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 …
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India Rising
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 …
Philosophical Lens
The Ultimate Patience: Why Indian Chess Philosophy Embraces Eternal Games
by Sarawanan
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 …
Civilisational Narrative
PM Modi’s Gyan Bharatam Mission: Digitizing Ancient Wisdom for a Self-Reliant Future
by Sarawanan
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 …
Explore the “Station Symphony”—the story of how Indian Railways’ announcement system became a pioneer in voice technology, using a robust ‘word-stitching’ method to solve massive multilingual challenges long before the …
That agonizing 3-second wait for a UPI payment to clear has created a new social ritual: the Awkward Pause. We explore this shared national anxiety, the silent stare-downs, and how …
Explore why Tamil Nadu dominates Indian chess. Discover the unique blend of cultural values, the “Chess in Schools” policy, and the “Anand effect” that has created a self-sustaining ecosystem for …
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 …
Technology
Breath as Technology: How Traditional Indian Breathing Practices Function as Sophisticated Psychological and Physical Regulation Systems
by Sarawanan
Explore traditional Indian pranayama as a sophisticated “biotechnology”. Learn how specific breathing techniques function as precise tools to regulate your psychology, manage stress, and optimise physical health.
Technology
The Digital Identity Revolution: How Aadhaar-Enabled Services Create Economic Inclusion
by Sarawanan
Beyond DBT, Aadhaar’s true power is slashing the “invisible costs” of transacting. Discover how this digital identity infrastructure creates economic inclusion by lowering barriers to finance, credit, and formal markets …