Page 2 of 8
1 min read
New science pages in The Hindu
The Hindu has a new print product out called ‘Surf & Dive’ (S&D), whose first edition the editor Suresh Nambath and MP Shashi Tharoor launched at the group’
2 min read
Rule o flaw — part III
Make sure you've read part I and part II. The project of demolishing the building opposite my house has taken a new turn. As part of the deal
1 min read
Rule o flaw — part II
Make sure you've read part I. On November 15, I lodged a complaint of excessive noise with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), whereupon I received an
1 min read
Rule o flaw — part I
This building right opposite my apartment was locked in a legal dispute for years. That must have ended a month ago (in October) because since then a bunch of workers
9 min read
The frustrating wait for quiet in Chennai
Deepavali is less than a month away — then again it will only be a storm amid a steady drizzle of noises
6 min read
Games and life
Running through the games on my phone and what I like about them
1 min read
The meaning of 294-227
As of 4.25 pm on June 4, the NDA alliance stood to win 294 seats in the Lok Sabha while the INDIA bloc was set for 225 seats. This
2 min read
12 years and counting
I’ve been a journalist for 12 years. For the first few years these anniversaries helped to remember that I was able to survive in the industry but now, after
2 min read
End of the line
The folks at The Wire have laid The Wire Science to rest, I've learnt. The site hasn't published any (original) articles since February 2 and its
4 min read
Happy Lord of the Rings Day
War is on all our minds these days. There is a war happening in Ukraine and something barely resembling a war (because it’s a genocide) in Gaza. Governments have
2 min read
A difficulty celebrating Chandrayaan 3
I'm grateful to Avijit Pathak for his article in Indian Express on August 29. After the Chandrayaan 3 mission achieved its primary objective, to soft-land a robotic lander
2 min read
Irritating Google Docs is irritating
The backdrop of the shenanigans of ChatGPT, Bard and other artificial intelligence (AI) systems these days has only served to accentuate how increasingly frustrating working with Google Docs is. I
2 min read
Refusing battles
"Pick your battles" is probably the most important thing I've learnt as a journalist. A lot of it is probably due to my firm belief that
2 min read
Rob McKenna
Anyone who reads Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and doesn't come away thinking it belongs on the list of the best books they've read
2 min read
Games grimy and green
Every day, I spend an hour or three playing a game called Factorio, in which you mine and process natural resources with which to build and automate ever-larger factories that