PinnedRohini Lakshané·Mar 30, 2016Not-so-lonely planetA lyrical travel essay on friendship, distance, and human connection, capturing the emotional textures of life on the move.A response icon1A response icon1
PinnedRohini Lakshané·Mar 30, 2016AarohiniIn Sanskrit, the name of this blog means 'steadily ascending,' a 'rising octave,' or a 'climber,' depending on the context. My name is an ellipsis of it.
Rohini Lakshané·Sep 20तंत्रज्ञानाविषयीच्या नैतिक घबराटीपलीकडील धोरणविषयक कार्यतंत्रज्ञानविषयक आणि सामाजिक धोरणांच्या आखणीवरील चिंतन, नैतिक घबराटीची समीक्षा आणि तंत्रज्ञानाधारित उपायवाद, विषमता व अपंगत्वविषयक दृष्टिकोन
Rohini Lakshané·May 23Policy work beyond technological moral panicReflections on tech and social policy design, critiquing moral panic, and examining technosolutionism, inequality, and disability…
Rohini Lakshané·May 9The Glass CityA poem on glass towers, gated urbanism, and invisible labour, tracing the alienation and placelessness of modern cities.
Rohini Lakshané·Mar 26English translation of ‘Aabad’ by Shashwat BulusuThe Hindi song captures hope, confinement, and quiet rebellion.
Rohini Lakshané·Feb 11‘Scientific astrology’A humorous critique of ‘scientific astrology,’ examining belief, rationality, and the cultural authority of pseudoscience in modern India.
Rohini Lakshané·Jan 1525th anniversary of WikipediaMy message stored in a time capsule for this day on English Wikipedia’s 10th anniversary (15 January 2011). Explore how open knowledge…
Rohini Lakshané·Jan 3‘Hello madam’A light-hearted take on gendered salutations, identity, and everyday sexism through the recurring phrase ‘Hello madam.’