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Cooking oils have become one of the most polarizing topics in nutrition. Depending on who you follow online, seed oils are toxic, coconut oil is ancestral medicine, ghee is sacred, and olive oil is liquid gold. In today’s post (#67), I dig into this topic from a variety of angles: what is the role of…

March 8 is International Women’s Day—a moment to celebrate the achievements of women across various fields, reflect on the progress made, and acknowledge the challenges that still lie ahead. In India, this day holds significant meaning. It serves as both a celebration and a call to action, honoring resilience while highlighting ongoing responsibilities. From boardrooms…

The ongoing conflict involving Iran has once again placed the Middle East at the centre of global anxiety. News cycles focus on missiles, alliances, oil routes, and military calculations. Yet the land that we today associate with geopolitical confrontation was once the cradle of one of humanity’s earliest ethical traditions. Long before modern nation-states and…

My relationship with Grumpy can best be described as tenuous—and strictly seasonal. We meet for two months every winter, ignore each other for the remaining ten, and then rekindle the affair as if nothing happened. Ours is a cold-weather romance.  Grumpy, by temperament and by reputation, is grumpy. He is a 2016 Royal Enfield Thunderbird…

System at the cross road The humanitarian system has been on a transformative journey for many years, anchored in the vital principle of saving lives and the dignity of the people affected by natural hazards, whether they stem from natural disasters or human-made crises. Historically, this system has prioritised swift outreach to those in need…

Women’s empowerment is a pressing issue in the 21st century. It’s heartening to note that women’s participation has been increasing in every field in the past few decades, but it still doesn’t seem fair to say that women and men are at completely equal levels today.India is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. Was the…

Wars create massive challenges for internal security and law and order across the world, even when a country is not directly involved in the fighting. A war anywhere sends shockwaves that reach far beyond the warring nations. It disrupts economies, sparks fear among people, causes shortages of essential goods, and builds a deep sense of…

For decades, conversations about women in India often began with limitations. Safety concerns, lack of access to resources, and economic dependency were treated as inevitable realities. But in recent years, Uttar Pradesh has begun reshaping this narrative. The shift is not just administrative. It reflects a deeper recognition that women must be placed at the…

Does monetising the infinite mean compromising morally and surrendering to selfish priorities—converting everything into measurable personal advantage? Perhaps we may add that when humans lose moral courage on all counts, they compromise. At present, this seems relevant in the context of governance and leadership. The distortion does not stop at astrology, education, or time. Modern…

International Women’s Day began over a century ago as a call for equality, for fair work and  dignity, and in recognition of women’s labour. The Day celebrates empowerment. Yet across India, women’s bodies tell a more complicated story, one where anaemia quietly coexists with rising obesity and where exhaustion has been normalised. I have lost…