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The Ghost of 1947: When Geography Became Destiny
The 1947 Partition of India is a chapter of history that refuses to stay in the past. While watching the recent Freedom at Midnight series, I was reminded of the eponymous book by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins that I read during my childhood. It depicts a period where political brinkmanship collided with a complete breakdown of admin…
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I was still carrying the scent of rain and spice from my recent trip to Kerala when I sat down to watch Sarvam Maya. There is a specific rhythm to life in the backwaters—a blend o…
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Published on January 31, 2026 The Dunbar number keeps coming up in conversations about networking. 150 relationships—that's supposedly the limit of what our brains can handle. …
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Q1 Tech Realignment Deep Dive: Strategic Implications & Investment ThesisShashi.co Strategic Analysis | January 31, 2026Separating signal from noise: Capital deployment strate…
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Ready Thoughts Daily The SignalJanuary 30, 2026 Markets shake, geopolitics shift, and winter bites—here's what matters today. Welcome to your daily briefing. We synthesize top in…
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Gold Peaks and AI Stakes The flow of information today is relentless, but the signals behind the noise tell a story of a world searching for firm ground. As we look at the data fro…
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Single Salma: The Unexpected Choice of Independence The Shashi Take
While many found the ending of Single Salma difficult to believe, it is exactly that unpredictability that h…
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The Cosmic Prank of Life's Timing Life has a very specific, very funky sense of humor. It is less of a journey and more of a cosmic prank where the punchline always arrives exa…
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I recently found myself watching Tere Ishk Mein. It is fiction, yes, but it serves as a mirror to the very real nuances that people in love must navigate today. We often talk abou…
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This January marks exactly three years since I joined Info-Tech Research Group. It is a fitting coincidence that this same week, the company was named to the
Forbes list of Canada…
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I haven't stepped foot in a railway station since 2013. Back then, coincidentally, we took a mix of train and bus to reach Kannur. This year, the experience was markedly diffe…
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I distinctly remember sitting indoors years ago, reading A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute. I was perfectly still, but my mind was building a city in the Australian outback. I wasn…
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Invitation: Why the C-Suite Needs Analyst Relations Now We have enough data. What enterprise buyers lack today is trust.While AI provides quick answers, it cannot provide the risk …
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Revolver Rita Review There is a specific kind of joy in watching a birthday party go horribly, criminally wrong. It reminds us that our own family chaos—while stressful—usually doe…
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I was reading the Washington Post recently and saw a graphic that stopped me. It was a visualization of a poll regarding New Year's resolutions.The data showed a near-even spl…
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