Writing is enriching when there are no ROIs to extract or CVs to manufacture. The key impulse is to excavate the erased histories that do not fit within neat frames of the politics of knowledge production. Do not write when one has nothing much to say. Writing is about the self.

The sense of being mortal outside the OPD in a hospital is a reminder of the myriad challenges which human lives navigate. The basics remain the same, the optics on Insta are a jarring contrast if not an escape mechanism from the pathos of the moment.

The variegated geographies of #decarbonisation will map the power hierarchies of the day, some regions will be hubs and leaders making the pivot from hydrocarbons as the infrastructure of production is available, such as Singapore and Norway with the talent to transition.

Happy 57th Singapore! There is a lot to be grateful for.

I am eternally indebted to the learnings, multiple work opportunities and generous scholarships at NUS and NTU over the past 13 years. I have made mentors, lifelong friends and have family in Singapore too. Even though i am way this year for NDP in Mumbai, i hope to be back for Laksa and Chicken Rice soon at the Block 107A Kopitiam on 112 Street on Clementi Road, which has been my urban kampung.

I shall follow the NDP programs on YouTube as a proud Singapore-Phile while i hum Majulah Singapura under my breath.

#ndp2022

The issues with implementing #ESG are one of incomprehensibility of ‘scale’. ESG for a platform economy player will be one of ‘partner’ welfare, vis-à-vis a hydrocarbon major with deep pockets. Recognizing scale and appreciating contextual specificity is key to delivery.

For sustainability/ESG/Climate/BHR professionals of any age, especially the recent graduates, the terrain and the texture of the industry is evolving at a rapid pace of change. The era of climate/BHR litigation is here and ESG will be a statutory compliance issue. Learn some law.

I have three primary interests in intellectual and practical terms: ESG, Building Ventures and Writing Erased Histories of Migrant Workers in the Indian Ocean Region. All of them are embodied interests with a deep core.

From Chai Karak to Cutting Chai to Teh Halia, Tea for the migrant is edible migrant infrastructure, right?

Bollywood needs to reimagine in order to stay relevant in the global gambit for eyeballs. Be Bollywood, bring the Swades, Lunchbox, Madras Cafe and Piku magic back.

#ESG is mainly viewed through a compliance lens, but it is a ripe site waiting for innovation and a redoing of ways.