A Little Bit of ExistenceThe city I am from was my first fascination. When I was younger, I thought Mumbai was the world, and it ended and began with the sea. As I got a bit older, I learnt about the seven islands and colonisation (in all its ugliness), I realised that history happened all around me in the […]
Introduction The project is an overview of Afghanistan’s history from the late 20th century to the present, including its geopolitical significance, historical importance, and internal and external conflicts. The main focus is the history of international involvement and military strategy in Afghanistan since 2001. This includes the formation of a transitional Afghan government, NATO’s takeover […]
Comics are often dismissed as childish or unserious. But that assumption says more about how we define literature than about comics themselves. This piece explores why comics are not a genre, but a legitimate literary medium. Comics have always been a part of my life in some way or another, from Amar Chitra Katha to […]
I loved the movie Crazy Rich Asians for its escapism. So when someone gave me the entire trilogy, I was overjoyed. As I read, I found myself thinking of a work that predates it by over a century— Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Despite being separated by cultural context and time, both reveal […]
Behavioural economics is a field that merges insights from psychology with economic theory to understand how and why individuals and institutions make decisions. Unlike conventional economics, behavioural economics is based on observations of human behaviour, which have demonstrated that people do not always make the rational, or best decisions, which is an assumption made by […]
Why do firms engage in price wars that reduce profits for everyone involved? Why do consumers rapidly adopt digital payment systems once others begin using them? Why do countries enter strategic rivalries even when cooperation would benefit all sides? Game theory attempts to answer these questions by studying strategic interactions — situations in which the […]
A Little Bit of Existence 