Unlike any other species on the planet, Homo Sapiens have the distinctive ability to communicate complex thoughts with one another, thanks to one of the significant byproducts of their cognitive development — language. The fact that we could come up with a finite system of symbols and syntaxes that allows…

As a kid, a part of my New Year’s Day* ritual was to eat cake while poring over the “best-of” annual lists that come out, summarizing noteworthy events from the previous year. Growing old, I’ve rightly learnt to ditch the cake but I still look forward to the lists every…

“I hate coffee”. There are two main reasons why this statement would evoke a reaction of surprise when I say it out loud. Firstly, I come from a region where drinking coffee is almost ingrained in the culture. A shrewd pilgrim who once managed to sneak in a few coffee…

Imagine NASA launching a rocket and successfully landing a rover on Mars. The rover then proceeds to execute its first task on the new world — take pictures of the surrounding land mass. The atmosphere in the control room here on Earth is tense as everyone eagerly awaits the first…

As I completed one year in lockdown, I realized I’ve read the most number of books in the last one year than in any year since I graduated college. …

Have you ever played a board game where you do not know the rules but all the other players seem to? That is exactly how I felt when I entered the tech industry fresh out of college after my finishing my undergrad. It is not that there are no rules…