The world is addicted to visible conflict. Missiles, borders, retaliation, brinkmanship, the theater of escalation. These are the things that dominate headlines because they are dramatic, legible, and easy to narrate.…
I watched Artemis II with the kind of awe that makes you briefly forget your age. For a few minutes, I was no longer a grownup buried in deadlines, flights,…
“Paper or plastic?” It is one of those phrases we hear so often that it barely registers anymore. It belongs to the script of modern life, along with “credit or debit,”…
It took me longer than it should have to get to the University of Mississippi. Forty-eight states came and went before it. Mississippi stayed somewhere on the list, not avoided, just…
Night had already settled over the court of Hastinapur when the dice were brought forward. The hall was full. Princes, elders, warriors, and courtiers gathered beneath the glow of torchlight,…
There were only four students in the room, and none of them were allowed to speak English. The rule seemed simple enough until the first sentence collapsed halfway through. It was a…
SNAP! Arms lift. Phones tilt toward skylines, temples, street corners. A moment is captured before it has even been fully experienced. Proof we were there. You don’t actually hear the sound anymore. Most…
Each year, I joke that I’m celebrating the anniversary of my 25th birthday. On Tuesday, it was the 28th anniversary — and I chose to mark it on the Great Wall…
In the span of a few weeks, I’ve moved through three very different spaces in three different countries. India, where I visited GIFT City, hosted Junction91, and spent time on campuses…
“Resistance is futile.” If you’re a Star Trek: The Next Generation fan like me, you’ll recognize this famous catchphrase, spoken by the Borg, a collective that forcibly assimilates species into their hive mind.…
I didn’t watch the Super Bowl halftime show. Before you say, “So what’s the big deal?”, let me offer some context, especially if you’re not an American football fan or…
Am I moving fast or am I moving right? Lately, I find myself asking this question over and over. With my life as much as with my business. For…
Earlier this week, I took a couple of colleagues to the Gandhi Ashram while we were in Ahmedabad. It wasn’t meant to be a profound moment. It was their first…
Last week, I wrote about why the world is rethinking America. Not as a protest, and not as a rejection, but as a recalculation — driven by a growing sense…
Why the World Is Rethinking America: The Country That Forgot Why Talent Came The world is rethinking America. Not loudly. Not angrily. But deliberately. In counseling offices in Delhi and…