Aug 9‘Ghar Wapsi’ web series and Climate ChangeApparently, I can make anything about Climate Change. Even a film like Titanic. Well, there was a stray iceberg and large number of deaths!! I watched the web series ‘Ghar Wapsi’ (Homecoming), because the trailer showed my Business School’s certificate on the walls of the protagonist, Shekhar. …Web Series Review4 min read
Jun 14Environmental Performance Index 2022- IndiaIndia has scored the lowest among 180 countries in the world, on Environmental Performance in 2022 (Environmental Performance Index, Yale University). It ranked 131 out of 189 countries in Human Development Index (Human Development Report, UNDP). 11 of the countries ranked in the top 20 according to EPI are also…Environmental Performance3 min read
Jun 4Book Review- This changes everything“We must rapidly shift from a ‘thing-oriented’ society to a ‘people-oriented’ society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism are incapable of being conquered.” Each chapter of the book begins with a quote, which…Book Review4 min read
Apr 20Srinagar, the Land of Beautiful PeopleSrinagar, the Land of Beautiful People Everyone is insanely nice here in Srinagar. I dont know if its because of the food they eat or the crazy temperatures…theuncomplicatedlifeofasomethingyrold.wordpress.comKashmir1 min readSrinagar, the Land of Beautiful PeopleEveryone is insanely nice here in Srinagar. I dont know if its because of the food they eat or the crazy temperatures…theuncomplicatedlifeofasomethingyrold.wordpress.com----
Apr 8Climate Change and HealthIPCC 6th Assessment Report from Working Group 1, released last year, provided evidence that attributed Climate Change to human-led activities. Working Group 2 and 3 reports bring out the impact of Climate Change on human health. Following tables are helpful to understand the relationship. Table (a): Globally, it can be…Climate Change2 min read
Mar 17Delhi, Qawwali and HoliFareed Ayaz, proponent of the Delhi Gharana and Qawwal, often breaks down while singing Qawwalis (see him in the second video below). It is difficult not to when listening to Amir Khusro’s poetry being sung to a Raag. One of the many reasons for my romantic love for Delhi, is…Holi2 min read
Jan 22The Nutmeg’s Curse: Colonialism, Capitalism and Climate ChangeThe anti-colonial rhetoric is stronger than ever before, in everything we read or watch. The Nutmeg’s Curse uses multiple examples of colonial oppression across the world, to show how it laid the foundation for extractivist capitalism, leading the planet to its present state of irreversible damage. The book starts in…Climate Change4 min read
Dec 18, 2021Takeaways from ‘The Economics of Biodiversity’ or Dasgupta ReviewIf explaining the urgency of Climate Change is tough, try explaining Biodiversity loss and its implication on business and human race. For the longest time, we who try to prove the business case for accepting and mitigating climate factors, have been accused of being paranoid. Talking of Biodiversity loss being…Biodiversity Loss3 min read
Aug 24, 2021What to gift a thinking human beingMy birthday is round the corner and I can sense the tense atmosphere at home. Hurried huddles and suppressed whispers between the daughter and her dad. Thoughtful silences. Because getting me a gift is possibly the most stressful exercise ever. Anthropogenic activities, and not natural cycles and other things we…Ipcc3 min read
May 17, 2021Alma Matters- Inside the IIT DreamKartikeya Singh has found ‘peace’, as is evident from the image above. A whole heap of my batchmates in XLRI and in general, a lot of my friends and relatives, are from IIT Kharagpur. So I looked forward to ‘Alma Matters-Inside the IIT Dream’ with as much anticipation as the…Alma Matters2 min read
