Tag: Pranav Jain blog
From Cyber Cafes to Reels: Growing up with social media in India
<!--Uday Deb--> The early and mid-2000s were truly heady times. The much-feared Y2K bug was a dud, and despite protestations by Paul Krugman, the internet ... Read More
Chashni and chaos: An ode to the Indian mithai ki dukaan
<!--Uday Deb--> Hazaaron Khwashein Aisi Ki Har Khwaish Pe Dam Nikle; Bahut Nikle Mere Armaan Lekin Phir Bhi Kam Nikle… – Mirza Ghalib (perhaps, when ... Read More
Dumbbells and gossip: A look inside the hood of India’s gyms
<!--Uday Deb--> “He who has a why to lift can bear almost any how” – Friedrich Nietzsche (if he ever went to the gym) The ... Read More
Inside Delhi’s middle class homes: Cut, copy, paste !
<!--Uday Deb--> Delhi, in many ways, is a sui-generis city. It is defined by its irreverent ambitions, petulant messiness, insoluble contradictions, and brutalist concrete. And ... Read More
Nostalgia – Now available in limited edition at select stores
<!--Uday Deb--> The idea for this article began, as many important quests do, with a VHS tape. I had found it while I was clearing ... Read More
When everyone is an expert, no one is!
<!--Uday Deb--> An old school friend recently sent me a detailed analysis of why Virat Kohli keeps getting out to deliveries around the fourth stump. ... Read More
An ode to the National Capital Region: Memories of Noida and Vaishali
<!--Uday Deb--> There are cities that arrive in the world fully formed, like Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi, New York, and Rome. And then there are places ... Read More
A cultural autopsy of the death of hobbies in India
<!--Uday Deb--> Somewhere in the second half of the Kala Kendra’s nritya-natakam on Karna’s life, just after the scene where he donates his kavach and ... Read More
What the boys ate: The gastronomy of growing up in Delhi
<!--Uday Deb--> There are two types of food stories in Delhi. The first is about Mughlai gravies, royal khansamahs, and secret spice mixes. The kind ... Read More
The grocery list is dead. Long live the grocery app
<!--Uday Deb--> A few years ago, when my mother first learned that tomatoes could arrive at our door in under ten minutes, she did not ... Read More