Santosh Desai
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Columnist for Times of India. Author of Mother Pious Lady- Making Sense of Everyday India. Brand consultant.
Gurgaon, India
Joined November 2009
On the transformation of the Kavad Yatra. And what it means. Today in the TOI
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Is humanity as a species merely a stepping stones to machines? Today in the TOI
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The cacophony of honking that characterises Indian roads says a lot about who we are. Today in the TOI
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Decoding the cruise as a form. Where old age is not a constraint, but foundational to the cruise experience. Today in the TOI
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The Prada luxury controversy opens up deeper questions about the nature of luxury. The prices are ridiculous, to be sure, but what is the human need it fulfills? Beneath the orchestrated hoopla around luxury, what are its deeper meanings? Today in the TOI
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The Prada luxury controversy opens up deeper questions about the nature of luxury. The prices are ridiculous, to be sure, but what is the human need it fulfills? Beneath the orchestrated hoopla around luxury, what are its deeper meanings? Today in the TOI
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A heartfelt rant about the travails of the common cold. Today in the TOI
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Fruits are not what they seem. On the many meanings of fruit. Today in the TOI.
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On the Air India tragedy. And how it leaves no one untouched. Today in the TOI@
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Why falling asleep is now a task, and why sleep is something to chase and contrive. On our changing relationship with sleep. Today in the TOI.
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On why sometimes failure is not inspiring, just painful. And why that is fine. Today in the TOI
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On the mirror. What it says about us. What it doesn’t. Today in the TOI
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Ek Chatur Naar, Eena Meena Deeka, My Name is Anthony Gonsalves…these were the original ‘item’ songs which infused cinema with a madcap sense of fun. On a genre that has all but disappeared, making us a lot poorer. Today in the TOI
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My piece today in the TOI on Virat Kohli’s retirement from Test cricket
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Every solution contains within the seed of a new problem. In a complex world, we need to move beyond the impulse to react. Today in the TOI
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How the OTP has become a gatekeeper of our lives. What it means and how it shapes us. In today’s TOI
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On Bhutan and on the meaning of sovereignty, the questions it asks and the answers it provides for itself. Today in the TOI.
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Does technology amplify what we can do but diminish who we are? Today in the TOI
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It’s not easy being a man in today’s times- a refrain being heard more commonly nowadays. Exploring the truth behind this feeling, and where it comes from
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