“I mean you read the news and the world seems to be on the brink of shutting shop, but then you look at the advertisements and everything is in place.”

- A character from a story in Zahid Rafiq’s excellent debut, ‘The World With Its Mouth Open’

There is much to be said about this narrative of self-regulation and supervision promoted by Facebook (and all other social media platforms). Pure indoctrination enabled by UNICEF. An absolute shame!

It’s not Republic Day until we have Rini Simon’s voice on DD :(

The writing has been on the wall for ages. Safe to put this out here vs. YKW. From Rukmini S’s Whole Numbers and Half Truths.

I find it pretty baffling that people actually needed a book to be told how waking up at 5 AM would give them more ‘me-time’. And 336 pages of it to be further convinced! Like, how?

I spoke to Deepa Fernandes of NPR's Here and Now about the book, the reporting process, and whether India is doomed to live with Hindu nationalism. (Spoiler: Of course not.) (They've run it with an excerpt from the book!) www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Issued in public interest

I just had literally the worst experience working with a TV network. It's just another reminder that you all will never get the science educational entertainment that you deserve. Networks say they want something different but will always stick to the most boring, scripted, and flavorless approach.