Amit Varma

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Writer & columnist. Podcaster at seenunseen.in Blogger at India Uncut. Two-time winner of the Bastiat Prize for Journalism (2007 & 2015).

Mumbai indiauncut.com Joined February 2008

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Amit Varma @amitvarma Oct 9

"The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed," said Mahatma Gandhi.

On this, he was wrong.

@srajagopalan, @pranaykotas & I explain why in ep 11 of Watching the Wheels: youtube.com/watch?v=froFGP…

Also discussed: markets and the environment. 🙂

www.youtube.com Are We Running Out of Things? | Episode 11 | Watching the Wheels There are so many people! There are so few things! Are we going to ...

Amit Varma @amitvarma 6d

History holds many lessons for us—but we have to know it thoroughly first.

Will & Ariel Durant took one for the team!

@pranaykotas dips into their great book, The Lessons of History, for @srajagopalan & me in ep 15 of Watching the Wheels: youtube.com/watch?v=7e43qu…

Mad insights!

www.youtube.com The Lessons of History | Episode 15 | Watching the Wheels There are many lessons to be drawn from history — but one has to kn...

Amit Varma @amitvarma Nov 2

He went the IIT-IIM route, became a self-taught data genius, but then got off the treadmill to live a portfolio life.

@karthiks joins me in episode 456 of The Seen and the Unseen to share his insights from a lifetime of looking: seenunseen.in/episodes/2026/…

seenunseen.in Episode 456: Karthik Shashidhar Lives the Quantified Life | The Seen and the Unseen He went the IIT-IIM route, became a self-taught data genius, but then got off the treadmill to live a portfolio life. Karthik Shashidhar joins Amit Varma in episode 456 of the Seen and the Unseen to…

Amit Varma @amitvarma Oct 30

There are books that transcend the subject they seem to be about, & deliver mad insights about life itself.

In the Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch is one of them.

@srajagopalan , @pranaykotas & I go deep in episode 14 of Watching the Wheels: youtube.com/watch?v=JdVy0a…

Mad fun! 🙂

www.youtube.com In the Blink of an Eye | Episode 14 | Watching the Wheels There are books that transcend the subject they are supposedly abou...

Amit Varma @amitvarma Oct 23

I'm blown away that a book released in 1726 can feel SO relevant in the times we live in.

Gulliver's Travels rocks!

In ep 13 of Watching the Wheels, @srajagopalan educates @pranaykotas & me about the timeless genius of the book, & how much fun it is! 🙂

youtube.com/watch?v=j6KNyq…

www.youtube.com Gulliver’s Travels: A Modern Masterpiece | Episode 13 | Watching the Wheels Gulliver’s Travels, published in 1726, is a modern masterpiece. Its...