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Gaurav Kamath

Gaurav Kamath is a staff writer at ALMA MAG. He hopes his degree in philosophy will get him more than a job at McDonald’s, but that is still a working hypothesis.

Culture Couch

The King’s Indian

Gaurav Kamath -
From Chaturanga to Modern Chess
Reflections

On Childhood, Fear, and Retrospect

Gaurav Kamath -
The world is, at least at an instinctive level, less scary as a grown-up.
Topical Comments

On Indians Caring About American Politics

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"The American way of life—through entertainment, social media, and a whole lot of junk food—has touched even those in the most remote parts of the world."
Ends of the Earth

When Bengaluru’s Lakes Dried Up

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"In fact, most of Bengaluru’s water bodies died far before the city even began turning into the crowded metropolis it is today."
Pages from a Diary

On Dogs, The Odyssey & Life At Large

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“Ulysses shed a tear; I only dirtied a linen shirt.”
Reflections

On The Semantic Wonder of Foul Language

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"Profanity conveys emotion in a manner that ‘cleaner’ language struggles to—and who wouldn’t want the ability to so powerfully and instantaneously express emotion?"
Reflections

Reinhart Koselleck and The History Question

Gaurav Kamath -
The ways we place ourselves in the grand scheme of things

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