Prabhu Guptara
@prabhuguptara.bsky.social
Board consultant, poet, publisher (www.saltdesertmedia.com; www.globalresiliencepub.com; www.pipparannbooks.com); focusing on India, Quantum Computing, Fusion Energy, Technology Strategy, Global Trends
balancing the offering of the option, against the power which that option also puts in the hands of so many people who'll prioritise not the best interests of others but their own profit?
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November 22, 2025 at 9:24 AM
balancing the offering of the option, against the power which that option also puts in the hands of so many people who'll prioritise not the best interests of others but their own profit?
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Oh, I am sad to hear that, and totally understand.
Thanks mate.
I have a chronic condition and fully expect, later in life, to want the option to say “enough”.
It’s decades away, but nevertheless I hope the option is available to me. And others.
I have a chronic condition and fully expect, later in life, to want the option to say “enough”.
It’s decades away, but nevertheless I hope the option is available to me. And others.
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Oh, I am sad to hear that, and totally understand.
Oh, I am sad to hear that, and totally understand.
Thanks mate.
I have a chronic condition and fully expect, later in life, to want the option to say “enough”.
It’s decades away, but nevertheless I hope the option is available to me. And others.
I have a chronic condition and fully expect, later in life, to want the option to say “enough”.
It’s decades away, but nevertheless I hope the option is available to me. And others.
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Oh, I am sad to hear that, and totally understand.
Is it true that any #nation that cannot tell the difference between a #thinker & a #terrorist will inevitably soon have neither thinkers nor safety?
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#GlobalResiliencepublishing #PippaRannBooks #SaltDesertMedia @freedomofthoughts.bsky.social @freedomofinfo.bsky.social
Intellectuals as Terrorists..!
I blinked twice when I read what the Delhi police told the Supreme Court. They said that sometimes intellectuals are more dangerous than a terrorist. Was this the voice of a non-intellectual thinker b...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Is it true that any #nation that cannot tell the difference between a #thinker & a #terrorist will inevitably soon have neither thinkers nor safety?
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#GlobalResiliencepublishing #PippaRannBooks #SaltDesertMedia @freedomofthoughts.bsky.social @freedomofinfo.bsky.social
bobsbanter.com/intellectual...
#GlobalResiliencepublishing #PippaRannBooks #SaltDesertMedia @freedomofthoughts.bsky.social @freedomofinfo.bsky.social
Which is the largest #campus #Thanksgiving dinner for #internationalstudents in the world?
Could it have been started 40 years ago, with this year's Dinner to be held *this evening* in the #Dome at #SyracuseUniversity?
@syracuseuniversity.bsky.social #GlobalResiliencePublishing
Could it have been started 40 years ago, with this year's Dinner to be held *this evening* in the #Dome at #SyracuseUniversity?
@syracuseuniversity.bsky.social #GlobalResiliencePublishing
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Which is the largest #campus #Thanksgiving dinner for #internationalstudents in the world?
Could it have been started 40 years ago, with this year's Dinner to be held *this evening* in the #Dome at #SyracuseUniversity?
@syracuseuniversity.bsky.social #GlobalResiliencePublishing
Could it have been started 40 years ago, with this year's Dinner to be held *this evening* in the #Dome at #SyracuseUniversity?
@syracuseuniversity.bsky.social #GlobalResiliencePublishing
Thank you.
But just to be clear, *I* didn't say they were.
I said:
In every case, follow not only the arguments & the logic but follow also & most importantly which decision will make the most profit for which individuals & groups
Many "moral" positions are merely a mask for money interests
But just to be clear, *I* didn't say they were.
I said:
In every case, follow not only the arguments & the logic but follow also & most importantly which decision will make the most profit for which individuals & groups
Many "moral" positions are merely a mask for money interests
Assisted Dying and Capital Punishment are not the same thing. Not even remotely
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Thank you.
But just to be clear, *I* didn't say they were.
I said:
In every case, follow not only the arguments & the logic but follow also & most importantly which decision will make the most profit for which individuals & groups
Many "moral" positions are merely a mask for money interests
But just to be clear, *I* didn't say they were.
I said:
In every case, follow not only the arguments & the logic but follow also & most importantly which decision will make the most profit for which individuals & groups
Many "moral" positions are merely a mask for money interests
#Assisteddying & #capitalpunishment … how can #Starmer oppose one & not the other?
It is good to consider arguments & logic
But always follow the #money
Which decision will lead to *which* #companies & #individuals gaining the mighty thing called #money?
www.thenewworld.co.uk/sonia-sodha-...
It is good to consider arguments & logic
But always follow the #money
Which decision will lead to *which* #companies & #individuals gaining the mighty thing called #money?
www.thenewworld.co.uk/sonia-sodha-...
Assisted dying and capital punishment … how can Starmer oppose one and not the other?
The more Kim Leadbeater’s bill is subjected to close scrutiny, the worse it looks
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
#Assisteddying & #capitalpunishment … how can #Starmer oppose one & not the other?
It is good to consider arguments & logic
But always follow the #money
Which decision will lead to *which* #companies & #individuals gaining the mighty thing called #money?
www.thenewworld.co.uk/sonia-sodha-...
It is good to consider arguments & logic
But always follow the #money
Which decision will lead to *which* #companies & #individuals gaining the mighty thing called #money?
www.thenewworld.co.uk/sonia-sodha-...
One of my acquaintances from the USA writes to say that this is a brilliant article by my son:
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But perhaps you have a different evaluation of it? Let me know either here, or via DM
www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-th...
But perhaps you have a different evaluation of it? Let me know either here, or via DM
How to Be a Thought Leader
Reflections from the Global Peter Drucker Forum 2025 Masterclasses, Vienna. Last week I had the surreal privilege of hosting the Global Peter Drucker Forum Masterclasses — a full day in conversation w...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
One of my acquaintances from the USA writes to say that this is a brilliant article by my son:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-th...
But perhaps you have a different evaluation of it? Let me know either here, or via DM
www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-th...
But perhaps you have a different evaluation of it? Let me know either here, or via DM
In the midst of all the darkness, there is good news, which we should treasure and celebrate
How a "Lower Middle Income state" has achieved what even some of the richest countries haven't
economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-c...
How a "Lower Middle Income state" has achieved what even some of the richest countries haven't
economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-c...
Kerala’s end of extreme poverty: How a lower-middle-income state achieved what few others have - The Economic Times
It should also be noted that it is extreme destitution that is being considered. It would be a different story if the threshold for poverty were much higher. NITI Aayog uses National Multidimensional ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
In the midst of all the darkness, there is good news, which we should treasure and celebrate
How a "Lower Middle Income state" has achieved what even some of the richest countries haven't
economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-c...
How a "Lower Middle Income state" has achieved what even some of the richest countries haven't
economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-c...
Perhaps of interest?
November 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Perhaps of interest?
Bobhttps://bobsbanter.com/my-harmonica-and-our-country/
My Harmonica and Our Country..!
My wife gifted me a harmonica for my birthday. Not because she thought I needed a new hobby, but because she had not heard me play for a long time. I had a few harmonicas
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November 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Bobhttps://bobsbanter.com/my-harmonica-and-our-country/
On a medicine guaranteed to worsen the disease:
indianexpress.com/article/opin...
#India #Bihar #SIR #IndianElections #IndiaDemocracy
indianexpress.com/article/opin...
#India #Bihar #SIR #IndianElections #IndiaDemocracy
Yogendra Yadav writes on nation-wide SIR: Exclusionary exercise masquerading as reform
SIR has resulted in a worsening in all key respects: Sharp decline in adult-elector ratio, disproportionate deletions of women and Muslims, and continued presence of glaring inaccuracies in the voters...
indianexpress.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
On a medicine guaranteed to worsen the disease:
indianexpress.com/article/opin...
#India #Bihar #SIR #IndianElections #IndiaDemocracy
indianexpress.com/article/opin...
#India #Bihar #SIR #IndianElections #IndiaDemocracy
"Indian jugaad manifests individual creativity constrained by resources. An infrastructure of knowledge, critique and collaboration, and the ability to iterate and fail would take this innate creativity and build societal innovation. Yet as a society, we lack this" - #RuchiGupta, Substack
#jugaad
#jugaad
October 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
"Indian jugaad manifests individual creativity constrained by resources. An infrastructure of knowledge, critique and collaboration, and the ability to iterate and fail would take this innate creativity and build societal innovation. Yet as a society, we lack this" - #RuchiGupta, Substack
#jugaad
#jugaad
What a terrific column from #BobClementstheWriter, three of whose books I am scheduled to publish, starting some time in 2026 (dates, etc, just being settled in the next few weeks):
bobsbanter.com/read-read-re...
bobsbanter.com/read-read-re...
Read, Read, Read..!
With three of my books lying with the publishers, I decided to give myself a small holiday. Not a trip to the mountains or the beaches, but something even more thrilling, a journey through pages. I
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October 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
What a terrific column from #BobClementstheWriter, three of whose books I am scheduled to publish, starting some time in 2026 (dates, etc, just being settled in the next few weeks):
bobsbanter.com/read-read-re...
bobsbanter.com/read-read-re...
Do #eliteinstitutions in #India perpetuate systemic inequality based on #caste
madrascourier.com/opinion/cast...
madrascourier.com/opinion/cast...
Caste In The Corridors Of Power: How India’s Elite Institutions Perpetuate Inequality | Madras Courier
madrascourier.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Do #eliteinstitutions in #India perpetuate systemic inequality based on #caste
madrascourier.com/opinion/cast...
madrascourier.com/opinion/cast...
You could say, "How astonishing!"
Or you could say, "Oh, not in this as well!"
Or you could say, "And what did you expect?!"
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/01/1...
Or you could say, "Oh, not in this as well!"
Or you could say, "And what did you expect?!"
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/01/1...
OpenAI is huge in India. Its models are steeped in caste bias.
India is OpenAI’s second-largest market, but ChatGPT and Sora reproduce caste stereotypes that harm millions of people.
www.technologyreview.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
You could say, "How astonishing!"
Or you could say, "Oh, not in this as well!"
Or you could say, "And what did you expect?!"
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/01/1...
Or you could say, "Oh, not in this as well!"
Or you could say, "And what did you expect?!"
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/01/1...
#religions that threaten and humiliate, as well as religions that harmonise and elevate
The case in #India today
countercurrents.org/2025/10/rake...
The case in #India today
countercurrents.org/2025/10/rake...
Rakesh Kishore defined Hindutva version of Sanatana Dharma in India’s highest court | Countercurrents
There is a spiritual saying: “The Word was God.” But Rakesh Kishore, a 71-year-old senior advocate at the Supreme Court, redefined the Word to be killed—and did so in the Supreme Court of India itself...
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October 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
#religions that threaten and humiliate, as well as religions that harmonise and elevate
The case in #India today
countercurrents.org/2025/10/rake...
The case in #India today
countercurrents.org/2025/10/rake...
You may know that I started in publishing in memory of my wife, 6 years ago, at the age of 70, knowing nothing about the industry earlier.
The best way of keeping up with my progress is to have a quick glance through the latest catalogue 😊
That should soon be uploaded to www.pipparannbooks.com
The best way of keeping up with my progress is to have a quick glance through the latest catalogue 😊
That should soon be uploaded to www.pipparannbooks.com
Book Shop - Pippa Rann Books & Media
Please select the appropriate currency via the buttons to the right of the page. Orders from the UK & Europe are priced in pounds sterling – GBP. Orders from the US, Canada and the Americas are priced...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
You may know that I started in publishing in memory of my wife, 6 years ago, at the age of 70, knowing nothing about the industry earlier.
The best way of keeping up with my progress is to have a quick glance through the latest catalogue 😊
That should soon be uploaded to www.pipparannbooks.com
The best way of keeping up with my progress is to have a quick glance through the latest catalogue 😊
That should soon be uploaded to www.pipparannbooks.com
A robust defence of #IndianEnglish, in time for #IndianEnglishDay (October the 5th)
www.thenewsminute.com/voices/engli...
#Hindi #languagesofindia #officiallanguagesofIndia
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#Hindi #languagesofindia #officiallanguagesofIndia
www.thenewsminute.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
A robust defence of #IndianEnglish, in time for #IndianEnglishDay (October the 5th)
www.thenewsminute.com/voices/engli...
#Hindi #languagesofindia #officiallanguagesofIndia
www.thenewsminute.com/voices/engli...
#Hindi #languagesofindia #officiallanguagesofIndia
Travelling in #India on holiday?
Worth discovering the #Mysore #Bangalore area
www.amazon.in/Marvels-Myso...
Worth discovering the #Mysore #Bangalore area
www.amazon.in/Marvels-Myso...
Amazon.in
www.amazon.in
October 2, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Travelling in #India on holiday?
Worth discovering the #Mysore #Bangalore area
www.amazon.in/Marvels-Myso...
Worth discovering the #Mysore #Bangalore area
www.amazon.in/Marvels-Myso...
Glad to learn that the battle for #publicmedia is not lost at least in the #USA:
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/29/p...
#media #journalism #newspapers #magazines #americanmedia
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/29/p...
#media #journalism #newspapers #magazines #americanmedia
Who Will Save Public Media?
Congress eliminated the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Can philanthropy and major foundations keep public media alive?
washingtonmonthly.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Glad to learn that the battle for #publicmedia is not lost at least in the #USA:
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/29/p...
#media #journalism #newspapers #magazines #americanmedia
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/29/p...
#media #journalism #newspapers #magazines #americanmedia
#Ojai, #California, November the 1st, #StephenPHuyler's next public lecture
www.ojaihub.com/bridles-brah...
#memoir @gypsyincalif.bsky.social #booktok
www.ojaihub.com/bridles-brah...
#memoir @gypsyincalif.bsky.social #booktok
Bridles & Brahmins: An Ojai Rebel’s Journey from Ranch Trails to the Temples of India - Ojai Hub
Bridles & BrahminsAn Ojai Rebel’s Journey from Ranch Trails to the Temples of India
Over the last 40 years, Stephen Huyler has published a half-dozen books on the sacred arts of India, drawing on...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
#Ojai, #California, November the 1st, #StephenPHuyler's next public lecture
www.ojaihub.com/bridles-brah...
#memoir @gypsyincalif.bsky.social #booktok
www.ojaihub.com/bridles-brah...
#memoir @gypsyincalif.bsky.social #booktok