Journal
Thoughts on cinema, learning & the planet.
Essays on why classrooms stopped working, what cinema can teach education, and the climate emergency already in our streets.
EdTech
What 11 Students Taught Us About Experiential Learning.
A first-pilot field report from a Chennai classroom. What the data said, what the teachers saw, and why the student who rated us lowest taught us the most.
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Classroom Boredom Is Not a Discipline Problem. It’s a Design Problem.
What the research actually says about why students disengage — and why the answer has nothing to do with effort or attitude.
Read the full essay →Climate
Chennai’s Children Are Living the Climate Crisis. Not Reading About It.
While the world debates policy, our children are already paying the price. What the data — and the streets — show.
Read the full essay →Cinema
What Twenty Years in Television Taught Me About Storytelling That Matters
From R.K. Selvamani’s floor to the Busan Film Festival — what I learned, what I unlearned, and what I carry.
Read on Substack →Founder Notes
Why I Am Building Three Things at Once — And Why That Is the Only Way
Cinema, EdTech, social impact. To some people this looks scattered. Here is why it is the only coherent choice.
Read on Substack →Cinema
The Producer Is the Most Misunderstood Person in Indian Cinema.
Everyone thinks we write cheques and get out of the way. That’s the myth destroying our industry.
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India Is Producing Certificates, Not Competence.
15 million trained. 82% of employers still can’t find skilled talent. The credential economy is producing a crisis we cannot afford.
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We Built an Experiential Learning Platform. Then Added MCQs. Here’s Why.
A founder’s note on why the most honest EdTech decision is the uncomfortable one — and what it took to admit it.
Read the full essay →Neuroscience
Your Brain Is Forgetting Everything. Here Is Why That Matters.
The forgetting curve is not a flaw. It is a feature. And understanding it changes everything about how we should be teaching — and learning.
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