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The Fish of Babughat
The Fish of Babughat
Short Fiction
Blood Sugar
Blood Sugar
Short Fiction
The Geometry of Absence: On Solitude, Density, and the Mathematics of Belonging
The Geometry of Absence: On Solitude, Density, and the Mathematics of Belonging
Culture
Do Not Let It Wake Facing the City
Do Not Let It Wake Facing the City
Short Fiction
Bar English for Bengalis Who Have Escaped the Tea Stall
Bar English for Bengalis Who Have Escaped the Tea Stall
Culture
The Ground We Dream On
The Ground We Dream On
Personal Essay
The Pariah Porcupine
The Pariah Porcupine
Personal Essay
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
Taklu Babu Eats the River
Taklu Babu Eats the River
Short Fiction
The Curious Day When the Sun Pauses and Humanity Stretches
The Curious Day When the Sun Pauses and Humanity Stretches
Science and Society
The Seasonal Crop
The Seasonal Crop
Short Fiction
The Bridge That Breathed Backwards
The Bridge That Breathed Backwards
Short Fiction
The Red Room of Beliaghata
The Red Room of Beliaghata
Short Fiction
The Week of Low Water
The Week of Low Water
Short Fiction
The Public Mouth
The Public Mouth
Short Fiction
The Official Mouth
The Official Mouth
Short Fiction
The Rent Spider
The Rent Spider
Short Fiction
The Corridor That Forgot to Breathe
The Corridor That Forgot to Breathe
Short Fiction
The Wetland Under the Lights
The Wetland Under the Lights
Short Fiction
Newton's First Law and the Bladder
Newton's First Law and the Bladder
Personal Science
Label: Road
Label: Road
Short Fiction
The Ledger of Soft Parts
The Ledger of Soft Parts
Short Fiction
Faces for Ashtami
Faces for Ashtami
Short Fiction
The Third Stomach
The Third Stomach
Short Fiction
Rain Before Rain
Rain Before Rain
Short Fiction
The Dry Drowning
The Dry Drowning
Short Fiction
The Men Who Became Water
The Men Who Became Water
Short Fiction
The Man Who Looked Too Long
The Man Who Looked Too Long
Short Fiction
Body Rent
Body Rent
Short Fiction
The River Climbed the Stairs
The River Climbed the Stairs
Short Fiction
The North-Facing Room
The North-Facing Room
Short Fiction
Settled Water
Settled Water
Short Fiction
The Skull Under the Bridge
The Skull Under the Bridge
Short Fiction
The Bride Price of Salt
The Bride Price of Salt
Short Fiction
The Router Behind the Television
The Router Behind the Television
Cybersecurity
The Blue Above Chandni
The Blue Above Chandni
Short Fiction
The Corridor of Wind
The Corridor of Wind
Short Fiction
The Eye-Eater of Hazra
The Eye-Eater of Hazra
Short Fiction
The Tamarind Orbit
The Tamarind Orbit
Short Fiction
The Breath That Came By Rain
The Breath That Came By Rain
Short Fiction
The Godman of Ballygunge
The Godman of Ballygunge
Short Fiction
The Cow That Spoke Like NPR
The Cow That Spoke Like NPR
Short Fiction
The Fifth Window
The Fifth Window
Short Fiction
Knife Bite
Knife Bite
Short Fiction
Meanline
Meanline
Short Fiction
Moon Without Skin
Moon Without Skin
Short Fiction
The Smoke Under Howrah
The Smoke Under Howrah
Short Fiction
The June That Stayed
The June That Stayed
Short Fiction
The K-Shaped Economy Is a Forked Road, and Most of Us Are on the Wrong Fork
The K-Shaped Economy Is a Forked Road, and Most of Us Are on the Wrong Fork
Economy
The Filth That Learned to Stand
The Filth That Learned to Stand
Short Fiction
The Pressure in Sinthee
The Pressure in Sinthee
Short Fiction
The Blister Labels
The Blister Labels
Short Fiction
Hawkers Are Not Rubbish To Be Swept Before Breakfast
Hawkers Are Not Rubbish To Be Swept Before Breakfast
Social Commentary
Kaak Bhairav
Kaak Bhairav
Short Fiction
The Happy Water
The Happy Water
Short Fiction
The Protein Man
The Protein Man
Short Fiction
Bogosity, Enshittification, and the Glittering Drain
Bogosity, Enshittification, and the Glittering Drain
Technology and Society
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
Fellow Passengers and the Broken Record
Fellow Passengers and the Broken Record
Life
The Plague of Pseudoscience in India
The Plague of Pseudoscience in India
Science and Society
The Desperation Premium
The Desperation Premium
Technology and Society
The Thucydides Trap, Two Superpowers, and a Very Old Greek Headache
The Thucydides Trap, Two Superpowers, and a Very Old Greek Headache
Geopolitics
Samir Ranjan Das and the Visual Mind
Samir Ranjan Das and the Visual Mind
Personal
The Dhoti, the Toothache, and the Great Bengali Flapping Problem
The Dhoti, the Toothache, and the Great Bengali Flapping Problem
Personal
Clay Stoves, Hormuz, and the Price of Breath in Calcutta
Clay Stoves, Hormuz, and the Price of Breath in Calcutta
Calcutta Life
The Second Mouth
The Second Mouth
Short Fiction
Woke: How a Tiny American Word Became a Full-Time Street Fight
Woke: How a Tiny American Word Became a Full-Time Street Fight
Culture
The Empty Room Inside Loneliness
The Empty Room Inside Loneliness
Personal
Why I am Misunderstood as a Blogger
Why I am Misunderstood as a Blogger
Personal
The Magnet, the Bulb, and the Battery
The Magnet, the Bulb, and the Battery
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
The Tea Stall as an Anti-AI Safety System
The Tea Stall as an Anti-AI Safety System
AI and Society
The Barebones Lifeboat: America, Calcutta, and the Price of Staying Afloat
The Barebones Lifeboat: America, Calcutta, and the Price of Staying Afloat
Personal
Facial Pleasure Receipts
Facial Pleasure Receipts
Culture
Jogar, Jugaad, and the Greedy Improvisation of India
Jogar, Jugaad, and the Greedy Improvisation of India
India
Natural Selection Is Not Just About Animals
Natural Selection Is Not Just About Animals
Systems Thinking
Why Myths Multiply When Randomness Is Left Unexplained
Why Myths Multiply When Randomness Is Left Unexplained
Mental Models
Pests we love
Pests we love
natural history
Intro
Intro
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