Why many Asian megacities are miserable places (from The Economist) economist.com/asia/2025/12/1…

Looks like Richard H Thaler has gotten his account hacked, or he’s ‘nudging’ us towards not-so-great-choices.

Absence of proof is not a proof of absence.

Unless governance itself is a waste of time, UPSC cannot be dismissed as one. The issue is the incentive that drives people into UPSC. In India, people are routinely robbed off their dignity and rights, unless they are close to the state. So it’s not surprising that people toil

Maroon beret, black face masks…..riding coattails.

This is what we are. We must reminisce the memories of the corrupt, because we are now ruled by folks more corrupt. Different magnitudes of corruption, different shades even, but corrupt we shall always remain.

Rewatched The Wire after a long time. Crazy how no show in the past decade has even come close to matching its brilliance. HBO

Saw this beauty at Indian Habitat Centre. I guess someone forgot the pillar number to their parking, and now it’s been 30 years !

A ₹12 LPA during IG’s regime would be anywhere from ₹5-7 crore LPA today.

Slashing the tax exemption on pension of disabled army veterans is an insensitive, harsh and cruel move. Withdrawing tax exemption breaks the State’s promise to those who stood for us when it mattered most. This must be reversed in the interest of the Nation and its