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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
Simpson's Paradox I See Around Me
Simpson's Paradox I See Around Me
Statistics
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 Ground We Dream On
The Ground We Dream On
Personal Essay
Complexity in Calcutta
Complexity in Calcutta
Personal Essay
FHIR and the Clerk With the Clipboard
FHIR and the Clerk With the Clipboard
Healthcare-IT
The Loadshedding Shape
The Loadshedding Shape
Short Fiction
Shortchanged From Dollar To Paise
Shortchanged From Dollar To Paise
Personal Essay
Cholai and the Chemistry of Forgetting
Cholai and the Chemistry of Forgetting
Essay
The Bridge That Breathed Backwards
The Bridge That Breathed Backwards
Short Fiction
The Cup That Refused to Become Content
The Cup That Refused to Become Content
Personal Essay
The Fog of Future Tense
The Fog of Future Tense
Personal Essay
No Ambition Left, Only Cold Tea
No Ambition Left, Only Cold Tea
Personal Essay
The Compressor and the Small Black Hole
The Compressor and the Small Black Hole
Personal Essay
Jealous of the Stupid
Jealous of the Stupid
Essay
Oxygen in a Box
Oxygen in a Box
Personal Essay
The Nationalization of Shame
The Nationalization of Shame
Personal Essay
The Robot Begins as a Loose Wire
The Robot Begins as a Loose Wire
Technology
Frog in the Robot Century
Frog in the Robot Century
Essay
RO Water, Abu Dhabi Rent, and a Calcutta Room
RO Water, Abu Dhabi Rent, and a Calcutta Room
Personal Essay
Slow Poisoning Republic
Slow Poisoning Republic
Society
Tea, Depression, and the Probability of a Blog
Tea, Depression, and the Probability of a Blog
Personal Essay
Artisanal Darkness in a Kolkata Room
Artisanal Darkness in a Kolkata Room
Personal Essay
Symmetry in a Calcutta Room
Symmetry in a Calcutta Room
Mathematics
The Many-Body Problem of Indian Life
The Many-Body Problem of Indian Life
Personal Essay
The Moat Has Mosquitoes
The Moat Has Mosquitoes
Personal Essay
The Wetland Under the Lights
The Wetland Under the Lights
Short Fiction
The Fourth-Standard Saint
The Fourth-Standard Saint
Short Fiction
The Laugh Track Has Left The Room
The Laugh Track Has Left The Room
Personal Essay
Why I Write on Small Things
Why I Write on Small Things
Personal Essay
Anger: The Last Working Appliance
Anger: The Last Working Appliance
Personal Essay
The Badly Lit Municipality of Myself
The Badly Lit Municipality of Myself
Personal Essay
The Damp Government Office Inside My Head
The Damp Government Office Inside My Head
Personal Essay
Faces for Ashtami
Faces for Ashtami
Short Fiction
I Like Fish, But I Refuse to Worship Rot
I Like Fish, But I Refuse to Worship Rot
Society
I Could Have Been a Simple Fool
I Could Have Been a Simple Fool
Personal Essay
The Local Disgrace Still Making Noise
The Local Disgrace Still Making Noise
Personal Essay
The Scarab Under the Skin
The Scarab Under the Skin
Mental Health
The Former Bright Boy Problem
The Former Bright Boy Problem
Personal Essay
The Great Calcutta Bathing, Shaving, Dressing for Civilization Problem
The Great Calcutta Bathing, Shaving, Dressing for Civilization Problem
Personal Essay
The Rent Is a Clock
The Rent Is a Clock
Personal Essay
The Rice Cooker Kind of Solitude
The Rice Cooker Kind of Solitude
Personal Essay
The Heap That Remembered
The Heap That Remembered
Short Fiction
The Pond That Breathed
The Pond That Breathed
Short Fiction
The Chant Beneath Chowringhee
The Chant Beneath Chowringhee
Short Fiction
The Gracefully Grotesque Collapse
The Gracefully Grotesque Collapse
Essay
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
Settled Water
Settled Water
Short Fiction
The Second Rain
The Second Rain
Short Fiction
The Test Is Congress Where Congress Rules
The Test Is Congress Where Congress Rules
Politics
Human Rights, Oh What a Joke!
Human Rights, Oh What a Joke!
Society
The Corridor of Wind
The Corridor of Wind
Short Fiction
The Free Prasad Hour
The Free Prasad Hour
Short Fiction
The Breath That Came By Rain
The Breath That Came By Rain
Short Fiction
English Is Not a Subject. It Is a Passport.
English Is Not a Subject. It Is a Passport.
Education
The Rain in Anirban’s Head
The Rain in Anirban’s Head
Short Fiction
Faces in the Municipal Water
Faces in the Municipal Water
Short Fiction
Knife Bite
Knife Bite
Short Fiction
Moon Without Skin
Moon Without Skin
Short Fiction
The Smoke Under Howrah
The Smoke Under Howrah
Short Fiction
The Vegetarian
The Vegetarian
Short Fiction
I Am a Solipsist Nihilist, Unfortunately Before Breakfast
I Am a Solipsist Nihilist, Unfortunately Before Breakfast
Personal Essay
Keshkhor
Keshkhor
Short Fiction
The Water Remembers
The Water Remembers
Short Fiction
The Blister Labels
The Blister Labels
Short Fiction
Skepticism Is the Mosquito Net
Skepticism Is the Mosquito Net
Personal Essay
Will Darjeeling Stay Alive Like This?
Will Darjeeling Stay Alive Like This?
Personal Essay
Rain, Power Cuts, and India Standing on Quicksand
Rain, Power Cuts, and India Standing on Quicksand
Personal Essay
The Last Notification
The Last Notification
Short Fiction
China Rose Like A Factory, India Is Rising Like A Bazaar
China Rose Like A Factory, India Is Rising Like A Bazaar
Geopolitics
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
India’s Noise Machine and the Small Man Under It
India’s Noise Machine and the Small Man Under It
Politics
Society With Open Drains and Polished Shoes
Society With Open Drains and Polished Shoes
Personal Essay
Bogosity, Enshittification, and the Glittering Drain
Bogosity, Enshittification, and the Glittering Drain
Technology and Society
The Bridgerat of Cossipore
The Bridgerat of Cossipore
Short Fiction
The Calcutta Summer of 2026
The Calcutta Summer of 2026
Climate
The Classification and Variety of Rotting People in Calcutta
The Classification and Variety of Rotting People in Calcutta
Calcutta
The Plague of Pseudoscience in India
The Plague of Pseudoscience in India
Science and Society
Shallow Water, Loud Television
Shallow Water, Loud Television
Essay
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 Smorgasbord of Impotence
The Smorgasbord of Impotence
Personal Essay
Tea with George Orwell
Tea with George Orwell
Essay
Happiness After Quicksand
Happiness After Quicksand
Personal Essay
Mood Bellwethers Before a Low
Mood Bellwethers Before a Low
Personal 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
Gold Karigars, Fertiliser Slogans, and the Knife Hidden Inside a Political Sentence
Gold Karigars, Fertiliser Slogans, and the Knife Hidden Inside a Political Sentence
Political Economy
The Second Mouth
The Second Mouth
Short Fiction
Storm in a Bhar
Storm in a Bhar
Short Fiction
The Vegetable Girl Before Dawn
The Vegetable Girl Before Dawn
Personal Essay
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
I Am Probably the Least Motivational Blogger in India
I Am Probably the Least Motivational Blogger in India
Society
The Lake That Lit Up Genes: Maracaibo, Memory, and Huntington’s Disease
The Lake That Lit Up Genes: Maracaibo, Memory, and Huntington’s Disease
Science & Healthcare IT
Why India Produces So Many Different Species of Goons
Why India Produces So Many Different Species of Goons
Society
The Thin-Fat Bengali and the Treacherous Little Belly
The Thin-Fat Bengali and the Treacherous Little Belly
Health
The AI Layoff Trap: How Companies Can Fire Their Own Customers
The AI Layoff Trap: How Companies Can Fire Their Own Customers
AI Economics
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
Bessel Correction Without the Mathematical Chilli Powder
Bessel Correction Without the Mathematical Chilli Powder
Statistics
A Calcutta Bengali’s Guide to the Various Schools of AI
A Calcutta Bengali’s Guide to the Various Schools of AI
Artificial Intelligence
How Are You and Other Small Cruelties
How Are You and Other Small Cruelties
Personal Satire
The Bright Smile of Overconfidence
The Bright Smile of Overconfidence
Society
Nightmare Wrapped in Skin
Nightmare Wrapped in Skin
Personal Essay
The Unhelpful Man in Calcutta
The Unhelpful Man in Calcutta
Personal Essay
The English Medium Urine Stain
The English Medium Urine Stain
Memoir
The Painful Tooth Fairy
The Painful Tooth Fairy
Personal Essay
Political Promises and the Hard Floor of Reality
Political Promises and the Hard Floor of Reality
Politics
The Prognosis Is Clarity
The Prognosis Is Clarity
Philosophy
The Contender Who Would Not Compete
The Contender Who Would Not Compete
Personal Essay
Failing Well Without Looking Successful
Failing Well Without Looking Successful
Society
The Educated Horror of Having Nowhere to Go
The Educated Horror of Having Nowhere to Go
Society
When Nothing Beats Something
When Nothing Beats Something
Technology
The City That Begs at the Window
The City That Begs at the Window
Society
The Barebones Lifeboat: America, Calcutta, and the Price of Staying Afloat
The Barebones Lifeboat: America, Calcutta, and the Price of Staying Afloat
Personal
The Country That Built Rockets but Still Consults the Stars
The Country That Built Rockets but Still Consults the Stars
Society
Politics Is a Machine for Spoiling Ordinary People
Politics Is a Machine for Spoiling Ordinary People
Politics
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
Why Myths Multiply When Randomness Is Left Unexplained
Why Myths Multiply When Randomness Is Left Unexplained
Mental Models
The Four Fundamental Subspaces of Linear Algebra
The Four Fundamental Subspaces of Linear Algebra
mathematics
The Invasive Human Weed Species
The Invasive Human Weed Species
society
The Pufferfish Economy
The Pufferfish Economy
society
Costume Ambition
Costume Ambition
society
America and Calcutta
America and Calcutta
personal
Driving the Accord
Driving the Accord
personal
Can't Go Back to Childhood—Except as a Misremembering Ghost
Can't Go Back to Childhood—Except as a Misremembering Ghost
Memoir
This Blog's History
This Blog's History
Personal Reflections
Schooling in Calcutta
Schooling in Calcutta
Personal
Schooling in Calcutta
Schooling in Calcutta
Personal
Welcome To SuvroGhosh.IN
Welcome To SuvroGhosh.IN
Personal Essay