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It's a full house at the launch of Narayani Basu's incredible biography of K M Pannikar, A Man for All Seasons. Context

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How many more ways of saying BAS BHAI are there? The way Hollywood is going, I guess I'll find out soon enough.

Me trying to cope with life: a montage.

Week 28: Nalanda: How it Changed the World tops the Indian non-fiction bestsellers chart again. What a tremendous achievement for #Nalanda! Congratulations to William Dalrymple, Abhishek Choudhary, Sam Dalrymple, Ghazala Wahab Dr. Audrey Truschke Karen Hao Narayani Basu Vali Nasr

For the third week running, A Man for All Seasons stands on the bestseller list yet again, in the company of some excellent writers & friends. ✨ Thank you to everyone buying and reading! ✨

This would be hilarious if it wasn't actually really tragic that this is where we are in 2025.

Should I ask why Vijay Deverakonda is the face of the Indian credit card debt or should I accept that we don't ask questions in 2025?

Kicking off Monday with this chat with HW News English & Shubham Chohan about KM Panikkar's idea of India, his time as a journalist and yes, his time in China as our ambassador.

Me being reminded gently of my freelance obligations.

How about we circle back in a couple of months?

How did K.M. Panikkar shape India’s view of China? Shivshankar Menon, Distinguished Fellow at Centre for Social and Economic Progress, was a panellist at the launch of Narayani Basu's new K.M. Panikkar biography. Fascinating insights on Panikkar’s pivotal role in India’s diplomacy & history and its influence

This happens every other year now, and is only going to get more frequent / more destructive. But no policy changes are ever made about the climate, no strategy ever devised to confront rash over-development in the Himalayan regions.