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Kashyap Kompella

Kashyap Kompella

Articles by Kashyap Kompella

Race against time: As the US celebrates 250, Black History Month turns 100

Untitled - Man With Flag by artist David Hammons (1943-). How real is the struggle? On just one parameter, US Federal Reserve and census data indicates that about 44% of Blacks live in a home their family owns, compared to 73% of non-Hispanic Whites. (Glenstone Museum)

Updated on Jul 3, 2026 15:51 IST

Red, white and the blues: Kashyap Kompella writes on the American Dream at 250

As unions and worker protections weakened from the 1980s on, the massive US economy grew around the working classes rather than for them. (Above) Norman Rockwell’s Freedom from Want (1943). (Wikimedia)

Updated on Jul 3, 2026 12:07 IST

We are all now editors, curators: Kashyap Kompella on our role, in the age of AI

What we stand to lose, if we don't play our role right, is the kind of inspired, spontaneous art MF Husain created when he arrived for a talk at Indian School of Business, years ago, and decided to paint instead. No brushes were available, so he dipped his fingers in pigment and simply painted on a flip chart. (Image: Kashyap Kompella)

Updated on Jun 19, 2026 15:24 IST

Can you imagine...: Kashyap Kompella on creativity in the age of AI

(HT Illustration: Rahul Pakarath)

Updated on Jun 19, 2026 16:22 IST

Cool aid: What will it take to offset carbon cost of comfort in a warming world?

An estimated 8% to 10% of Indian households currently own an air-conditioner. As this figure rises, alongside summer temperatures, we’re not yet ready – but we could be. (Unsplash)

Updated on May 29, 2026 15:22 IST

Code red: What it will take to make it through summer

(HT Imaging via ChatGPT & Midjourney)

Updated on May 29, 2026 15:19 IST

What really is late-stage? Welcome to era of Capitollism, says Kashyap Kompella

(Shutterstock)

Updated on Apr 3, 2026 14:28 IST

The X Files: See how black money distorts our sense of wealth, earnings and self

(HT Illustration: Rahul Pakarath)

Updated on Mar 13, 2026 12:09 IST

Locked in the volt: Does the future of AI hinge on nuclear power?

A coal-fired power plant in Virginia. Data centres accounted for roughly 1.5% of global power demand in 2024. This could more than double by 2030. AI is the fastest-growing slice of total data-centre load. (Adobe Stock)

Updated on Feb 13, 2026 09:41 IST

Save as...: Why do women invest as they do, are there lessons in this for us?

NO WAY UP?: Women tend to find their savings stuck in a loop, in something akin to the Penrose stairs. Most of their money is held in more-liquid instruments such as gold and fixed deposits. Representation remains very low in high-growth instruments such as real-estate and business holdings and speculative instruments such as cryptocurrency, (HT Illustration: Rahul Pakarath)

Updated on Jan 9, 2026 12:13 IST

Can tech bring joy into classrooms?: Kashyap Kompella on AI

A still from the video for Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall (1979).

Updated on Dec 27, 2025 13:53 IST

Can tech bring joy into classrooms?: Kashyap Kompella on one possible future for AI

A still from the video for Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall (1979).

Updated on Dec 27, 2025 11:27 IST

Non-price inflation: When numbers lose all meaning

Updated on Oct 31, 2025 12:20 IST

Where is all your money going?: Kashyap Kompella on personal inflation

(HT Illustration: Rahul Pakarath)

Updated on Oct 31, 2025 14:52 IST

Saudi Arabia and the world: Learning from Riyadh’s realism in foreign policy

Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy doctrine mirrors its energy policy: Maintain multiple outlets, reduce dependency on any single channel, and convert engagement into bargaining power. (AFP)

Updated on Oct 29, 2025 15:40 IST

Mirror, mirror...: What to worry about when you worry about AI

(HT illustration: Rahul Pakarath)

Updated on Oct 24, 2025 12:07 IST

Bombs away: Kashyap Kompella writes on the future of war

(HT Imaging: Puneet Kumar)

Updated on Aug 29, 2025 13:00 IST

The future of money: Kashyap Kompella on what’s next for this pivotal invention

When code replaces coin, we are no longer redesigning currency. We are redesigning control, compliance and consequence. (HT Illustration: Puneet Kumar via Midjourney)

Updated on Jul 25, 2025 14:32 IST

Stoicism 101: What is it and how deeply does it resonate in India?

Generated by Kashyap Kompella via ChatGPT.

Updated on Jun 27, 2025 11:17 IST

Stoic in the boardroom: An interview with Wall Street mogul Robert Rosenkranz

Updated on Jun 27, 2025 14:39 IST

Bleeding blue: All that we are looking to extract from the oceans

The US NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)’s remotely operated vehicle, Deep Discoverer, scans the seas around the Paganini underwater mountain in the Pacific. (Image NOAA)

Updated on May 31, 2025 09:39 IST

Who’s rich? Who’s poor? Who’s middle-class?

How unequal are we? The bottom half of the country currently owns less than 7% of the nations wealth. The top 1% controls nearly 40%. And the gap is growing.

Updated on May 4, 2025 01:31 IST

Why are you so tired all the time?: Kashyap Kompella breaks it down

(HT Illustration: Puneet Kumar)

Updated on Mar 13, 2025 13:56 IST

Tech that listens, talks back: Kashyap Kompella lists his top finds of 2024

The School of Life app offers sagely advice on daily concerns.

Updated on Dec 28, 2024 09:37 IST

Prize sensitive: Is it time for a change in how the Nobels are awarded?

(Adobe Stock)

Updated on Dec 6, 2024 13:49 IST

Plot twist: A quick history of charts, the elegant messengers of math

(HT illustration: Puneet Kumar; Images: Adobe Firefly)

Updated on Nov 9, 2024 11:00 IST

Prompt response: Wknd interview with Madhumita Murgia, author of Code Dependent

(HT Photo: Bhushan Koyande; Imaging: Monica Gupta)

Updated on May 10, 2024 07:24 IST

Stick around and find out: New frontiers in the effort to live ‘forever’

(HT Illustration: Rahul Krishnan)

Updated on May 7, 2024 07:40 IST

Planet of the apps: See what the average day will look like in five years

Based on how one has slept and one’s energy levels, a smart calendar will reorganise meetings and tasks. (HT illustration by Mohit Suneja)

Updated on Feb 9, 2024 17:20 IST

When stares align: Kashyap Kompella on why we care so little about data privacy

(HT Imaging: Puneet Kumar)

Updated on Dec 1, 2023 16:12 IST

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