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 …
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UPI didn’t just change payments; it changed friendships. The ease of peer-to-peer cash requests has turned us all into on-demand lenders, creating new social pressures and blurring the lines between …
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 …
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 …
Technology
Tech Rituals: How Festival Traditions are Being Enhanced by Mobile Applications
by Sarawanan
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.
Business
Bangalore’s Brain Drain Algorithm: How IT Parks Accidentally Created India’s Gig Economy
by Sarawanan
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 …
History Explored
The Madras Revolution of 1914: How a Clerk’s Letters Rewrote European Mathematics
by Sarawanan
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 …