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I love books – hard copies, not e-books. So when I read something riveting, I make it a point not to dog-ear a book or make notes in the book itself. But when I’m tempted, the entire [...]

We like bad news. Or so this recent study published by nature human behavior would have us know. The authors of this paper examined over 100,000 viral news stories and found that most people [...]

This latest Digital News Report 2022 by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism analysing global news consumption is a treasure trove of information and insights. The insights found in [...]

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is in grave danger, according to the Sustainable development Goals Report published this month. The report also highlights areas that need exploring to [...]

This book starts with the mystery surrounding a story of a lamp falling in the dead of the night on the island of Selamon, in the Banda Archipelago, in 1621. This lamp sparked the genocide that [...]

Last week, newspapers and social media were awash with distressing images of raging, red fires and swirling rivers flooding unsuspecting towns. These images accompanied headlines quoting [...]

I grew up in India. Compared to most, I grew up privileged. I received a good education; I was’nt discriminated against for being a girl, no-one told me what to wear, what to think and above all [...]

This is by no means a new book. But it crossed my path recently and I found it to be quite a good read. Especially if you are in the business of content creation or storytelling. Whatever format [...]

The development sector is buzzing with buzzwords (sorry, I couldn’t resist). I, along with numerous others resort to using them so that our content can belong in the world we are trying to reach, [...]

I recently had an eye-opening conversation about climate change with a childhood friend of mine. We happened to start discussing some of projects I’d been working on. At some point in our [...]