Author: B Shantanu

Hygiene in Ancient India

This is a old draft of a ‘lazy’ post that never got published. It has some fascinating detail on the practice of hygiene and sanitation in ancient India. The first extract is from a...

What I read this week…

A great piece on the marvel that is Kailasnatha Temple. Some excerpts from Kail?san?tha — The World’s Grandest Artistic Conception: I am currently reading “India that is Bharat” by J Sai Deepak and this...

On Floods, disaster management & AI Dividend

Just 2 links (+ a bonus link) this weekend but hopefully all interesting and thought-provoking. The first is a sharp & insightful piece by Shankkar Aiyar on how systemic inertia, inaction and lack of...

Excerpts from “Why Not Fewer Voters?”

Brief excerpts from a column by Kevin D. Williamson, “Why Not Fewer Voters?” (emphasis mine): Much of the discussion about proposed changes to voting laws….simply asserts that having more people vote is, ceteris paribus,...