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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
Cholai and the Chemistry of Forgetting
Cholai and the Chemistry of Forgetting
Essay
Hilsa and the Family Court of Appetite
Hilsa and the Family Court of Appetite
Culture
The Nationalization of Shame
The Nationalization of Shame
Personal Essay
Blind Angry Unhappiness
Blind Angry Unhappiness
Personal Essay
RO Water, Abu Dhabi Rent, and a Calcutta Room
RO Water, Abu Dhabi Rent, and a Calcutta Room
Personal Essay
The Cup That Starts the Sun
The Cup That Starts the Sun
Personal Essay
Insect Forms of a Calcutta Life
Insect Forms of a Calcutta Life
Personal Essay
Fractal Geometry of a Half-Lived Life
Fractal Geometry of a Half-Lived Life
Personal Essay
The Ledger of Soft Parts
The Ledger of Soft Parts
Short Fiction
I Like Fish, But I Refuse to Worship Rot
I Like Fish, But I Refuse to Worship Rot
Society
The Scarab Under the Skin
The Scarab Under the Skin
Mental Health
After America, Before Nothing
After America, Before Nothing
Personal Essay
The Unpaid Consultant and the Theology of Hope
The Unpaid Consultant and the Theology of Hope
Personal Essay
Bar English for Bengalis Who Have Escaped the Tea Stall
Bar English for Bengalis Who Have Escaped the Tea Stall
Culture
The Pest Department in My Skull
The Pest Department in My Skull
Personal Essay
The Test Is Congress Where Congress Rules
The Test Is Congress Where Congress Rules
Politics
Folded Arms and Other Small National Disasters
Folded Arms and Other Small National Disasters
Satire
The Blue Above Chandni
The Blue Above Chandni
Short Fiction
The Breath That Came By Rain
The Breath That Came By Rain
Short Fiction
The Fifth Window
The Fifth Window
Short Fiction
Faces in the Municipal Water
Faces in the Municipal Water
Short Fiction
The Average Weight of Sunday
The Average Weight of Sunday
Short Fiction
I Am a Solipsist Nihilist, Unfortunately Before Breakfast
I Am a Solipsist Nihilist, Unfortunately Before Breakfast
Personal Essay
The End of History, and Other Overconfident Announcements
The End of History, and Other Overconfident Announcements
Ideas
The Happy Water
The Happy Water
Short Fiction
The Concentric Angsts of a Bankrupt Bengali Man
The Concentric Angsts of a Bankrupt Bengali Man
Personal Essay
Skepticism Is the Mosquito Net
Skepticism Is the Mosquito Net
Personal Essay
The Morlocks in White Kurta
The Morlocks in White Kurta
Society
China Rose Like A Factory, India Is Rising Like A Bazaar
China Rose Like A Factory, India Is Rising Like A Bazaar
Geopolitics
The AI Moat Is the Missing Salary
The AI Moat Is the Missing Salary
AI and Society
The Low Market Value of Reality
The Low Market Value of Reality
Personal Essay
The Coming White-Collar Mendicancy
The Coming White-Collar Mendicancy
Society
Babu Culture and the Indian Art of Bending
Babu Culture and the Indian Art of Bending
Society
The Calcutta Summer of 2026
The Calcutta Summer of 2026
Climate
India Slept Through the AI Alarm, and the Market Has Started Packing Its Bags
India Slept Through the AI Alarm, and the Market Has Started Packing Its Bags
AI Economy
The Coming Unemployment
The Coming Unemployment
AI
The Fat Animal in the Mirror
The Fat Animal in the Mirror
Essay
The AI Cloud Will Also Need a Pump, a Plug, and a Tanker
The AI Cloud Will Also Need a Pump, a Plug, and a Tanker
Technology
One More Bhaar Cha Before Night Falls
One More Bhaar Cha Before Night Falls
Calcutta
Election Puja And The Common Eye
Election Puja And The Common Eye
Politics
Trying to Write About Healthcare IT While the Ceiling Paint Falls Into the Dal
Trying to Write About Healthcare IT While the Ceiling Paint Falls Into the Dal
Healthcare IT
Existential Arithmetic at Bread Level
Existential Arithmetic at Bread Level
Personal
How Are You and Other Small Cruelties
How Are You and Other Small Cruelties
Personal Satire
Calcutta Smog and the Coming Winter
Calcutta Smog and the Coming Winter
Satire
The Bright Smile of Overconfidence
The Bright Smile of Overconfidence
Society
The Unhelpful Man in Calcutta
The Unhelpful Man in Calcutta
Personal Essay
LinkedIn, Unemployment, and the National X-Ray
LinkedIn, Unemployment, and the National X-Ray
Society
Political Promises and the Hard Floor of Reality
Political Promises and the Hard Floor of Reality
Politics
The Genie Is Out of the Bottle
The Genie Is Out of the Bottle
Artificial Intelligence
The Barebones Lifeboat: America, Calcutta, and the Price of Staying Afloat
The Barebones Lifeboat: America, Calcutta, and the Price of Staying Afloat
Personal
When Structure Loses Its Map
When Structure Loses Its Map
Society
Jogar, Jugaad, and the Greedy Improvisation of India
Jogar, Jugaad, and the Greedy Improvisation of India
India
The Ghost as Perception
The Ghost as Perception
philosophy
How VA Healthcare Data Systems Work: From MUMPS to SQL
How VA Healthcare Data Systems Work: From MUMPS to SQL
Healthcare IT
The Invasive Human Weed Species
The Invasive Human Weed Species
society
The Missing Scientists
The Missing Scientists
healthcare-it
HIE from First Principles
HIE from First Principles
healthcare it
Costume Ambition
Costume Ambition
society