The Tintin Memoirs

Malyaj Kaloni

Where do I even begin. Tintin and Asterix are etched into memory like childhood itself. Like the numerous cities that I grew up in, I also grew up in the ... Read more

Quick Reviews – Shogun

Malyaj Kaloni

Finished watching Shogun on Jio Hotstar. It’s a long watch with 10 episodes of nearly one hour each. Before I arrived on the shores of this epic saga, I had ... Read more

Everybody needs the two P’s

Malyaj Kaloni

I don’t call recall when we were introduced to philosophy. It was probably in high school, because in Class 11 I opted for science and since then have not touched ... Read more

My book writing journey

Malyaj Kaloni

If you are using a desktop to read this blog, you can see a link to my book on the right. It took me about a year to write the ... Read more

All about Business Aircraft (Part I)

Malyaj Kaloni

Why am I writing about business aircraft? Because I have worked in this industry for a decade and I understand it well. Unlike other matters I comment about on this ... Read more

National Language Trolls

Malyaj Kaloni

News about friction between Hindi speakers and Kannada speakers keeps popping up with alarming regularity nowadays. After every such incident, both sides come out with knives and daggers on Reddit ... Read more

Acche Din (for Pakistan Army?)

Malyaj Kaloni

The opposition in India has got yet another opportunity to point out a foreign policy failure for the Modi government. This time it is the meeting between Donald Trump and ... Read more

On the Air India crash

Malyaj Kaloni

There is something terrible about an airplane crashing. Or the fear of one crashing while you are on it. Experts will educate you that statistically air travel is the safest ... Read more

Notes from Kazakhstan

Malyaj Kaloni

We visited Kazakhstan as part of our first trip to Central Asia. The other country was Uzbekistan. You can read about our experiences in Uzbekistan here. (Disclaimer – this is ... Read more

Notes from Uzbekistan

Malyaj Kaloni

I have earlier written about my interest in former Soviet countries. In June 2025 I visited another two of them – Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. To Indians not well versed with ... Read more