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The Unveiling
The Unveiling
Personal Essay
Bar English for Bengalis Who Have Escaped the Tea Stall
Bar English for Bengalis Who Have Escaped the Tea Stall
Culture
The Weight of Pages
The Weight of Pages
Culture
The Chair and the Drain
The Chair and the Drain
Artificial Intelligence
Complexity in Calcutta
Complexity in Calcutta
Personal Essay
VistA, MUMPS, and the Warehouse After Midnight
VistA, MUMPS, and the Warehouse After Midnight
Healthcare-IT
The Person Is Not a Machine
The Person Is Not a Machine
Personal Essay
FHIR and the Clerk With the Clipboard
FHIR and the Clerk With the Clipboard
Healthcare-IT
Frog in the Robot Century
Frog in the Robot Century
Essay
The Ledger of Soft Parts
The Ledger of Soft Parts
Short Fiction
The Dopamine Economy
The Dopamine Economy
Mental Health
The AI Harmonium Players
The AI Harmonium Players
Technology
The Courage to Be Disliked in a Sweating Calcutta Room
The Courage to Be Disliked in a Sweating Calcutta Room
Psychology
Rain Before Rain
Rain Before Rain
Short Fiction
Circle of Death
Circle of Death
Short Fiction
Benford's Law and the Ledger That Sweats
Benford's Law and the Ledger That Sweats
Mathematics
The Router Behind the Television
The Router Behind the Television
Cybersecurity
Truth, Adjustment, and the Cost of Coming Back
Truth, Adjustment, and the Cost of Coming Back
Social Commentary
When Variety Starts Wearing the Same Shirt
When Variety Starts Wearing the Same Shirt
Culture
ASMR: The Softly Whispered Apocalypse
ASMR: The Softly Whispered Apocalypse
Satire
English Is Not a Subject. It Is a Passport.
English Is Not a Subject. It Is a Passport.
Education
Knife Bite
Knife Bite
Short Fiction
Meanline
Meanline
Short Fiction
The Filth That Learned to Stand
The Filth That Learned to Stand
Short Fiction
The Useful Box and the Bengali Problem of Too Many Choices
The Useful Box and the Bengali Problem of Too Many Choices
Systems Thinking
Synthetic Jest and the Great Bengali Smile Factory
Synthetic Jest and the Great Bengali Smile Factory
Social Commentary
Trapped by the Room, the Mirror, and the Feed
Trapped by the Room, the Mirror, and the Feed
Mental Health
The Antibiotic That Came Back With a Stick
The Antibiotic That Came Back With a Stick
Healthcare
The Trolley Problem Is In The Healthcare Queue
The Trolley Problem Is In The Healthcare Queue
Healthcare-IT
The Morlocks in White Kurta
The Morlocks in White Kurta
Society
Hi-Fi Sound Without the Perfume: Mono, Stereo, 5.1, Dolby, DTS, Atmos, and the Great Audio Bazaar
Hi-Fi Sound Without the Perfume: Mono, Stereo, 5.1, Dolby, DTS, Atmos, and the Great Audio Bazaar
Audio Technology
The AI Moat Is the Missing Salary
The AI Moat Is the Missing Salary
AI and Society
The Cockroach Party and the Politics of Being Insulted
The Cockroach Party and the Politics of Being Insulted
Politics
Hedonist Hollow Men on the Selfie Treadmill
Hedonist Hollow Men on the Selfie Treadmill
Society
Bogosity, Enshittification, and the Glittering Drain
Bogosity, Enshittification, and the Glittering Drain
Technology and Society
The Coming White-Collar Mendicancy
The Coming White-Collar Mendicancy
Society
The Calcutta Summer of 2026
The Calcutta Summer of 2026
Climate
Reading Is Not Homework. It Is How the Mind Keeps Change.
Reading Is Not Homework. It Is How the Mind Keeps Change.
Essay
The Desperation Premium
The Desperation Premium
Technology and Society
The Overzealous Credulity Crisis
The Overzealous Credulity Crisis
Artificial Intelligence
What India Meant by Demonetization, and Where We Are
What India Meant by Demonetization, and Where We Are
Economy
The Geography of Contentment
The Geography of Contentment
Life
The Morning of the Cutouts
The Morning of the Cutouts
Short Fiction
Maybe the Body Is Not Broken
Maybe the Body Is Not Broken
Calcutta
The Nightmare of Indian Healthcare for the Common Man
The Nightmare of Indian Healthcare for the Common Man
Healthcare
The Chatbot Arrived Before the Seatbelt
The Chatbot Arrived Before the Seatbelt
AI Safety
The Rotten Sack Theory of Indian Politics
The Rotten Sack Theory of Indian Politics
Politics
The Boy Inside the Broken House
The Boy Inside the Broken House
Personal
Fog Machines in the Temple: Mandukya, AI, and the Dangerous Answer to Who Am I?
Fog Machines in the Temple: Mandukya, AI, and the Dangerous Answer to Who Am I?
Philosophy and AI
Pixels That Make Us Feel Present
Pixels That Make Us Feel Present
Society
The Tea Stall as an Anti-AI Safety System
The Tea Stall as an Anti-AI Safety System
AI and Society
Self-Gaslit Minds in the Age of AI
Self-Gaslit Minds in the Age of AI
Technology
Political Promises and the Hard Floor of Reality
Political Promises and the Hard Floor of Reality
Politics
When Nothing Beats Something
When Nothing Beats Something
Technology
Facial Pleasure Receipts
Facial Pleasure Receipts
Culture
Why Scrolling Beats Reading, Until It Ruins the Reader
Why Scrolling Beats Reading, Until It Ruins the Reader
Technology
The Mental Health System Will Meet the AI Wave at Its Weakest Joint
The Mental Health System Will Meet the AI Wave at Its Weakest Joint
Artificial Intelligence
The Middle Class on Tilted Stones
The Middle Class on Tilted Stones
Society
Vector Databases and the Shape of Clinical Memory
Vector Databases and the Shape of Clinical Memory
healthcare-it
The Pufferfish Economy
The Pufferfish Economy
Society
HIE From First Principles, With The Patient Still In The Room
HIE From First Principles, With The Patient Still In The Room
healthcare-it
Mary's Room, Red Mangoes, and the Poor Man's Philosophy of Color
Mary's Room, Red Mangoes, and the Poor Man's Philosophy of Color
personal
This Blog's History
This Blog's History
Personal Reflections
An Architect's Education
An Architect's Education
Career