There’s pulp. There’s drama. And then there’s the cover of Nagraj ka Insaaf. William stands in shadowy triumph. Florida dangles above an octopus tank. And Nagraj, the eternal green warrior, fends off a mace-wielding monster. It’s all there: excess, spectacle, tension. And it works. You have seen Telo in the previous comic book. Here…
If Khooni Khoj was about shadows and whispers, Khooni Yatra is about noise. It is built on Steel, Muscle and Teeth. Gone is the slow burn of dread. This is a comic that screams, and right from the cover. Nagraj mid-fight, Florida and Don in improbable swimsuits taking down dogs, and a magician-figure (you…
After five comics, Nagraj has fought shapeshifters, mind control, gangsters in Assam, and a full-scale crime syndicate. He has broken through brainwashing, outwitted the machinations of professors and monks, and returned from his own grave. But in Khooni Khoj, he does something rare—he searches. This sixth entry feels different. We are no longer in…
On how one Hunger Games prequel reopened a door I thought was closed… I didn’t love The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes book. When I read it at release, I was curious but skeptical about a Hunger Games prequel. Coriolanus Snow, after all, enters The Hunger Games trilogy as a fully-formed tyrant—an immaculate suit,…
Michael Connelly has long kept a steady rhythm — one novel a year, usually in October, often centered around Harry Bosch or Renée Ballard. Or, more infrequently around The Lincoln Lawyer. But Nightshade broke that rhythm. It arrived early. Unexpectedly. And with a new voice. Garrett Stillwell isn’t LAPD. He’s with the LA County…
What goes up must come down—especially in the markets. Reversion to mean isn’t a theory, it’s just how the world works. After running up for the last couple of months, when it had every reason to stop but didn’t, the market seems to have remembered that it can fall too. Why now? Honestly—God only…
I recently read Richard Koch’s The 80/20 Principle. I expected a productivity book. And that’s what it is—brisk, strategic, full of charts and capitalism. But like all sharp tools, it left me with questions far beyond the domain of work. The principle is simple: 80% of outcomes come from 20% of inputs. Focus on…
Recently I read Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut—a slim novel draped in satire, soaked in sadness. This book was on my read list for quite some time. I picked it up as a companion for a short trip with four hours of flying between cities. It is a slim book, and I thought I’d…
Five years ago, I wrote a post called The Beginning. It was quiet, but clear: I was returning to an old dream. One I had set aside for career goals, financial security, and the subtle ease of a comfortable life. I had taken six months off—to pause, to think, to write. To see what…
This year has been an eventful one. Since I started this series in January, every month has seen something new. In the first month update, I mentioned that there were three events that could’ve moved the market positively – the budget, the rate cut, and BJP winning Delhi; still the market didn’t budge. We…