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A Poster at Lime Street
Some reflections about Liverpool.
 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya
The City That Invited Me to Take a Walk
London, Liverpool, and what leaving India for the first time does to your priors.
 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya
The Atheist Discomfort of a Social Market Liberal
On finding no political home in India.
 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya
The New Tap-In, Tap-Out
On measuring the wrong thing, again
 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya
Kebabs and Strangers
On weddings, strangers, and the stress that helps
 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya
Between the imposter & the overconfident
And the uncomfortable space in between.
 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya
The Kolkata Book Fair, After 8 Years
I visited the Kolkata Book Fair 2026. After almost 8 years. Here is the ordinary analysis of everything I observed.
 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya
Bapu & Binaries
I had written briefly about the SRK vs Aamir pop binary, a debate that dominated pop discourse while I was growing up.
 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya
How much Gig is India’s Gig work?
If you can't say no without penalty, is it really gig work?
 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya
Grief, Gratitude & a Shitty Year
On 10th November 2025, around 7:50 PM, I received a distressing news.
 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya
Trick or Treats?
Last week (Oct 30), an NRI colleague asked me about Halloween celebrations in India.
 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya
5 Seats or 7? Average or Peak?
On optimizing for the norm vs the exception
 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya
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