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Railway Disruption
Heh. There is something satisfying about receiving a grant to study railway disruption in India, and then having railway disruption… disrupt your plans. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
Review: Traffic Signal
Traffic Signal is a fun movie that goes over how networks of street beggers, vendors and walkers swarm stopped traffic, and what systems they leverage and disrupt to do so. The movie has several great examples of how this black … Continue reading
Micro-Minor Infrastructure Disruption
There is only one entrance to the parkling lot of the Mumbai entrance when exiting the building. Theoretically one should be able to make it through the gap with baggage or baggage cart without any problems. In actuality the local … Continue reading
Review: In Spite of the Gods
I read Edward Luce’s In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India on the plane. It offers a smart view of India that moves past the Friedman-esque optimism that plagues so many of these books and provides … Continue reading
In India
Quick FYI: I am in India prepped to begin my project after a few days of travel+vacation. Long flights on British Airways, long layover in London, finally landed in Mumbai. Posting frequency will be erratic, and most likely typed after … Continue reading