Manu Joseph
@manujosephsan
Books: Why the Poor Don't Kill Us. The Illicit Happiness of Other People. Serious Men. Miss Laila, Armed...Creator of the Netflix series, ‘Decoupled’.
When a man dies on a treadmill, people mutter that it’s nature’s warning against physical exertion. When a woman dies after injecting a potion of youth, it is marketing for the product. But, try as you might, the human face cannot mask its age. My latest livemint.com/opinion/online…
What being in awe of Israel actually says about human nature. Awe is an omen that neutrality is impossible. Even the most objective observer gets dragged in. Awe is how human nature reminds us that we are emotional before we are analytical. My latest: livemint.com/opinion/online…
2010-2020 those who quit religion grew by 270 million, second only to growth of Muslims (347 m). This may bring hope to to the godless and also the religious. Strip away their own gods and everyone is an atheist. But there is a reason hope is naive. livemint.com/opinion/online…
What Elon Musk can learn from the richest man ever who financed the wars and rise of dangerous emperors, and even asked for his money back "with interest". livemint.com/opinion/online…
Why the superstar drugs that eat our hunger won't cause a revolution Two drugs are generating the sort of cultural excitement that only Viagra once did. Like Viagra, their effects are visible, and often not attributed to the medicine. Semaglutide and Tirzepatide, known by their…
If you ever miss my column you can always catch it in the Economist ten years later.
Gated communities offer the option to experience a lifestyle like leaving India without actually leaving. It seems this column in @TheEconomist has been written by @manujosephsan 😀
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There’s a difference between power and influence. American billionaires should learn from third world countries that a billionaire is no match for a strongman. In backing Trump’s transformation of America, the super-rich have sacrificed their true power for mere influence.…
How come there’s peace even in the face of staggering inequality? Why the Poor Don’t Kill Us is a razor-sharp look at the uncomfortable truths of Indian society. @manujosephsan pulls no punches in this unflinching critique of privilege and power. Preorder now for a read that…
Despite its stature, English has failed in India. Its ubiquity is a residue of its past privilege, like the vast assets of a sinking aristocrat. The class whose world is framed in English are, in my view, amateur Indians, and their world is dying. In fact, the death of Indian…
I am releasing a book after eight years. My first "non-fiction". WHY THE POOR DON'T KILL US.
What awe for Israel says about us Awe draws you in. Through awe, even objective observers pick a side. It is as though awe is nature’s way of forcing people to accept that they are primarily emotional above analytical. Read free on my site: bymanujoseph.com/2025/07/04/wha…
Between 2010 and 2020, the number of people who don't have a religion grew by 270 million, second only to the growth of Muslims who grew by 347 million. But there is a reason why this may not make the world a better place. Read free here: bymanujoseph.com/2025/06/26/the…
Dear @Olympics, this is not true. Warm regards.
🚨 Delhi is fully prepared to host the 2036 Olympic Games - CM Rekha Gupta.
Wherever there is war there are Indian "medical students" who have to be extricated. Iran, Ukraine. 110 Indian Students Evacuated From Iran, Land In Delhi ndtv.com/india-news/110… via @ndtv
Iranians fleeing Tehran in the middle of war is more orderly and aesthetic than any given moment in any Indian city.
Not fake news.
Pictures of Tehran in ashes after Israeli attack. Just kidding, this is just India on a normal day.