Select essays

Entrepreneurship:

Worries that keep a startup founder up at night (5-min read)

#1 Ingredient for Starting a Startup (5-min read)

Education & careers:

How to Negotiate a Higher Salary or a Better Funding Term Sheet (10-min read)

IIT-JEE, Entrance Exams, College Admissions? Hakuna Matata! (3-min read)

Musings on rote learning and critical thinking (2-min read)

Current affairs:

Harassment: If You See Something, Say Something! (5-min read)

When Did You Last Vow to Obey Someone? (3-min read)

The Search for Rahul Gandhi's Bride (3-min read)

Wellness:

What I would like to share on World Vegan Day (5-min read)

Too busy to exercise or even to go on a holiday? Work-life balance a struggle? Re-boot! (16-min read)

Relationships:

7 tips on dealing with breakups (4-min read)

How do Indian #dating websites work, if dowry isn't involved? (5-min read)

Life lessons:

This, too, shall pass (2-min read)

AARRR: Reboot Metrics for Creepy Pirates (4-min read)

Reflections:

The story behind the founding of Jodi365 (4-min read)

Vignettes from a vegan's vacation in India (8-min read)

Arts & culture:

The Greatest Sports Critique Ever Published at 2:38 a.m. (3-min read)

How Love Blossoms in Indian Movies (6-min read)

Sports:

Virat Kohli and Our Propensity for Cringe-Inducing Hero Worship (14-min read)

10 Tips on Staying Safe While Running (4-min read)

Listicles:

(And there used to be a time when I wrote serious research papers!)

10 ways for singles to begin the New Year (4-min read)

10 Indian dance moves guaranteed to make you the life of the party! (3-min read)

10 ways to celebrate Diwali (3-min read)

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