Some of my writings at Agrotech Space
Kyndryl-Microsoft Study: Drawing Parallels to Agritech’s Role in Achieving Sustainability Gamification Meets Agriculture: The Strategy Behind Mahindra Tractors’ Virtual Farm Drive Budget 2024-25: Mixed Bag for Agrotech in India India Budget 2024-25 Highlights for Agriculture and Agrotech Is Indian Agriculture Ready for Blockchain? Opinion: Revolutionizing...
कातिब इज़हार-ए-पर्ची
बेकराँ बेकरारे दिल मेरे लिए कातिब इज़हार-ए-पर्ची मेरी किसी सहीफे में डाल कर भूल जा। शब-ए-फुरकत का जागा सफ्हा पलटता आ जाऊँ कभी हैरत में।। – ०५/१०/२०१२
Rocket Boys
This is not a review of the Rocket Boys 1 and 2. While I have watched both the seasons, found the Season 1 more gripping, while Season 2 was loose. But Jim Sarabh is on fire in both the Seasons. The focus of the era...
The need for anthropological understanding of Himalayan culture to enforce COVID Appropriate Behaviour
Background As COVID-19 enraged across the country during the second wave of the pandemic and daily cases breached the 4 lakh number, Himachal Pradesh, a small north Indian mountainous state, too wasn’t left behind. The state’s COVID fatality rate was 1.5 per cent against the...
My love for Linux and love lost for elementary OS
So I spent my day yesterday upgrading my elementary OS 5.1 (codenamed Hera) to elementary OS 6 (codenamed Odin). It’s a pain considering the upgrade is not seamless. I had to take a backup not only of my files but of the Firefox profile and...
Religious vulgarity flowing into Himachal
I am really surprised at the vulgarity that’s flowing in the country and astonished that it has caught Himachal too. Whether be the BJP or the Congress, Himachalis have brought the parties to power alternatively on local merit rather than on national narrative. Ram Mandir...
How to complicate the humble Desi Chai
How to complicate the humble “Desi Chai” on the menu at Chaayos: (I had already spent 10 minutes — pre-COVID era — going through the list of Desi Chai, Sulemani Tea [whatever it is], Aam Papad Chai [Really!?], Baarish Wali Chai [They put rainwater in...
Swachh Bharat 3 for clearing dog poop
Swachh Bharat focused on achieving Open Defecation Free (ODF) societies on a war footing. Swachh Bharat 2 focuses on getting rid of one time use plastic. We will need Swachh Bharat 3 for high class society people who use bathtubs and sauna and automatic warm...
बनारस का राजा
कपिल का श्राप है ये कोरोना न समझो। भय काहे का जब बनारस का राजा हमारा है मोक्षदाता। राजा हमारा भागीरथ इक्ष्वाकु वंशज 60,000 शवों को गंगा में प्रवाहित कर मुक्ति प्रदान कर गया।।
क्या मसला था बुरास को होंठो पर?
क्या मसला था बुरास को होंठो पर? क्या निचोड़ा था बादलों को गालों पर? सिलता काजल, खिलता सिंदूर झंझरी ओढ़नी से छनता नूर काफल सी दंत-कथाएँ बाँचती रात रती की व्यथाएँ। आ चलें उन बादलों पे एक बार फ़िर। चाँदनी में नहाने को एक बार...
Bollywood biggest market for nepotism?
When the debate around nepotism is hot, I too would like to add my 2 pence worth. Nepotism is deeply ingrained in each one of us. It’s in the structure how our society has been built up. It springs from the caste system, where businesses...
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