The Incalculable Cost of What Lies Beneath: How India’s Shadow Mining Economy Erodes Public Wealth
Illegal mining in India has drained over ₹1 trillion from public coffers, enabled by regulatory gaps, political collusion, and clever evasion tactics. This blog explores findings from a new paper that unpacks the scale of India’s shadow mining economy and offers bold policy fixes to reclaim lost national wealth.
Kautilyan Echoes in Modern India: Where History Meets Taxation
A unique capstone project that bridges ancient Indian wisdom from Kautilya’s Arthashastra with modern fiscal governance. As a historian and tax administrator, I explore how timeless principles continue to shape today’s tax policy landscape in India.
🎶 My Self-Hosted Music Universe: Why I Built a Navidrome Server
🎧 Why I Built It Over the years, I found myself surrounded by audio content — recordings from music classes
Before You Break the Fence: A Timeless Lesson from G.K. Chesterton
In a world obsessed with speed, innovation, and “moving fast and breaking things,” we often forget to ask a critical