Olympics and other things.
Hello there. It has been a while. And I have so much to tell you. Kind of. 1. I am a tireless optimist. I don't really know why. I think I get it from my mother. Her general approach in life was to...
View ArticleSome unsolicited thoughts on newspapers
Note 1.: Long-ish. Note 2.: Not at all funny. But naive. I work with an Indian business daily newspaper. I work with, I believe sincerely, a rather good newspaper. I am proud of my job on most days....
View ArticleA New Republic: An Oral History of the Indian Constitution. Episode 1: Origins
I am embarking on what, I hope, will be a fun, long-term side project.
View ArticleWho Let The Dork Out?
The exclusive 24-page PDF Excerpt (including random admin pages): http://goo.gl/QgD44 Where to buy: 1. Flipkart: http://goo.gl/paOrq2. Amazon UK: http://goo.gl/kF0P43. Amazon US: http://goo.gl/s45Cl...
View ArticleA New Republic: An Oral History of the Indian Constitution. Episode 3: A...
In this first part of a two-part story we look at the context surrounding the drawing up of the Indian Councils Act of 1909. This episode outlines the genesis of Indian extremism during this period,...
View ArticleA New Republic: An Oral History of the Indian Constitution. Episode 4:...
In this episode we talk about the legislative implications of the Indian Councils Act of 1909. Features some mild racism and the only Indian family to ever be elevated to royalty in England. Oh, and...
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Top 10 running tips for increasing your Vaducutenes
As some of you may be aware, in January this year I embarked on a new exercise regime. This new regime, chosen after extensive research and rumination, involved a series of run-cum-walks that gradually...
View ArticleA New Republic - Episode 6: The Great War
This week we look at India's participation in the First World War, and how the war created an environment for the next phase of India's constitutional history. Featuring a field trip to Brighton and a...
View ArticleSmells
So we're spending the weekend in Cambridge, the missus and I. Our agenda for the weekend is one big, refreshing, rejuvenating void. We intend to breakfast gloriously every morning at our b&b, and...
View ArticleFebruary is "come and say hello" month.
In case you are in Chennai or Goa later this month do drop in and say hello. I will be talking about popular fiction at a panel discussion in Chennai during the Hindu Lit For Life event on the 17th....
View ArticleA New Republic - Episode 7: A Colony Betrayed
In this episode we talk about the state of affairs in India after the First World War. Things are pretty grim. And all of India's hopes of freedom and self-government are dashed. But the nationalist...
View ArticleA New Republic - Episode 8: Dyarchy
In this episode we look very briefly at the legislative implications of the Government of India Act of 1919. While this was an act that was widely reviled at the time, it ironically continues to have...
View ArticleHousekeeping notice
1. I got really bored of the old blog.2. I getting too old to code and tweak CSS and engage in other such youthful activities. (Since October my nasal hair is out of control. And some nights I cry...
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Remembrance
Today is Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom. So I thought I'd write a little post.It is only in the last half decade or so that I really began directing some proportion of my lifelong interest in...
View ArticleThe text on the back cover of the next book
The Sceptical Patriot: Exploring the Truths behind the Zero and Other Indian GloriesThere is really no such thing, ethnically speaking, as an Indian. We are all, every single one of us, the outcomes of...
View ArticleMy baby between the times of 3 and 4 AM: A poem.
I am hot.I am cold.This is a blanket? This is not a blanket. Do not insult me.Are you sleeping?You are really sleeping.I have pooped.Change me.Ha. I had not pooped.I had not even peed.Amuse me by...
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Notes From A Brief Journey - Part 1
(Two days before leaving for two week-long holiday to India.)Sister on WhatsApp: "Sidin chettan! How are things going?"SV: "Things are pretty hectic. Desperately tryi..."Sister: "Yeah all that is ok....
View ArticleI Miss Sachin
So the other day, after a typically pulsating match at the Cricket World Cup that I completely forgot about in the time it took me to get up from the sofa and go make a cup of tea, Sky Sports played a...
View ArticleThe Social Utility Of Outrage
"Yet almost none of these outrages have ended in any kind of meaningful political mobilization. We are no closer to understanding how to make our cities, leave alone our villages, safer for women....
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