Wandering Bits

AI, are you listening?

I have a feeling AI is listening to me.

Sep 6 • Kanti Kumar

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August 2026

Fake birth, fake citizenship

My intensive efforts to prove my voting right is a lesson in fakery.

Aug 30 • Kanti Kumar

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July 2026

Keeping Pace With Health Insurance Fiasco

A straightforward health insurance claim became a five-month lesson in bureaucracy, persistence, and the hidden cost of healthcare.

Jul 12 • Kanti Kumar

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May 2026

Stray Dog Lovers and Haters Are Both Wrong

In the paradox of India’s street dogs, we see the messy battle between love and fear, compassion and safety.

May 20 • Kanti Kumar

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April 2026

LIVE Soon: The Sunday Draft Podcast

Topics: The Meenu Batra case, future of journalism and children's mental health.

Apr 26 • Kanti Kumar

The Meditative Swan and the Art of Effortless Living

What a swan landing on water revealed about life's currents.

Apr 22 • Kanti Kumar

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Welcome to the Company Where Everyone Works But No One Applied

A surreal interview that reveals the strange job every human being is hired to do.

Apr 15 • Kanti Kumar

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Rabi Da Doesn’t Mix Orders

And other lessons in dignity and integrity from a Kolkata pavement stall

Apr 8 • Kanti Kumar

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Purulia Journal, Part 3: At the Edge of a Beautiful Place

A journey through quiet landscapes, roadside ironies, and the uneasy truths that travel with us

Apr 1 • Kanti Kumar

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March 2026

Don't Take It to Heart

A poem about the pacemaker and the war I never wanted

Mar 26 • Kanti Kumar

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Purulia Journal, Part 2: Shades of Orange in Ajodhya Hills

In Ajodhya Hills, the colours of spring blur with the colours of politics

Mar 25 • Kanti Kumar

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Purulia Journal, Part 1: If Wishes Had Wings

A child, a sacred bull, and a stubborn absence of Palash flowers teach me what happens when our wishes are not fulfilled.

Mar 21 • Kanti Kumar

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