Author: Navneet Shukla
What I Learnt from a Bus Driver in Scotland
What I learnt from a bus driver in Scotland was not something I had packed for, and I had packed for almost everything. Four large bottles of insect repellent. Three face nets in different sizes. Sunglasses. One bottle of water. A tent I had never pitched alone. A backpack that weighed roughly as much as…
Why Fathers Struggle Most at One Year
Most parenting advice focuses on the adrenaline-fueled “fourth trimester,” but recent data has finally pinpointed why new fathers struggle most at one year. The sleepless nights, the feeds at 3am, the particular madness of not knowing what you are doing while being entirely responsible for a person who cannot tell you. Everyone checks in during…
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen: Tv Show of the Week
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen Netflix review: eight episodes of a feeling that has no name. It dropped on Netflix on March 26th. It is already in the top ten in most of the countries Netflix tracks. And if you have a taste for slow dread, for the horror of anticipation rather than…
What the Mahabharatha Knew About Wealth That Nobody Told You
What is the meaning of Artha? Often reduced to mere wealth, it was understood by our ancestors as the vital ground that sustains a full human life. Karna’s story in the Mahabharata reveals the fragile, contested nature of this foundation-one that shapes identity, loyalty, and destiny. He was born with armour fused to his skin.…
What I Learnt from a Cab Driver in London
What I learnt from a cab driver in London is probably something not many people have even if they are frequent passengers in London. This encounter revealed how change, belonging, and loss intertwine in ways that resist simple stories or easy judgments. I got in the cab because I needed to stop thinking. I did…
The Tiger in the Tunnel by Ruskin Bond: The Story About What Fathers Leave Behind
The Tiger in the Tunnel by Ruskin Bond is not really about a tiger. You suspected this the first time you read it. You probably could not have said why. Now you can. It is about an axe. It is about a lamp. It is about a twelve-year-old boy sitting alone in the dark with…
Does Your Partner Change Your Personality? The Research Says More Than You Think
Does your partner change your personality? Most people would say yes, in a vague, intuitive way. You pick up their phrases. You start watching the shows they like. You order differently at restaurants than you did before. Small things. Surface things. The research published this week in Clinical Psychological Science suggests the change goes considerably…
What I Learnt from My Kurdish Barber in London
What I learnt from my barber in London is something I realised only after the haircut was done and when I was already outside. That is the thing about a good story. It keeps you warm long enough that you do not notice you are leaving with less than you came for. It was one…
What Is Dharma? What the Mahabharata Knew About Losing Everything
What is Dharma? It is the question the Mahabharata spends eighteen books answering and never quite resolves. That is not a failure of the text. That is the point. The oldest stories we have are not about winning. They are about what a person does when the ground gives way. When the thing they built…
Why Dont Men Ask Follow-Up Questions? The Answer Is More Interesting Than You Think
Why dont men ask follow-up questions is one of those complaints that surfaces constantly. In dating conversations. In friendships. In marriages that have been running for twenty years. A woman finishes saying something. A man responds. He does not ask what happened next. He does not ask how she felt. He moves on or offers…
