From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, Indian shopkeepers have adopted a single hand gesture for UPI payments. We investigate “The Great Indian Point,” an unspoken national sign language born from technology, necessity, …
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 Real Reason for the Age of Exploration Wasn’t Discovery—It Was India’s Overwhelming Wealth
Forget wanderlust. The Age of Exploration was fueled by Europe’s desperate need to access India’s legendary wealth, bypassing monopolies. India wasn’t the prize at the end; it was the powerful …
The crisp ₹10 note of pocket money is gone, replaced by a UPI ping. We investigate how digital allowances are affecting our children’s financial literacy and their tactile connection to …
Tech Rituals: How Festival Traditions are Being Enhanced by Mobile Applications
Discover how technology is enhancing, not replacing, Indian festival traditions. Explore specific apps for everything from Diwali rangoli designs to Ganesh Visarjan crowd-management that make rituals more accessible.
Remember when a dead phone was just an inconvenience? Thanks to our total reliance on UPI, it’s now a full-blown panic attack. We explore this new Indian anxiety and how …
Bangalore’s Brain Drain Algorithm: How IT Parks Accidentally Created India’s Gig Economy
Bangalore’s IT parks were designed to create loyal employees, but they accidentally birthed a revolution. Discover how their project-based structure became the training ground for India’s massive gig economy, turning …
UPI’s greatest achievement isn’t just digital payments. It’s the accidental creation of a massive, informal social safety net—a grassroots Universal Basic Income powered by millions of peer-to-peer transfers within families …
Explore the genius behind including bitter foods like karela in Indian meals. This isn’t a flaw, but a sophisticated system for wellness, palate education, and embracing a balanced approach to …
The Madras Revolution of 1914: How a Clerk’s Letters Rewrote European Mathematics
In 1914, letters from an Indian clerk, Srinivasa Ramanujan, triggered a mathematical revolution. His intuitive genius solved problems that stumped European experts, forcing Cambridge to rewrite its understanding of mathematics …
Discover the profound meaning behind the simple Indian gesture of offering water first. Explore how this universal hospitality ritual reflects deep cultural values of care, guest status, and fundamental human …