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Ramnath
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Visual notes on business, tech & philosophy | 💼 @foundingf @howindialives ex-Forbes India, Economic Times | 📚 The Aadhaar Effect (2018); The Contrarian (Soon)
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Dec 16, 2022 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Bangalore's iconic restaurants.

What's your favourite?

🧵 Image Vidyarthi Bhavan Image
Dec 9, 2022 • 26 tweets • 7 min read
I've been spending some time every day reflecting on an idea from Indian philosophy. I used digital poster-making as a tool for thinking. Here they are.

Grateful to @StudioCarreras/@Domestika for inspiration. And to @krayker, @msharmas & @sriramvasan

#IndianPhilosophyPosters Anekāntavāda
Mar 23, 2022 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
The slow food movement is an antidote to the cult of speed that Zomato’s 10-minute delivery is pushing.

Here are some highlights from In Praise of Slow, a brilliant book by Carl Honoré.

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"Food, like everything else, has been hijacked by haste."

/1 "Today, most meals are little more than refuelling pit stops."

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Mar 21, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Interesting how Zomato plans to pull this off. Quite different from how Uber tried doing it in NYC a few years ago. Uber Says It Can Deliver Food in NYC in 10 Minutes | @WIRED

wired.com/2015/04/uberea… Image
Feb 28, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Fascinating tool

(h/t: @KS1729)

myheritage.com/deep-nostalgia Two examples.

Doctor

Jan 12, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
My favorite books on systems thinking. Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella Meadows
A simple and clear introduction. My favorite chapters are 4, 5, 6 & 7. And also the first three chapters. Okay, that's the entire book.
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Dec 30, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
📚 These are the books I keep going to whenever I feel I should get better at writing.

What are your favorite books? Please do share. Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by @RoyPeterClark
Super practical, with each chapter ending with a 'workshop'. They are really tools that we can use straightaway and see our writing improve.
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Dec 27, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Watched @PixarSoul. What a movie!
Entertaining, thought provoking, and uplifting. Image 22's character arc reminded me of a beautiful song by Bharatiyar

From:
நிற்பதுவே, நடப்பதுவே, பறப்பதுவே, நீங்களெல்லாம்
சொற்பனந் தானோ?-பல தோற்ற மயக்கங்களோ?

To:
காண்பதுவே உறுதிகண்டோம் காண்பதல்லால் உறுதில்லை
காண்பது சக்தியாம்-இந்தக் காட்சி நித்தியமாம். Image
Sep 26, 2020 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
It's difficult to pick a favourite SPB song. My list will probably run to 100s. Here are ten songs I have gone back to again and again. Simple joys of life and relationships
Brochevarevarura, Sankarabharanam (1980)
May 5, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Superb interview with Abhijit Banerjee. Lots of interesting ideas. Abhijit Banerjee says, the UPA and also NDA were thinking of having a system where anyone could claim their benefits from govt irrespective of where they were, using Aadhaar. "That would have been wonderful to have that right now.... that would have saved a lot of misery." Image
Apr 12, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
A question that will be asked in the future analyst calls: "Do you have an Exit China Strategy?" 🇯🇵 "The extra budget, compiled to try to offset the devastating effects of the pandemic, includes 220 billion yen ($2 billion) for companies shifting production back to Japan and 23.5 billion yen for those seeking to move production to other countries."
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Mar 28, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Very interesting question. quora.com/What-were-you-… Anand Giriharadas on "What were you most wrong about until a crisis set you straight?"

Mar 23, 2020 • 23 tweets • 8 min read
India hasn’t reached this phase yet. However, it’s not a question of govt Vs private sector. It’s about how we strengthen our healthcare system capacity using a mix of govt, business, philanthropic, community, individual infra, readiness and contribution. It’s *we* not *they*. Here's an example of how individuals can be prepared for some types of emergencies

forbesindia.com/article/ideas-…
Mar 22, 2020 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
"Even just cloth is better than nothing, if used properly"

A good thread on face masks. We should stop debating if public needs masks or not. We need them. But we don't have enough of them. Instead of spreading misinformation to manage demand, we should focus on increasing the supply. And make sure health workers get it first. Then, the rest. True for India too 👇 Image
Mar 22, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Virus is back in Hong Kong.
I find @balajis' metaphor of World War V (war against virus, the invisible invaders) is helpful to understand this. We can't win this war by running away (lockdowns). We need tests, drugs and vaccines to win this.

time.com/5807097/corona… ̶-i̶s̶- ̶
Mar 20, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
This is how Hong Kong managed 'home quarantines' back in Jan/Feb

China tried to control the spread using its electronic ID system.
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Mar 18, 2020 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
Propaganda is dangerous

in.reuters.com/article/health… An old thread on propaganda
Mar 18, 2020 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Looking at what's happening in Italy, Spain, France & US & seeing coronavirus has infected Bolsonaro, Sophie Trudeau, Tom Hanks & others, it's tempting to think of it as a great leveller.
But, it has also highlighted huge disparities within society.
qz.com/1818862/corona… India: "But doctor, all four of us go to work. Even if all of us go to work every single day, we barely make enough money to sustain us."

thenewsminute.com/article/social…
Mar 18, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
India transferred over ₹3-lakh-crore of subsidies directly to people under its DBT program last year (thehindubusinessline.com/economy/direct…) The Trump administration to send $250 billion worth of checks to millions of Americans

nytimes.com/2020/03/17/us/…
Mar 17, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
If we have to beat the pandemic, we have to cooperate - not compete.

Great thread. Creative community initiative from South Africa

Mar 12, 2020 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
If India doesn't #FlattenTheCurve, then #coronavirus becomes a moral problem, which is much much harder to solve (compared to tech problems).

Check out this thread by @Yascha_Mounk @balajis "Allocation is a very complex and delicate choice."

#mustread thread by @Yascha_Mounk