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Rohan Banerjee
The writer is a Mumbai-based lawyer
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In a world of AI monks and super shoes, should we even bother trying?
May 09,2026 17:56:25 PM
Joan Didion once said: “I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking”. Now, when we have access to an omniscient machine that can do the thinking for us, and bless us to boot, what need do we have of putting pen to paper?
Sat, May 09, 2026
In ‘Project Hail Mary’, the countries comes together to face an existential threat. That’s the real science fictionSubscriber Only
April 07,2026 13:12:05 PM
While it is, yet again, an American who is meant to be our saviour, there are allusions to plurality in the background. Grace’s crew members include a Chinese and a Russian astronaut; though regrettably — and one cannot help but see a pattern here — they are dead before you’ve taken the first bite of popcorn
Tue, Apr 07, 2026
Some unconventional — but effective — punishments for traffic rules violators in IndiaSubscriber Only
March 23,2026 13:14:16 PM
By law, carmakers should be required to install sensors to track excessive honking. For every instance of horn overuse, the car’s infotainment system should start playing songs, at intolerable volume, that the driver detests
Mon, Mar 23, 2026
The LinkedIn Dudebro went on a trek. Now, you don’t have toSubscriber Only
February 10,2026 10:39:39 AM
Standing before Himalayan peaks makes one appreciate the transience and triviality of human existence. The grandeur of the snow-capped ranges brought home to me the grandeur of my own mind
Thu, Feb 12, 2026
In Praise of Mumbai Winters: Why the city is the perfect escape in cold seasonSubscriber Only
December 21,2025 08:37:50 AM
Whether you’re a tourist planning a short visit or a to-be resident scoping out a future home, you can do no better than spending the turn of the year in Mumbai
Sun, Dec 21, 2025
Read your ‘Merry Christmas’ emails carefully. They may have hidden messagesSubscriber Only
December 14,2025 13:44:35 PM
Emails labelled 'Season’s Greetings' are a perfect example of missives that may appear wholesome but can often be meant to deliver a (metaphorical) slap
Mon, Dec 15, 2025
The return of Oasis and an era of proto-influencers, fraternal feuds and an initiation into Western musicSubscriber Only
August 01,2025 18:44:32 PM
The Gallaghers and Oasis drifted out of your mind, but it won’t be a long absence. They will flit into your consciousness again when you’re at a karaoke bar and someone puts on ‘Wonderwall’ prompting you, almost as a reflex, to take a deep breath before belting out the first verse
Fri, Aug 01, 2025
In Mumbai, the privileged rarely get slapped for not knowing Marathi. Does that mean we shouldn’t learn it?Subscriber Only
July 08,2025 15:41:56 PM
In Mumbai, the privileged rarely get slapped for not knowing Marathi. Does that mean we shouldn't learn it?
Tue, Jul 08, 2025
Israel, Palestine, Iran, Pakistan: When war becomes content, critical discourse is the casualtySubscriber Only
June 19,2025 16:49:31 PM
We must be wary of the hold social media has over us, the ways in which it can shape our thinking, particularly in times of strife
Thu, Jun 19, 2025
Jurassic Park, Black Mirror, dire wolves: A foreshadowing worth revisitingSubscriber Only
May 08,2025 16:53:47 PM
In ‘Jurassic Park’, John Hammond says, ‘Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to ask if they should.’ Thirty years later, this has never been as pertinent as it is today
Thu, May 08, 2025
What hitting the fast-forward button on The White Lotus reveals about youSubscriber Only
April 15,2025 11:18:51 AM
A viewer has less agency than a reader, and maybe that is why a viewer is also less indulgent. We want the story to gallop ahead, for the climax to hasten towards us, because that is the only way we can get our hit
Tue, Apr 15, 2025
Georgia: the region that pioneered wine making and floors visitors with its foodSubscriber Only
March 29,2025 08:30:55 AM
Everywhere you go in Georgia, you will find khinkali, a plus-sized dumpling, that will remind you both of momo and modak
Sat, Mar 29, 2025
From Green Day to Coldplay and Guns N’ Roses – why Indian millennials live in the pastSubscriber Only
March 13,2025 10:48:21 AM
The generation that had grown up pirating English songs is now ready to spend on leisure – and nostalgia. It is estimated that the Coldplay concerts in India generated Rs 600 crore in ticket sales alone. The cheapest Lollapalooza tickets cost a few cool thousands, but the price was no major deterrent.
Thu, Mar 13, 2025
Winter travel special: How Sikkim is home to a different Christmas treeSubscriber Only
December 28,2024 13:01:25 PM
Conifers dusted with powdery sugar and trees plump with frosting. Snow in Sikkim may have thrown our best-laid schemes awry but we would not have had it any other way
Sat, Dec 28, 2024
This Christmas, enjoy the sweet taste of familiaritySubscriber Only
December 24,2024 14:29:54 PM
Don’t let guilt stop you from biting into the latest Christmas movies, or the relaxing holiday watch you’ve watched numerous times. They can nourish your soul. But exercise moderation in these indulgences.
Tue, Dec 24, 2024
What does your photography style say about you?Subscriber Only
December 13,2024 13:22:57 PM
In this season of year-end wraps, here’s yet another insight into your personality from someone on the internet
Fri, Dec 13, 2024
In the age of screens, why an analogue bathroom is a meditationSubscriber Only
October 23,2024 17:04:58 PM
There may be something to be gained by considering the quotidian things around us and recollecting the thrill we felt when we first encountered them
Wed, Oct 23, 2024
Coldplay ticket frenzy: The rise of the anti-fanSubscriber Only
October 03,2024 15:36:29 PM
The British band's wide appeal and accessible pop songs made them an easy target for the anti-fan. As thousands bemoaned their failure to secure passes to the Mumbai concert, the anti-fans gleefully mocked them for their mediocre choices
Thu, Oct 03, 2024
Are Insta moments taking the thrill out of hilltops?Subscriber Only
September 21,2024 12:00:40 PM
The modern landscape of communications has blanched the mystique associated with travel. With images of every corner of the planet a click away, travel no longer offers the thrill of discovery
Sat, Sep 21, 2024
From iPhone 16 to paying too much for ‘bhutta’ — let’s stop calling our expensive indulgences ‘investments’Subscriber Only
September 16,2024 15:33:59 PM
Viewing exorbitantly-priced possessions as ‘investments’ can offer some rationale for our desire to gather these articles; it can help us convince ourselves that splurging on the latest toy is not extravagant but prudent
Mon, Sep 16, 2024
Water gun protests in Spain, Joshimath houses with cracks: The flipside of ‘the world is our oyster’Subscriber Only
July 16,2024 14:46:27 PM
Travel for leisure has never been as prevalent — and democratised — as it is now. But an unregulated travel industry can have sinister consequences
Tue, Jul 16, 2024
Can women drive SUVs well? Why some jokes aren’t funnySubscriber Only
June 24,2024 16:00:03 PM
I was raised by women drivers. But it shouldn't take all that to recognise stereotypes, oppression
Mon, Jun 24, 2024
Influencer as aspirational: The Delhi Vada Pav girl in all of usSubscriber Only
April 16,2024 14:46:35 PM
Be it a social media influencer playing out her “authentic Delhi Vada Pav Girl” script or a nondescript employee in a nondescript office, we are all wrapped up in our own performance
Tue, Apr 16, 2024
What do Cristiano Ronaldo, World Tennis and Formula E have in common — sportswashingSubscriber Only
March 04,2024 15:49:17 PM
When money linked to exploitation and political repression threatens to take over a sport, fans may not be able to take the extreme ethical action of a total boycott. However, the least they can do is not turn a blind eye to the injustices tainting the system
Mon, Mar 04, 2024
A perfect drive? Only in your dreamsSubscriber Only
January 05,2024 12:00:58 PM
When Dil Chahta Hai was released in 2001, it distilled ‘coolness’ into two tangible aspirations: the Bombay–Goa pilgrimage and driving a luxury automobile. But maybe some things are better off left as just that — aspirations
Fri, Jan 05, 2024
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