means to put a piece of yourself into what you’re doing. To do something with soul, creativity, and love. This isn’t about today. It’s about the decade that begins in 2037, when I plan to step away from my current work, into something slower, warmer,... Continue Reading →
Just finished Prisoners of Geography 🗺️ It’s wild how much of what we call politics is actually just geography in disguise 🎭 We talk about leaders and decisions, but mountains, rivers, and coastlines decide more than we think 🏔️ Even the anchors we think are strong do slip in storms, and more often geography is... Continue Reading →
Just finished reading “Surrounded by Idiots” by Thomas Erikson ☕️📘 A fun and simple take on psychology 🧠 that explains how people think and behave by categorizing personalities into colors 🎨 We often feel like we’re surrounded by idiots😓 simply because we don’t understand the other person. This book helped me see why something that... Continue Reading →
Redamare. ❤️🔥 I found this word etched on the promenade of La Spezia, a coastal Italian city, flanked by two cannons looking out to sea. ⚓🌊 In Latin, it means to love in return. Sounds pretty right? 🫶🏼 But this being a naval town, I can’t help wondering if it’s also a quiet promise.🤍 Of... Continue Reading →
Living up to its name, The Rapid Rise of China 🇨🇳 by Minakshi Goyal is truly a rapid yet insightful journey through China’s transformation 🚀 Written in simple, magazine-like language, it makes complex political and economic history easy to grasp 📚 From Mao Zedong’s revolution to Deng Xiaoping’s reforms and Xi Jinping’s strategies, this journey... Continue Reading →
In my freshman year (exactly a decade ago! 🎓) Ram G Vallath came for a motivational talk and gave us a signed copy of his book ‘Ouch to Oops’. Back then, I just skimmed a few pages before it gathered dust on my bookshelf 📚 But time has its own plans ⏳. I finally read... Continue Reading →
The beautiful thing about loving both travel ✈️ and books 📚 is how they feed into each other. When you travel, the memories of cities 🏙️, cultures 🌍, and flavors 🍲 become a part of you. And when you return to reading, the moment a story mentions the streets of London 🇬🇧, the hotels in... Continue Reading →
It was a breezy London afternoon. David and I decided to wander into the Tate Modern. I’ve always been more of a medieval art person, the kind of art that tells stories with pretty faces, swords, and symbolism. Modern art? Not really my thing. Too abstract, too ambiguous. It's more like a gamble wondering is... Continue Reading →
Vineesha Badabhagni 