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The Warmth
The Warmth
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
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 Weight of Wet Heat
The Weight of Wet Heat
Personal Essay
AI, Meaningful Work, and the Trust Collapse
AI, Meaningful Work, and the Trust Collapse
Artificial Intelligence
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
Sharper Teeth
Sharper Teeth
Essay
The Churning of the Lesser Fluids
The Churning of the Lesser Fluids
Essay
The Dwellers
The Dwellers
Short Fiction
The Great Unemployment of the Soul
The Great Unemployment of the Soul
Personal Essay
Rice Cooker Bookkeeping
Rice Cooker Bookkeeping
Personal Essay
The AI Sermon and the Wet Knot
The AI Sermon and the Wet Knot
Technology
The Bengali Who Knows Too Much to Move
The Bengali Who Knows Too Much to Move
Personal Essay
The Loadshedding Shape
The Loadshedding Shape
Short Fiction
The Seasonal Crop
The Seasonal Crop
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
Hilsa and the Family Court of Appetite
Hilsa and the Family Court of Appetite
Culture
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
No Ambition Left, Only Cold Tea
No Ambition Left, Only Cold Tea
Personal Essay
Jealous of the Stupid
Jealous of the Stupid
Essay
The Good Boy Hunger
The Good Boy Hunger
Short Fiction
The Robot Begins as a Loose Wire
The Robot Begins as a Loose Wire
Technology
The Public Mouth
The Public Mouth
Short Fiction
Insect Forms of a Calcutta Life
Insect Forms of a Calcutta Life
Personal Essay
The Moat Has Mosquitoes
The Moat Has Mosquitoes
Personal Essay
The Official Mouth
The Official Mouth
Short Fiction
The Rent Spider
The Rent Spider
Short Fiction
The Recidivism of Fraud
The Recidivism of Fraud
Essay
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
The Fourth-Standard Saint
The Fourth-Standard Saint
Short Fiction
The Morning Verdict Is Not Law
The Morning Verdict Is Not Law
Mental Health
Chyavana and the Refusal to Rot Quietly
Chyavana and the Refusal to Rot Quietly
Personal Essay
Label: Road
Label: Road
Short Fiction
The Ledger of Soft Parts
The Ledger of Soft Parts
Short Fiction
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
I Could Have Been a Simple Fool
I Could Have Been a Simple Fool
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 Third Stomach
The Third Stomach
Short Fiction
After America, Before Nothing
After America, Before Nothing
Personal Essay
The Black Reservoir
The Black Reservoir
Short Fiction
Rain Before Rain
Rain Before Rain
Short Fiction
The Dry Drowning
The Dry Drowning
Short Fiction
The Gut of God
The Gut of God
Short Fiction
The Language Under Hatibagan
The Language Under Hatibagan
Short Fiction
The Men Who Became Water
The Men Who Became Water
Short Fiction
The Banyans Under Ballygunge
The Banyans Under Ballygunge
Short Fiction
The Chant Beneath Chowringhee
The Chant Beneath Chowringhee
Short Fiction
Bar English for Bengalis Who Have Escaped the Tea Stall
Bar English for Bengalis Who Have Escaped the Tea Stall
Culture
My Father, Samarendra Kumar Ghosh, and the Family That Came Home with a Few Clothes
My Father, Samarendra Kumar Ghosh, and the Family That Came Home with a Few Clothes
Personal Essay
Head Tax
Head Tax
Short Fiction
Phage at Beliaghata
Phage at Beliaghata
Short Fiction
Tea Skin and the Science of Suspicion
Tea Skin and the Science of Suspicion
Essay
The Man Who Looked Too Long
The Man Who Looked Too Long
Short Fiction
The Tea Skin on My Mind
The Tea Skin on My Mind
Personal Essay
Body Rent
Body Rent
Short Fiction
Circle of Death
Circle of Death
Short Fiction
The River Climbed the Stairs
The River Climbed the Stairs
Short Fiction
The Radius of Dust
The Radius of Dust
Short Fiction
Settled Water
Settled Water
Short Fiction
The Skull Under the Bridge
The Skull Under the Bridge
Short Fiction
The Sofa Bird
The Sofa Bird
Short Fiction
The Sword in the Frame
The Sword in the Frame
Short Fiction
The Bride Price of Salt
The Bride Price of Salt
Short Fiction
The Ninth Tap
The Ninth Tap
Short Fiction
The Router Behind the Television
The Router Behind the Television
Cybersecurity
Human Rights, Oh What a Joke!
Human Rights, Oh What a Joke!
Society
The Ten-Kilo Children
The Ten-Kilo Children
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 Free Prasad Hour
The Free Prasad Hour
Short Fiction
The Humming Under the Bandage
The Humming Under the Bandage
Short Fiction
The Polished Ghost of Banamali Lane
The Polished Ghost of Banamali Lane
Short Fiction
The Tamarind Orbit
The Tamarind Orbit
Short Fiction
The Temperature of Attention
The Temperature of Attention
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
Truth, Adjustment, and the Cost of Coming Back
Truth, Adjustment, and the Cost of Coming Back
Social Commentary
A Cup of Cha Is Not a Small Thing
A Cup of Cha Is Not a Small Thing
Essay
The Friendless Blister
The Friendless Blister
Mental Health
English Is Not a Subject. It Is a Passport.
English Is Not a Subject. It Is a Passport.
Education
Silk Season
Silk Season
Short Fiction
The Cow That Spoke Like NPR
The Cow That Spoke Like NPR
Short Fiction
The Rain in Anirban’s Head
The Rain in Anirban’s Head
Short Fiction
The Fifth Window
The Fifth Window
Short Fiction
Three Heads for Migraine
Three Heads for Migraine
Short Fiction
Knife Bite
Knife Bite
Short Fiction
The Average Weight of Sunday
The Average Weight of Sunday
Short Fiction
The Smoke Under Howrah
The Smoke Under Howrah
Short Fiction
The Vegetarian
The Vegetarian
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
Keshkhor
Keshkhor
Short Fiction
Bad Logic at Three in the Morning
Bad Logic at Three in the Morning
Mental Health
The Animals That Did Not Know Smiling
The Animals That Did Not Know Smiling
Short Fiction
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 Water Remembers
The Water Remembers
Short Fiction
The Blister Labels
The Blister Labels
Short Fiction
Cockroach Season
Cockroach Season
Short Fiction
The End of History, and Other Overconfident Announcements
The End of History, and Other Overconfident Announcements
Ideas
Kaak Bhairav
Kaak Bhairav
Short Fiction
Tau Scaling Law: The Chip Race Has Found a New Clock
Tau Scaling Law: The Chip Race Has Found a New Clock
Technology
The Useful Box and the Bengali Problem of Too Many Choices
The Useful Box and the Bengali Problem of Too Many Choices
Systems Thinking
Bengali Normalcy and the Borrowed Warmth of Nests
Bengali Normalcy and the Borrowed Warmth of Nests
Personal Essay
The Invisible Radius
The Invisible Radius
Personal Essay
A Private Nuisance at Five-Thirty in Calcutta
A Private Nuisance at Five-Thirty in Calcutta
Personal Essay
Skepticism Is the Mosquito Net
Skepticism Is the Mosquito Net
Personal Essay
The Hidden Bill for Asking AI Instead of Hiring an Expert
The Hidden Bill for Asking AI Instead of Hiring an Expert
Technology
Synthetic Jest and the Great Bengali Smile Factory
Synthetic Jest and the Great Bengali Smile Factory
Social Commentary
The Protein Man
The Protein Man
Short Fiction
Square Peg, Round Hole, Bad Weather
Square Peg, Round Hole, Bad Weather
Mental Health
The Morlocks in White Kurta
The Morlocks in White Kurta
Society
The Vitruvian Man: A Naked Man, Two Shapes, and Our Old Hunger for Order
The Vitruvian Man: A Naked Man, Two Shapes, and Our Old Hunger for Order
Art History
The Last Notification
The Last Notification
Short Fiction
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
MYCIN: The 1970s Medical AI That Knew How to Explain Itself
MYCIN: The 1970s Medical AI That Knew How to Explain Itself
Healthcare IT
The Body Becomes a Small Oven
The Body Becomes a Small Oven
Public Health
The Toolbox Theory of Thinking: Why Simple Models Help Us Survive a Complicated World
The Toolbox Theory of Thinking: Why Simple Models Help Us Survive a Complicated World
Thinking
Hedonist Hollow Men on the Selfie Treadmill
Hedonist Hollow Men on the Selfie Treadmill
Society
Milk Cha and the Small Engine of Attention
Milk Cha and the Small Engine of Attention
Personal Essay
Why Physics Keeps Sneaking Into Deep Learning
Why Physics Keeps Sneaking Into Deep Learning
Artificial Intelligence
The First Door That Opens
The First Door That Opens
Science
India’s Noise Machine and the Small Man Under It
India’s Noise Machine and the Small Man Under It
Politics
Poisson Distribution: Counting Rare Trouble Before It Becomes a Queue, a Claim, or a Crisis
Poisson Distribution: Counting Rare Trouble Before It Becomes a Queue, a Claim, or a Crisis
Healthcare IT
Society With Open Drains and Polished Shoes
Society With Open Drains and Polished Shoes
Personal Essay
Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling in Healthcare IT Part 2
Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling in Healthcare IT Part 2
Healthcare IT
Nostril Hairs and the Tainted Calcutta Summer
Nostril Hairs and the Tainted Calcutta Summer
Personal Essay
The Low Market Value of Reality
The Low Market Value of Reality
Personal Essay
The Bridgerat of Cossipore
The Bridgerat of Cossipore
Short Fiction
Drake’s Equation, Alien Arithmetic, and the Bengali Who Refuses to Be Fooled by the Sky
Drake’s Equation, Alien Arithmetic, and the Bengali Who Refuses to Be Fooled by the Sky
Science
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
One Life, No Rehearsal, No Refund Counter
One Life, No Rehearsal, No Refund Counter
Personal Essay
The AI Business Model Makes a Broke Bengali Nervous
The AI Business Model Makes a Broke Bengali Nervous
Technology
Falling Through the Crack
Falling Through the Crack
Personal Essay
The Plague of Pseudoscience in India
The Plague of Pseudoscience in India
Science and Society
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 Dhoti, the Toothache, and the Great Bengali Flapping Problem
The Dhoti, the Toothache, and the Great Bengali Flapping Problem
Personal
What India Meant by Demonetization, and Where We Are
What India Meant by Demonetization, and Where We Are
Economy
Happiness After Quicksand
Happiness After Quicksand
Personal Essay
Still Here, In The Corner Room
Still Here, In The Corner Room
Personal Essay
The Geography of Contentment
The Geography of Contentment
Life
The Visible Work of Imaginary Things
The Visible Work of Imaginary Things
Personal Essay
The Zeitgeist of Calcutta Has Changed
The Zeitgeist of Calcutta Has Changed
Calcutta
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
Clay Stoves, Hormuz, and the Price of Breath in Calcutta
Clay Stoves, Hormuz, and the Price of Breath in Calcutta
Calcutta Life
If Lies Had Noses Again
If Lies Had Noses Again
Satire
The Vegetable Girl Before Dawn
The Vegetable Girl Before Dawn
Personal Essay
Election Puja And The Common Eye
Election Puja And The Common Eye
Politics
The Nightmare of Indian Healthcare for the Common Man
The Nightmare of Indian Healthcare for the Common Man
Healthcare
The Empty Room Inside Loneliness
The Empty Room Inside Loneliness
Personal
The Boy Inside the Broken House
The Boy Inside the Broken House
Personal
AI, Meaningful Work, and the Trust Collapse
AI, Meaningful Work, and the Trust Collapse
Artificial Intelligence
Bessel Correction Without the Mathematical Chilli Powder
Bessel Correction Without the Mathematical Chilli Powder
Statistics
Depression as Mathematics: States, Switches, Attractors, and the Treacherous Algebra of Mood
Depression as Mathematics: States, Switches, Attractors, and the Treacherous Algebra of Mood
Mental Health Systems
Bangalore and the Plumbing of Pretension
Bangalore and the Plumbing of Pretension
Society
Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling in Healthcare IT Part 1
Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling in Healthcare IT Part 1
Healthcare IT
The Bright Smile of Overconfidence
The Bright Smile of Overconfidence
Society
The English Medium Urine Stain
The English Medium Urine Stain
Memoir
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
Calcutta’s Sugar Problem Is Not Only Sugar
Calcutta’s Sugar Problem Is Not Only Sugar
Health & Society
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
When Structure Loses Its Map
When Structure Loses Its Map
Society
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
Mental Health Polypharmacy Needs Real Decision Support, Not Another Checkbox
Mental Health Polypharmacy Needs Real Decision Support, Not Another Checkbox
Healthcare IT
LPG debacle
LPG debacle
energy
The Middle Class on Tilted Stones
The Middle Class on Tilted Stones
society
The Invasive Human Weed Species
The Invasive Human Weed Species
society
Pests we love
Pests we love
natural history
The Returnee Who No Longer Fits
The Returnee Who No Longer Fits
work, migration, India
FHIR
FHIR
healthcare it
Pohela Baisakh
Pohela Baisakh
history
HIE from First Principles
HIE from First Principles
healthcare it
Why EHR and HIE Struggle in India but AI Diagnostics might not
Why EHR and HIE Struggle in India but AI Diagnostics might not
healthcare it
The Aromatics of Stagnation
The Aromatics of Stagnation
Calcutta
Bassline, Backhoe, Breath
Bassline, Backhoe, Breath
Personal
America and Calcutta
America and Calcutta
personal
Shouldering the Chips: A Bengali Odyssey Through Calcutta’s Public Transport
Shouldering the Chips: A Bengali Odyssey Through Calcutta’s Public Transport
Calcutta
Can't Go Back to Childhood—Except as a Misremembering Ghost
Can't Go Back to Childhood—Except as a Misremembering Ghost
Memoir
Fish Market Merit and the Small Republic of Honesty
Fish Market Merit and the Small Republic of Honesty
Personal Essay
A Meaningless Number on an Average Star
A Meaningless Number on an Average Star
Personal Essay
Schooling in Calcutta
Schooling in Calcutta
Personal