Celebrating India-Scotland ties through vegetarian Haggis, Dundee cakes

The article first appeared in The EconomicTimes  on September 29, 2024. Scotland’s national dish, haggis, would seem to be intensely meaty. It’s nice enough, like a hearty kheema, but would seem reserved for carnivores.So, I was surprised to learn, while interviewing Michael Currie 10 years ago, that a vegetarian version exists. He was the chieftain, or head, of Delhi’s Caledonian Society and a vegetarian himself.  

15 Reads

• 
• 
• 
• 

William Dalrymple: India had a much larger footprint in the world than even Indians realise

The article first appeared in The Hindu on September 11, 2024. Having written four successful books about the ascent of the East India Company on the back of a weakening Mughal Empire, William Dalrymple turns his attention to ancient and early medieval India to produce a powerful and sweeping account of a land that was once an economic powerhouse, a civilisational cradle and an exporter of merchandise and ideas — philosophical, religious and scientific.

15 Reads

• 
• 
• 
• 

How Indian food helped in the fight against apartheid in South Africa

This article first appeared in The Scroll.in on September 18, 2024 Late last year, on December 27, Mbongoni Ngema, a South African playwright and musician, died in a car crash. He was best known for musicals like Sarafina!, which dramatised the struggle against apartheid.But in 2002 Ngema made headlines in India for releasing a song accused of promoting racial hatred against South Africa’s Indian community.

15 Reads

• 
• 
• 
• 

Physics Wallah’s raises $210 mn at $2.8 bn valuation

This article first appeared in The Fortune India on September 20, 2024 Ed-tech unicorn Physics Wallah has closed its Series B funding round, raising $210 million at the company's post-money valuation of $2.8 billion, a 2.5x jump over its last valuation of $1.1 billion. The latest funding round was led by Hornbill Capital, with Lightspeed Venture Partners, GSV and WestBridge.

15 Reads

• 
• 
• 
• 

Tech Jobs Have Dried Up—and Aren’t Coming Back Soon

This article first appeared in The WSJ on September 19, 2024

Finding a job in tech by applying online was fruitless, so Glenn Kugelman resorted to another tactic: It involved paper and tape. Kugelman, let go from an online-marketing role at eBay, blanketed Manhattan streetlight poles with 150 fliers over nearly three months this spring. “RECENTLY LAID OFF,” they blared. “LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB.” The 30-year-old posted them outside the offices of Google, Facebook and other tech companies, hoping hiring managers would spot them among the “lost cat” signs. A QR code on the flier sent people to his LinkedIn profile.

15 Reads

• 
• 
• 
• 

The German woman who helped build an Indian university

This article first appeared in The BBC on September 17, 2024 This is an unusual sight as the graves of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia - a top Muslim university rooted in India's independence movement – rest here. Its students have upheld this legacy of political activism, including protests against a controversial citizenship law introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in 2019.

15 Reads

• 
• 
• 
•