Veni, Vidi, Vici — Language and the Quiet Rise of Cultural Hegemony
“I came, I saw, I conquered.” The phrase, attributed to Julius Caesar after a swift military victory, captures the essence of conquest. When one ruler defeats another, political control changes…
The Rain, the Gutter, and the Five Little Souls
It was the kind of monsoon that wrote poetry on rooftops and carved rivers out of pavements. The sky often wore a thick shawl of grey and wept for hours.…
Raktabija Suras on Bengaluru Roads
The potholes on Bengaluru’s roads are famous—though for all the wrong reasons. Hardly a day passes without them making the news. Successive deadlines have been announced by the Karnataka government…