Note: This article discusses allegations reported by law enforcement and media sources. The individuals involved are entitled to due process, and the facts will ultimately be determined through the legal system. The broader social questions explored here do not depend on the outcome of any single case. Be horrified by what investigators are alleging in […]
From a TCS desk in Pune to the wreckage in Ahmedabad, we keep blaming the blow. The real killer is the same every time , there was no one, and nothing, built to catch the fall. This is the gap I started Solh to close. On the morning of June 2, a 48-year-old engineer named […]
How AI is rewriting the rules of online fraud and impersonation in India-and the simple habits that can save your family. It started the way most ordinary evenings do. A mother in Pune is finishing dinner when her phone lights up. It’s a video call. Her son’s face fills the screen-the same eyes, the same […]
There are two Indias on the road. One India waits at traffic lights. The other India arrives with sirens. And if the sirens are loud enough, suddenly traffic laws, civic equality, taxpayer dignity, and common sense all become “adjustable.” Yesterday, I accidentally offended the Indian establishment in the most dangerous way possible: I drove faster […]
Opening Truth April is called Stress Awareness Month in the workplace. Which usually means: A few emails. A poster. Maybe a workshop. And then… back to business. Let’s be honest — awareness doesn’t reduce workplace stress. Measurement does. Intervention does. Consistency does. So this year, we did something different. We stopped talking about stress management […]
The TCS Nashik Incident Is Not an Exception. It’s a Mirror of Workplace Culture in India. Everyone is busy debating: · sexual harassment · religion · intent · outrage And like always, we’ll miss the point. This is not about one incident. This is about a reality we’ve been avoiding in workplace culture in India: […]
People keep trying to overanalyse the Indian Premier League and its IPL business model. They ask: • Is it too much cricket? • Is it sustainable? • Is it even real sport anymore? Relax. IPL is not chaos. It is perfectly logical. ₹₹₹: When Cricket Became a Billion-Dollar Asset Class Two IPL teams are now […]
India beat England in a breathtaking T20 semi-final that had everything: massive scores, momentum swings, and the kind of last-over tension that turns entire nations into instant cricket analysts. India posted a towering total of 253, powered by aggressive batting and relentless intent. England responded fiercely, pushing the chase deep into the final overs before […]
Jeffrey Epstein, India, and the Art of Missing the Point The world is once again pretending to be shocked. Jeffrey Epstein is back in the news, and with him, the ritualistic pointing of fingers at anyone who ever shook his hand, boarded a plane, or attended a party where bad decisions were served with […]
THEY COULDN’T SECURE THE EXAM. SO THEY BANNED THE MESSENGER.
A paper meant to pick the country’s next doctors leaked. The government’s big counter-move? Switch off one app. Let me walk you through exactly how stupid that is. Let’s start with the part nobody in power wants said out loud. The NEET paper – the single exam that decides who gets to become a doctor […]