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Drunk!
A good book can take you to some unexpected places. The whiskey room at a giant tech company furnished with colorful beanbags and foosball tables is one. When coders at Google hit a creative wall, they can apparently, pop into this room on campus for some liquid inspiration — it
I am a graduate of the Science Journalism program at Boston University.
I chase stories on all topics of interest and go where the reporting takes me. This website is a digital portfolio of my articles and essays.
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Girl, Decoded
As she sat in a taxi headed to Cairo International Airport in September 2001, Rana el Kaliouby remembers thinking, “Am I really going through with this?” A married woman and hijab-wearing Muslim, she would be
I am a graduate of the Science Journalism program at Boston University.
I chase stories on all topics of interest and go where the reporting takes me. This website is a digital portfolio of my articles and essays.
Food & Travel
A Film Buff in Madurai
We had reached the theater late that day. A temple procession on the main road made it impossible for our scooter to pass. Daring shortcuts brought us to the theatre a few minutes past the official show time. Fortunately, the show had not sold out. The usher turned on the
science & Tech
The Future of Language
After linguist Philip Seargeant’s grandmother suffered a stroke, her thoughts remained trapped in her body. Although she had no cognitive damage, her paralysed muscles didn’t allow her to speak or write. To communicate, she would point to letters printed on one side of a tattered communication board to spell words,
miscellaneous
Tales from Gemini Studios
Recently, my American nephew asked if we could visit Gemini Studios, the next time we both find ourselves in the old hometown Madras, present-day Chennai. I tell the American teenager the studio had stopped making movies even by the time I was in my teens. Besides, I am not sure