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March 19, 2023March 19, 2023

The Mahabharat Mega Thread

I tried something a little crazy on Twitter: narrated the entire 18 days of the Mahabharat war as a mega Twitter thread. At 149 tweets (which I posted over 6 days) – this was exhilarating and tiring. Go ahead, click on the tweet below and jump in.

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July 8, 2020July 8, 2020

The Fire Born

This is the second in a series of character origin stories from the Mahabharat. They never gave her a name.  She was her kingdom’s princess. She was her father’s daughter.  She was the colour of dusk.  Panchali. Draupadi. Krishna.  She was born out of a sacrificial fire. So was her brother. He knew his purpose….

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July 2, 2020July 2, 2020

The Bird Prince

This is the first in a series of character origin stories from the Mahabharat.  A young prince and his father, the king, are locked up in the deepest dungeon of their own palace. They have been utterly defeated by the enemy – their kingdom in shambles. The prince’s elder sister is to be married to…

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March 26, 2020March 27, 2020

The Product Managers of the Mahabharat

Over a meeting, someone recently asked me to describe the archetype of a product leader. While I answered the question, a broader thought stayed with me. What are the various archetypes of product managers? An archetype is a powerful storytelling device – making it easier for readers to identify and understand a concept. And PMs…

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February 24, 2020February 24, 2020

Here be Dragons

This is the second in a series of essays focused on the future of storytelling: the “Story Stack”. The first one was on the movie industry and covered the history of films and the rise of curators (and how they became the arbiters of quality). This one focuses on the written word and the publishing…

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February 5, 2020February 24, 2020

Cut to the Chase

I am working on a series of essays focused on the future of storytelling: the “Story Stack” – an entire ecosystem that I see developing around storytellers and creators. These essays will focus on the following topics: Part 1. Moving Pictures – Cut to the Chase (this essay) Part 2. Written Word – Here be…

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