This was triggered by Charles Assissi’s post and piece on ‘Why I Write?.’ It probably resonated with many people who are professional writers as well as some of us who write once in 12 blue moons. Like the Cycle Agarbathi advertisement says, ‘Everyone has a reason to pray,’ perhaps everyone has a reason to write….
Month: July 2024
Book: The Price of Time
“Can a history of interest rates really entertain? You bet.. To read this terrific book is to be reacquainted with the bizzaire, Alice-in-Wonderland condition of modern finance” – Marc Sidwell, Sunday Telgraph. [From the blurb on the back cover] I have been reading books on economics of all types for the last many years, as…
A Walkable Mumbai
[This was a blog piece written as part of a Appreciation Course on Urban Governance by Takshashila Institution. This article relies on multiple sources for information. All the sources are credited at the end of the article] An arterial road or an internal road. The grey colour Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) van arrives. A few…