For over two decades, I've referred to Alice Munro as my favorite living writer. Heartbroken that she's gone.

Here's my favourite short story of hers: newyorker.com/magazine/2013/…

My favourite collection of hers is Runaway: amzn.in/d/eHLysjk

Read something good today. 🙂

Happy Birthday Ludwig Wittgenstein! (26 April 1889). Often considered one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century. In his lifetime, he published just one slim, highly influential and dense book, the 75-page Tractatus Logicus Philosophicus (1921), one article, one book

. #Balochistan has seen increasing attacks on #Chinese interests, since the start of the year.


Amit Bhandari & Aditya Shinde point out that the growing unrest reflects 🇵🇰’s failure to address key #development issues in the mineral-rich region.
gatewayhouse.in/spiraling-viol…

Transitioning to #developing country status is a major milestone and opens various opportunities.

This infographic highlights the 15 countries from #Asia , #Africa and #PacificIslands , which are on the path of graduating from #LDC to developing country: gatewayhouse.in/least-develope…

My tribute in The Telegraph to the protein scientist and pioneering food historian KT Achaya, whose birth centenary falls this week. Dr Achaya happened to be my godfather.
telegraphindia.com/opinion/a-gods…