Writer and lawyer.
Happenstance led to me reading a fair bit about Kenya in the past month or so. In this post, I write about what perspectives we can gain from the experiences of other countries.
Pragati Express / August 2018 / Blogposts
I noticed something insidious about the messaging in the Bangalore metro that asks people to give up their seats for someone who needs it more. I write about it here.
Pragati Express / August 2018 / Blogposts
I write about the two types of data localisation in the Personal Data Protection Bill 2018.
Pragati Express / August 2018 / Blogposts
Changes to the law must address ability of police and prosecution agencies to act against those who create climate for mobilised violence.
The Print / July 2018 / Articles And Essays
Ursula K. Le Guin's The Dispossessed has some lessons for addressing mob violence.
Pragati Express / July 2018 / Blogposts
Politics can be looked at as a combination of performance and persuasion.
Pragati Express / July 2018 / Blogposts
In this second post on Julius Caesar, I look at how Cinna's death is both a case of the irrationality of crowds and hate speech on Mark Antony's part.
Pragati Express / June 2018 / Blogposts
Some insights from Shakespeare on how republics work.
Pragati Express / June 2018 / Blogposts
There is a pretty provision in the CrPC that allows a police officer to become an Assistant Public Prosecutor. I write about this here.
Pragati Express / June 2018 / Blogposts
In this, I wonder if unpredictability may not be a bad thing in some parts of our lives, like football.
Pragati Express / June 2018 / Blogposts
Some lessons on fighting the good fight, even if no tangible results accrue in the immediate future.
Pragati Express / June 2018 / Blogposts
HBO`s Westworld presents a chilling nexus between advertising and technology.
Pragati Express / June 2018 / Blogposts
I look at an amusing version of resort politics that played out in the US a few years ago.
Pragati Express / June 2018 / Blogposts
India should create a public broadcaster that focuses on digital content and is funded largely through a system of license fees.
Medium - Indian National Interest / May 2018 / Blogposts
India has not had a Solicitor General for the past several months. I pen some thoughts on the need for filling this important position.
Pragati Express / May 2018 / Blogposts
Conversations around data protection can be made more productive by a simpler classification of what data entails.
Pragati Express / May 2018 / Blogposts
This short post asks whether it will soon become a trend for politicians to dissociate themselves from the label of populism in order to claim legitimacy.
Pragati Express / May 2018 / Blogposts
On the element of reciprocity in today's digital life.
Pragati Express / May 2018 / Blogposts
Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars offers an invaluable perspective in understanding the permissible limits of scientific pursuit.
Medium - Indian National Interest / May 2018 / Blogposts
Handling sudden run-ins with old friends during the daily commute.
The Hindu / May 2018 / Articles And Essays
The right to free speech and the right to privacy can often be at loggerheads with each other. It’s important to have a conversation over how to resolve the conflicts between the two.
Medium - Indian National Interest / April 2018 / Blogposts
Labour reforms are an emotive issue but certainty in the labour market is good for both employees and employers. Getting rid of the prior permission requirement under law to retrench workers will help instill more certainty in the market.
Medium - Indian National Interest / April 2018 / Blogposts
Short story, approximately 1600 words.
Spark / April 2018 / Fiction
Individuals must not take their fundamental rights for granted and should exercise them with a sense of responsibility towards the society they live in.
Medium - Indian National Interest / April 2018 / Blogposts
The question is one of identifying what datasets are being used to arrive at credit scores, and if boundaries are needed, beyond which the law must step in.
The Print / March 2018 / Articles And Essays
Privacy is by default a worthy goal but its efficacy is questionable in light of modern business models of entities handling data.
Medium - Indian National Interest / March 2018 / Blogposts
Data from companies such as Facebook is an important resource to conduct research. But the law must ensure that it is processed in a de-identified form and not used for commercial gain.
Medium - Indian National Interest / March 2018 / Blogposts
This timeline is an indicative list of major policy developments and statements that have been made about gene editing in the recent past, particularly around making changes to the human germline.
Medium - Indian National Interest / February 2018 / Blogposts
Social credit rating in China might find wide acceptability because it taps into the fears of a vulnerable population.
Medium - Indian National Interest / February 2018 / Blogposts
Short story, approximately 600 words.
Jellyfish Review / January 2018 / Fiction
We should publish transcripts of judicial proceedings. This will make the working of the courts and the positions of the State transparent to all citizens.
Pragati / January 2018 / Articles And Essays
Data controllers must make it easy for their users to approach them with their concerns about privacy and data protection. At the minimum, this should include a forum situated within the country in which the user lives.
Medium - Indian National Interest / November 2017 / Blogposts
We could use a lot more scientific temper in our daily lives. In particular, its impact on policy-making, both direct and indirect, mark it as a force for good, making it prudent to encourage its proliferation in society.
Medium - Indian National Interest / November 2017 / Blogposts
A society that understands and respects autonomy is definitely a good thing. To achieve this, it is important to think of avenues where children can be given the agency to decide on issues pertaining to them.
Medium - Indian National Interest / November 2017 / Blogposts
A conversation around making privacy policies simpler and easier to understand will be incomplete if it doesn’t address the fact that the policies are not self-contained.
Medium - Indian National Interest / October 2017 / Blogposts
When it comes to data, the interests of individuals and those who control their data are aligned.
Pragati / August 2017 / Articles And Essays
Short story, approximately 4800 words.
The Bombay Literary Magazine / July 2017 / Fiction
Short story, approximately 900 words.
Literary Orphans / July 2017 / Fiction
On the need for reforms to India's labour legislations.
Pragati / July 2017 / Articles And Essays
An attempt to deliberate on the idea of diversity and the extent to which it is connected to our social norms.
Medium - Indian National Interest / July 2017 / Blogposts
Could insights from behavioural economics be used to suggest that the demonetisation from November 2016 increase instances of dishonesty in the Indian society?
Medium - Indian National Interest / May 2017 / Blogposts
The Prasar Bharati is an old institution that is not without its uses, but it is in dire need of reforms.
Medium - Indian National Interest / May 2017 / Blogposts
Short story, approximately 700 words.
Flash Fiction Magazine / April 2017 / Fiction
Short story, approximately 2000 words.
A Lonely Riot Magazine / April 2017 / Fiction
Short story, approximately 500 words.
Cleaver Magazine / March 2017 / Fiction
Short story, approximately 400 words.
Spelk / March 2017 / Fiction
Short story, approximately 500 words.
Star 82 Review / March 2017 / Fiction
Short story, approximately 4700 words.
Storgy Magazine / February 2017 / Fiction
Short story, approximately 600 words.
The Oddville Press / January 2017 / Fiction
Short story, approximately 700 words.
The Molotov Cocktail / January 2017 / Fiction
Short story, approximately 800 words.
Eunoia Review / December 2016 / Fiction
Short story, approximately 3400 words. Finalist in the Open Road Review Short Story Prize 2016.
Open Road Review / October 2016 / Fiction
Short story, approximately 2600 words.
Out of Print / March 2016 / Fiction
Short story, approximately 100 words.
The Drabble / November 2016 / Fiction
Short story, approximately 500 words.
Toasted Cheese Literary Journal / December 2015 / Fiction
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