Karthik BappanadThe Labyrinth of License Permit Raj MentalityA few months ago, National Medical Commission regulated that Tamil Nadu cannot have any additional seats because they deemed that the state…2 min read·Jan 18, 2024----
Karthik BappanadSuboptimality with security as a private goodThis was a blog I wrote in Nov-2013 after this ATM attack incident in Bengaluru (then Bangalore!). Earlier it was at…3 min read·Oct 4, 2023----
Karthik BappanadHonking level as an inverse index of governanceLast year, our Transport Minister was so irritated by honking sounds he could hear from his 11th floor residence that he started…2 min read·Jan 3, 2023----
Karthik Bappanadसत्यमेव तुष्टते — Embrace truth to empower oneselfBeing truthful and not lying is commonly taught as a moral virtue. Mundaka Upanishad proclaims सत्यमेव जयते — Truth alone wins. The German…2 min read·Dec 27, 2022----
Karthik BappanadFact checking Chakravarti SulibeleI happened to listen to a talk from Chakravarti Sulibele that he provided recently. The recording of his approximately 50 minutes speech is…4 min read·Jul 16, 2022----
Karthik BappanadKoo should aim higherAnd provide a “civil, liberal” alternative to Twitter.2 min read·Feb 14, 2021----
Karthik BappanadCybersecurity as a public goodThe highest level of professionalism, it can be said, is when you make the profession redundant.7 min read·Oct 25, 2020----
Karthik BappanadChoosing the good over the pleasantKathopanishad says “Blessed are they who choose the good over the pleasant”. Was thinking about it after I saw this scene next to Chembur…1 min read·Jun 1, 2019----
Karthik BappanadThe manicured gardensI was at the Mumbai clinic of Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal earlier today. These folks do a great job in providing Ayurvedic treatment for…2 min read·May 19, 2019----
Karthik BappanadThe fallacy of knowledgeThe ninth verse of Ishavasya Upanishad says2 min read·Dec 15, 2018----