India’s original social network wasn’t online; it was the tea stall. Explore how the vibrant, chaotic spirit of ‘chai pe charcha’ has inspired the most successful digital platforms and brand …
Sarawanan
Sarawanan
Meet Sarawanan — part news buff, part history nerd, part chai-fuelled thinker. For the past two decades, he’s followed India's economic shifts, cultural twists, and everything in between. His writing on IndiLogs isn’t about textbook theories or dry reports — it’s about telling the real India story. The one that connects temple donations to rural banks, or Diwali sales to stock market surges. If you're someone who enjoys learning about India’s roots while watching it sprint ahead, you’ll feel right at home here
The Diwali Bonus & The Gold Coin: 5 Financial Lessons Hidden in Your Festival Shopping Cart
Discover 5 powerful financial planning lessons from Indian festival shopping. Learn how cultural habits around budgeting, prioritizing, and value-based spending can improve your own personal finance strategies.
Why Google Can’t Do What India’s Census Does: The Impossible Scale Challenge
We pit India’s Census against Google’s data machine. Discover why the gritty, human-powered task of counting every Indian is a challenge of scale and trust that Silicon Valley’s best algorithms …
Remember saying “keep the change”? UPI’s exact payments have made this generous phrase obsolete, silently impacting the incomes of millions of service workers. We investigate the death of India’s informal …
With over 90% of Indians on Aadhaar, is the colossal Census exercise obsolete? We explore the high-stakes battle of India’s identity databases, revealing why the government needs both your fingerprint …
Why did powerful Indian empires never try to conquer the world? We explore a fascinating debate: was it a unique philosophy of righteous rule (Dharma) or the simple economic reality …
Slow Simmer or Furious Whistle? The Great Indian Cooking Debate That Defines Us
Discover the deep philosophy in your kitchen! Explore how the choice between a pressure cooker and slow cooking in India reveals cultural values on time, flavour, efficiency, and tradition.
Remember saying “thank you” after paying? UPI’s seamlessness killed that simple ritual. We investigate how the “payment done” phone flash replaced human connection, creating a new, silent social contract in …
The Ultimate Patience: Why Indian Chess Philosophy Embraces Eternal Games
Discover the philosophical roots of Indian chess mastery. Learn how concepts of cyclical time, Sadhana, and Tapasya create a unique strategic patience that gives Indian grandmasters a competitive edge. Read …
PM Modi’s Gyan Bharatam Mission: Digitizing Ancient Wisdom for a Self-Reliant Future
Prime Minister Modi’s Gyan Bharatam Mission digitizes India’s ancient wisdom. This grand campaign leverages our intellectual heritage—from math to medicine—to power a self-reliant future, using AI to connect with our …