ThoughtTrace

Dhanuskodi, Rameshwaram

A pristine town at the edge of India

Circa 2013, I was at the edge of South India is a thin piece of land stretching towards Sri Lanka. The entire stretch would be about 10 kms. The last part of the stretch for about 3–4 kms don’t have…

Catch me if you can

True story too good to be true

Catch me if you can is a story about attention or the general lack of it. Attention is one of the most subtle human traits. Its fragility depicted in the movie, even though cinematically exaggarated, is actually fun…

Certainty Effect

When confidence in a highly probable event becomes low

Have you ever waited for an exam result anxiously, even when you know you have done really well?

Uppoor, Karnataka

A quiet village with breathtaking backwaters

Seven hours from Bangalore towards the western coast is Udupi. Just 10 minutes north to this renowned temple town is the Uppoor village.

Punishing prudence.

Short term bias is in our heads.

When folks tried to educate tribes in the Andaman, they showed them Amitabh movies — and guess what, it worked better than showing them easier ways to earn a meal. Reminds me of a teacher trying to explain civics…

The Departed

Quintessentially Scorsese.

Possibility Effect

When the highly improbable seems possible

Our ability to vividly imagine an occurrence generally trumps our ability to gauge its likelihood. We are more susceptible to let facts or opinions influence our imagination over statistics.

Gangapur, Nashik

Secluded and serene, Gangapur is definitely a nature lover’s hotspot.