A Response To Marc Andreessen’s ‘Why AI Will Save The World’ — By someone who is both a fintech startup founder and an artist The world’s a stage and we are all artists – William Shakespeare; And the supreme gift of an artist is the knowledge of when to stop – Sherlock Holmes/Arthur Conan […]
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Main Bas Iss Pal Ka Shayar Hoon (Tribute To Sahir)
Main bas iss pal ka shayar hoon, bas iss pal meri kahani hai, Bas iss pal meri hasti hai, bas iss pal meri jawani hai, Main bas iss pal ka shayar hoon. Mere lafzon mein lipti hain, bas iss pal ki kucchh jazbaatein, Kucchh shadaan dil ka alharpan, kucchh hizraan ki sooni raaten, Inn raaton […]
The Trump Qard – A Novel I Wrote More Than 2 Years Ago That Predicted Current US Events
So it seems I predicted the current events of the US more than 2 years ago. This is a brief synopsis of the novel ‘The Trump Qard’ I wrote in the 2nd half of 2018 And then I tried to approach literary agents but the replies I got from them mostly said it didn’t fit […]
12 Hiring Platforms For Indian Startups
A few days ago, I wanted to find new hiring platforms/companies that helped startups hire. We already use Indeed (https://in.indeed.com/hire), IIMJobs (https://recruit.iimjobs.com/login), Hirist (https://recruit.hirist.com/login), Updazz (https://recruit.updazz.com/login) and also have occasional forays on Naukri. We have also tried AngelList in the past, but the results were not encouraging, so we stopped then; and we have not […]
THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL IN THE TIMES OF CORONA – A MEDIUM SERIES
You can read this series on Medium as well: Link To Medium Series 1 YOUR GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL Hey Homo Sapiens, ta-dah! Here I am SARS-CoV-2, known to you as Corona Virus. This is my travelogue. Don’t quite remember when I was born on earth — memory’s a little hazy. But since […]
THE BEARD, THE CHEESE, THE DATE
There is an element of trouble involved in many beards. I am not talking about people for whom religion makes it mandatory that they keep one. But those for whom it’s a matter of choice, the world turns slightly complicated when they allow nature to take over their faces; coz a beard brings on many […]
MUSIC WAS, IS, AND WILL BE
Music was, is, and will be Like poetry, An anodyne in times of Grief and misery. Like a friend for all times, Always near, never far; A soothing guiding light, on a dark night The lone star. Like faith, when the heart yearns For a drop of hope; And the love everyday with whom, My […]
‘THE ENGLISH PATIENT’ – A BOOK REVIEW
If ever a book was written to stir your senses to dizzying heights, it’s ‘The English Patient’. Sometimes the lilting touch of a kiss, sometimes the prancing pace of a musical verse, sometimes the piercing stab of a needle, sometimes the burning pain of a hot iron… the book affects you in every imaginable way. The […]
I AM SEX — FRIENDS, HUMANS, EARTHLINGS, LEND ME YOUR EARS
Hi, I am sex. I am around 2 billion years old. Nice to meet you 🙂 I am guessing you know me. Especially if you are a teenager or older, though many children also know about me these days. Good for them… or not. Anyway, I am here to tell my story. I think it’s […]
EMILY’S LITTLE WORD
A word is dead When it is said, Some say. I say it just Begins to live That day. Emily Dickinson It’s my dream It’s my own dream I dreamt it lying on a cot That I was in love with a tot A mite of a word in some gigantic plot Hidden, quailing […]