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Memoirs, Substack, and psychology
The English poet Blake Morrison had an excellent, thought-provoking essay in The Guardian titled '‘Enough of this me me me’: Blake Morrison on memoir in the age of oversharing' on April 4. He traced the evolution of memoir from a self-congratulatory genre for the accomplished to today'
On the BBC, talking about Gaganyaan and inspiration
The BBC has produced a documentary podcast titled ‘Hope and fear: India’s space revolution’. Its host, Alok Jha of The Economist, interviewed me late last year as part of it, to provide a media perspective of the Indian space programme, in particular Gaganyaan, access to ISRO scientists, the role
Lord of the Rings Day
A happy Lord of the Rings Day to you. This year I almost didn’t write this post because I don’t have anything to say about The Lord of the Rings itself. Chiefly, I have tired of the antics of men. It’s not about some good men and
Climate change and the coastline paradox
A friend recently told me about a tool called climate.you that shows "temperature change, over land and sea", at all points on the earth's surface in a bid "to show how warming is already affecting people everywhere". You can enter the name of