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From Sooryavansham to IPL: How the Paradox of Choice Drives Us Insane
From Sooryavansham to IPL: How the Paradox of Choice Drives Us Insane
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EPISODE 45

Hindi cinema, for whatever reason, rarely makes an out-and-out comedy movie –films that are just funny and do not have some message to deliver to the audience at the end. Read more

Hindi cinema, for whatever reason, rarely makes an out-and-out comedy movie –films that are just funny and do not have some message to deliver to the audience at the end. Read more

EPISODE 44

What relationships teach us about inflation and interest rates. This was one of those philosophical questions which had no clear-cut answers but still could be analyzed rather well ... Read more

What relationships teach us about inflation and interest rates. This was one of those philosophical questions which had no clear-cut answers but still could be analyzed rather well. Or, as a professor of mine once told me rather confidently, since we were all born on this mother earth, something symbiotic can always be said. Read more

EPISODE 43

In an era of instant analysis, fantastic performances lead to people offering a lot of explanatory cliches. Something has to be said. So, something is said. Read more

In an era of instant analysis, fantastic performances lead to people offering a lot of explanatory cliches. Something has to be said. So, something is said. Read more

EPISODE 42

Why are so many people afraid of flying but okay with driving, given that flying is a safer form of travelling? Read more

Why are so many people afraid of flying but okay with driving, given that flying is a safer form of travelling? Read more

EPISODE 41

This logic notwithstanding, the modern economy is full of government interventions in various forms… Read more

This logic notwithstanding, the modern economy is full of government interventions in various forms… Read more

EPISODE 40

Sometime in 2012 or perhaps early 2013 I happened to meet a retired governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This was the time when I had finished working on a draft of what wo ... Read more

Sometime in 2012 or perhaps early 2013 I happened to meet a retired governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This was the time when I had finished working on a draft of what would turn out to be my first three books, and was heavily influenced by the Austrian school of economics. Read more

EPISODE 39

May you live in interesting times, goes the old and the so-called Chinese curse. And the interesting times are upon us. Read more

May you live in interesting times, goes the old and the so-called Chinese curse. And the interesting times are upon us. Read more

EPISODE 38

I go by the moniker of shikshit berozgaar (educated unemployed) on social media. On occasions, when people don’t like what I write, they tell me rather bluntly, “no wonder you are ... Read more

I go by the moniker of shikshit berozgaar (educated unemployed) on social media. On occasions, when people don’t like what I write, they tell me rather bluntly, “no wonder you are unemployed”. I don’t blame them, given that few know the context behind the moniker. Read more

EPISODE 37

A very close friend, a veteran of searching for rented accommodations in cities, is looking for a home to rent. This time around, he is trying something different. He wants to rent ... Read more

A very close friend, a veteran of searching for rented accommodations in cities, is looking for a home to rent. This time around, he is trying something different. He wants to rent a home by contacting a landlord directly and avoiding real estate agents or brokers. And he is having a tough time with it. Read more

EPISODE 36

During the period, India’s gross domestic product (GDP), which measures the size of the economy, stood at $854.7 billion, and that of the UK was at $816 billion. Read more

During the period, India’s gross domestic product (GDP), which measures the size of the economy, stood at $854.7 billion, and that of the UK was at $816 billion. Read more

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