Hindi cinema, for whatever reason, rarely makes an out-and-out comedy movie –films that are just funny and do not have some message to deliver to the audience at the end. Read more
What relationships teach us about inflation and interest rates. This was one of those philosophical questions which had no clear-cut answers but still could be analyzed rather well ... Read more
In an era of instant analysis, fantastic performances lead to people offering a lot of explanatory cliches. Something has to be said. So, something is said. Read more
Why are so many people afraid of flying but okay with driving, given that flying is a safer form of travelling? Read more
This logic notwithstanding, the modern economy is full of government interventions in various forms… Read more
Sometime in 2012 or perhaps early 2013 I happened to meet a retired governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This was the time when I had finished working on a draft of what wo ... Read more
May you live in interesting times, goes the old and the so-called Chinese curse. And the interesting times are upon us. Read more
I go by the moniker of shikshit berozgaar (educated unemployed) on social media. On occasions, when people don’t like what I write, they tell me rather bluntly, “no wonder you are ... Read more
A very close friend, a veteran of searching for rented accommodations in cities, is looking for a home to rent. This time around, he is trying something different. He wants to rent ... Read more
During the period, India’s gross domestic product (GDP), which measures the size of the economy, stood at $854.7 billion, and that of the UK was at $816 billion. Read more