Why don't Indians read for pleasure?

Examining the different aspect of book culture in India

Feb 11 • Anurag Minus Verma

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The Epstein Files & dangerous boredom of rich people.

Everything told to you about Rich People was fake.

Feb 3 • Anurag Minus Verma

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December 2025

So how will you remember 2025 ?

The Paradox of memory

Dec 29, 2025 • Anurag Minus Verma

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Notes from a Hectic Month

and the FAQs of readers

Dec 22, 2025 • Anurag Minus Verma

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November 2025

A Small Story of Writing, Rejection, and Finding My Voice

A Personal History of Rejection and Return

Nov 21, 2025 • Anurag Minus Verma

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Future of emotions in the age of ChatGPT

How AI is altering our relationship with language

Nov 2, 2025 • Anurag Minus Verma

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October 2025

Homebound and quite act of crying in theatre

Why we even cry while consuming any work of art.

Oct 7, 2025 • Anurag Minus Verma

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My Debut Non fiction book is now out!

The Great Indian Brain Rot: Love, Lies and Algorithms in Digital India

Oct 2, 2025 • Anurag Minus Verma

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September 2025

The Slow Disappearance of Smoking and Drinking Culture

On the fading cool of cigarettes, the decline of hangovers, and the rise of stranger pleasures

Sep 14, 2025 • Anurag Minus Verma

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August 2025

Independence or Just Another Long Weekend?

What does 15th August mean ?

Aug 15, 2025 • Anurag Minus Verma

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Love in India and Other Dangerous Delusions

(And how Bollywood sees it)

Aug 11, 2025 • Anurag Minus Verma

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July 2025

A Decade After Masaan: The Rise of OTT and the Fall of Indie Cinema’s Hope

Is cinema now dead?

Jul 29, 2025 • Anurag Minus Verma

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