It sounds like a boring topic, but air conditioning is more important than you realise. First: there are 2 billion air con units in the world and they account for 10% of all electricity we use. Second: it has revolutionised architecture and totally reshaped global politics...

Have you read my #bookreview of Sohail Rekhy's debut #historicalnovel #Angria : A Historical Odyssey, set in the Maratha Empire yet? If not, here you go: thebiblioraptor.medium.com/pirate-of-the-… You just cannot miss this one! #BookRecommendation #BookReview Penguin India

An important book for our times! Check out my #BookReview of Dr Meena Kandasamy மீனா கந்தசாமி 's latest title, #TomorrowSomeoneWillArrestYou published by juggernautbooks thebiblioraptor.medium.com/a-chronicle-of…

As #NaveenPatnaik files his nomination papers, I explain why he is on track to be #India's long serving #chiefminister and enjoys one of the highest approval ratings after 25 continuous years in power. #OdishaCM Scroll.in google.com/amp/s/amp.scro…

It broke my heart today to read of the death of Paul Auster, one of my favorite writers since reading the New York Trilogy in the late 80s. So many other great books since: THE MUSIC OF CHANCE, LEVIATHAN, MOON PALACE, 4321. Do yourself a favor and read him. He's worth it.

Thank you Walking BookFairs Seagull Books سیگل. I look forward to a sparkling conversation.

Lovely chat with Tathagata Bhattacharya about his novel, his days as a reporter in France, his insights on geopolitics, and the atmosphere of reading&writing in a household with grandmother Mahasweta Devi and father Nabarun Bhattacharya. Thanks to Walking BookFairs Seagull Books سیگل

This is also a great example of how to ask a question. There is nowhere to hide, no scope to spin, misdirect, or turn the discussion into a circus.

On Sunday, my #bookreview of Aishwarya Jha's #TheScentofFallenStars was published in The Asian Age Sunday Ed. Read the whole thing from the link below 👇 asianage.com/books/120524/b… Penguin India

Nephew was showing his 5th standard books and holy smokes, they get a map book!! Kids these days won't get to experience the thrill of running to stationery shops at 8.45pm to look for political map of India????

The Commissioner of Food Safety Hyderabad raided the well known outlets, The Rameshwaram Cafe, Baskin Robbins, Karachi Bakery, Taco Bell, KFC, Hard Rock Cafe, and Starbucks Coffee. Here’s what they found: The Rameshwaram Cafe: - 100 kg of Urad Dal, worth Rs. 16,000, expired in

On the auspicious occasion of #RathYatra, my #bookreview of Rohit Manchanda's "A Speck of Coal Dust" (published by HarperCollins ) was featured in the The Asian Age and Deccan Chronicle. Follow the links: Asian Age: asianage.com/books/060724/b… DC: deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/book…

Where *is* the mind without fear, really, and whose head is held high? #IndependenceDayIndia #RGKarMedicalcollege