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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
More than anything else, at Karwan-e-Mohabbat, we discovered the potential within each one of us. The power of community. Of connecting with others and extending ourselves.
Editor's note: I was on my way back after a day of teaching at Ashoka University last week when I noticed a group of young people with half-empty backpacks at the Jahangirpuri metro station in north Delhi. They were in a loose huddle and something about their energy caught my attention. One of them broke away and came towards me. “Ma’am, are you a member of Karwan-e-Mohabbat?” she asked me. I nodded a yes. “I follow your work, we really like the videos you share,” she said. “You are Natasha Bad…” She paused to let me help her with my uncommon second name. “Are you students of Ashoka?” I asked. “No, ma’am. Jindal University,” she said. “You are in Ashoka?” “Yes,” I said and we chatted a bit about our courses. I had a long commute ahead of me, but this small interaction energized me. It is easy to forget that the work we do has an impact. Perhaps it is also necessary to not obsess with outcomes. When we invest ourselves in long-term projects, it is important to keep one’s focus …
More than anything else, at Karwan-e-Mohabbat, we discovered the potential within each one of us. The power of community. Of connecting with others and extending ourselves.
Editor's note: I was on my way back after a day of teaching at Ashoka University last week when I noticed a group of young people with half-empty backpacks at the Jahangirpuri metro station in north Delhi. They were in a loose huddle and something about their energy caught my attention. One of them broke away and came towards me. “Ma’am, are you a member of Karwan-e-Mohabbat?” she asked me. I nodded a yes. “I follow your work, we really like the videos you share,” she said. “You are Natasha Bad…” She paused to let me help her with my uncommon second name. “Are you students of Ashoka?” I asked. “No, ma’am. Jindal University,” she said. “You are in Ashoka?” “Yes,” I said and we chatted a bit about our courses. I had a long commute ahead of me, but this small interaction energized me. It is easy to forget that the work we do has an impact. Perhaps it is also necessary to not obsess with outcomes. When we invest ourselves in long-term projects, it is important to keep one’s focus …
Divergent narratives from the Haryana government and the lender raise deeper questions on oversight, authorizations and systemic lapses—answers that may emerge only after a forensic audit.
The framework reads less like an agreement between partners and more like a probation order written by the stronger side.
It’s never a good sign when your foreign minister needs a lobbyist to meet US officials. The recent events signal a breakdown in the Modi government’s ability to operate in today’s Washington through its own machinery.
Divergent narratives from the Haryana government and the lender raise deeper questions on oversight, authorizations and systemic lapses—answers that may emerge only after a forensic audit.
The framework reads less like an agreement between partners and more like a probation order written by the stronger side.
It’s never a good sign when your foreign minister needs a lobbyist to meet US officials. The recent events signal a breakdown in the Modi government’s ability to operate in today’s Washington through its own machinery.
