This is our war
May 17, 2020
2020 was supposed to be India’s ‘Superpower 2020’ moment, as APJ Abdul Kalam once promised us. Instead, it became a very different kind of fight. … More This is our war
Author: polanator
Passionate marketer. Free brain thinker.
Why are Indian Millenials moving abroad?
February 9, 2020
“Canada or Australia?” is the first question I now ask every friend who tells me they’re leaving India. On the quiet millennial exodus abroad. … More Why are Indian Millenials moving abroad?
Mummy! – The Indian male’s paradox
February 2, 2020
A wandering thought at Vadala station: one day, you’ll eat your mom’s food for the last time. On Indian sons, mothers, and what we take for granted. … More Mummy! – The Indian male’s paradox
Why MBA?
February 2, 2020
“Your dad has one degree, you must have at least two” – the family logic that decided my MBA was inevitable long before I even knew what it meant. … More Why MBA?
Is it worth losing friends over politics?
January 12, 2020
Social media has made everything from a dress colour to government policy up for incendiary debate. Is any opinion actually worth losing a friendship over? … More Is it worth losing friends over politics?
The many facets of Manchester United’s devolution
December 4, 2019
Not another #GlazersOut post. This is about what actually got Manchester United here, and why the club can’t seem to find its way back out. … More The many facets of Manchester United’s devolution
Ashamed and powerless
December 1, 2019
I didn’t want to write this. On the exhausting, repeating cycle of national outrage after violence against women in India, and what it does to you. … More Ashamed and powerless
Life of a smoker
October 27, 2019
A 2am matrimonial-profile prank from a friend turns into a wry look at dating, identity, and what it means to be labelled “a smoker” on paper. … More Life of a smoker
Anxiety – my companion
September 28, 2019
“You need to chill.” If I had a dollar for every time. On growing up anxious, being called an overreactor, and what that actually feels like from inside. … More Anxiety – my companion
The comfort zone
September 15, 2019
Food, entertainment, connectivity – millennials have endless choice at our fingertips. What all that convenience is quietly doing to us. … More The comfort zone
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