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Books: my friends and support system
Anyone who’s close to me knows that I’m a fan of books and reading, in general. But I wasn’t always a reader. In fact, until 2017, I didn’t get why…
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How to do great work by Paul Graham [Annotated]
When Paul Graham first posted this, it was all the rage and was extensively being shared everywhere. As much as I was tempted to read it, I was overcome…
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The price of freedom
Azadi ki keemat kya hain (What is the price of freedom) Sab kuch hain maa, sab kuch (I have everything maa, everything) Jis azadi ke liye tujhse saari…
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Hope: musings after 2 months of soul searching
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The agony of being single during the holidays
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Where are you running to? What are you running from?
During my school exams, I distinctly remember, as I neared the completion of my paper, I would start speeding up. Not necessarily because I was short on…
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#3 - What brings you joy?
About 15 years ago, a time when my class teacher had sandwiched “Aman is very timid” in her overall assessment of me on my year report card, I didn’t…
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#2 - Where does ambition lead to?
Last night, I was walking with one of my closest friends along the swimming pool in the society where I live. One of the many walks that we regularly…
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#1 - The allure & ignorance of "now"
Have you heard about the Marshmallow experiment? If you haven’t, let me briefly explain it to you. A bunch of scientists gathered a group of kids. Each…
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Letters To My Younger Self #2: Anger
March 22, 2019, Delhi. You were really looking forward to that day. After all, you were going to have a reunion with some of your favourite college…
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LOMYS #1 - To be or not to be, content
The year is 2011, the one in which India won the Cricket World Cup after 28 years. You’re in Kolkata, studying in your 9th grade. Your life revolved…
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Homecoming
What is home? For some people, it is a person. For some others, it is a place. And then there are those who are still trying to find what home means to…
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One on One
One on One
Reflections from conversations I've had with myself and others along with stories that you might hear from me when we get a chance to have a one-on-one someday
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