India, observed
from within.
Thoughts, stories and observations from an Indian who spends much of his life explaining India to others.
Featured essay
Selling Optimism
India has an extraordinary ability to turn difficulty into possibility. But what happens when optimism becomes something we sell to ourselves?
India, from within
I’ve spent much of my professional life showing India to people who have never experienced it before.
Over time, I realised that guiding isn’t only about pointing at a monument or recommending a restaurant. It’s about explaining the things that don’t appear in an itinerary — why something ordinary to me looks strange to a visitor, and what that says about both of us.
This is where those observations live.
An observation
“In India, asking someone where are you going is often a way of asking what you are doing with your life.”