Djinns and Demons (Ebook)

You don't need social media to get news

The single most common hindrance in the path of people who want to leave social media but can't is news.

The Failure of RW Imaginations

On some level, the so-called culture war is a war between different imaginations. Neither the Left, nor the Right is happy with the present.

The Song of the North

I live in a small town on the east coast of India.

Pracheen - a prose poem (video)

A prose poem I wrote yesterday. Also included is a PDF printable of the poem.

Understanding how we understand

I remember once a friend of my uncle discovered that I had no intention of getting married.

You may be training your brain to not think

Reading takes effort. Audio-visual media does not. It plays regardless of whether you are comprehending what you see and hear.

Your social feed is not entertaining you

When you decide to read a book or watch a movie, you are making a conscious decision to engage in a very specific activity.

Imagining Reality, Living Fantasy (Ebook)

'Imagining Reality, Living Fantasy' is a collection of short essays published on my blog in the last few months.

The Death of Experience

In the early 2000s, I was publishing short stories on my blog for fun and fame.

India doesn't need a national language

A controversy that erupts every few years is about Hindi imposition by the north on the south. I made an episode to put my views on record.

The strange thing about strange things

A huge part of speculative and imaginative literature, especially its genre variants, is that strange things happen.

Call him Chintu

As someone who gets more than his share of Hindutva trolls, I learned some time ago the problem with calling Right Wing trolls names like monsters and maniacs.

Why this writer keeps talking about AI

I frequently write about generative AI from the perspective of a writer.

Writing is more than just generating text

A newsletter is a very personal thing. When I subscribe to yours, I am putting my trust in you that you will send me something of your making and that it will be a result of your own labour, your lived experience, and your expertise.

I had almost 300K followers on Instagram when I stopped

For better or worse, we have all come to define our worth in terms of follower-counts.

The myth of AI superiority

We often talk about technology as if it is just a tool and that there isn’t anything good or bad about it.

Dynamics of the Baba Economy

Ever wondered why there is some kind of baba in pretty much every reel you watch these days? It's not an accident.

The Indian education system wasn't designed for students

A long time ago, a tragedy turned into a comedy right before my eyes.

The Bodhi Mysteries

To you and I, the world makes sense. Gods are good, demons are bad, and people are helpless before either. Bodhi knows better. ☆ Written by Vijayendra Mohanty ☆ Cover art by Pradeep Yadav