The Polymathic Pursuit

The Polymathic Pursuit

India's 70-Year Nuclear Bet: How the Kalpakkam Fast Breeder Reactor Could Power a Civilization for 400 Years
India's PFBR at Kalpakkam achieved first criticality on April 6 becoming the gateway to India's thorium energy future.
 • Rohit Nalluri
India's Week of Long Bets Paying Off
India achieves First Criticality at Kalpakkam Fast Breeder Nuclear Reactor, National Quantum Mission demos 1000km quantum-secure network, and other…
 • Rohit Nalluri
From Maharajas to Megabucks: The Evolution of Indian Sports (महाराजाओं से मेगाबक्स तक: भारतीय खेलों का विकास)
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 • Rohit Nalluri
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IPL & India's Sports Diplomacy
From Maharaja polo diplomacy to the IPL's $18.5 billion empire, how India built the world's most powerful sports soft power machine — and why cracks are…
 • Rohit Nalluri

March 2026

India Positive — Weekly Roundup
March 14–20, 2026: **Solar Supremacy, Space Debris Accountability, and the Drone Mission
 • Rohit Nalluri
The Real Life Crime Lords of Dhurandhar
How a banned Bollywood film about Pakistani criminals became Pakistan's #1 hit, why the real criminals are darker than fiction and why Dhurandhar is…
 • Rohit Nalluri
The Astra Mk3 Changes Asia's Air War. Here's Why Almost Nobody Is Talking About It.
India's SFDR test on February 3rd unlocked the Astra Mk3 — a 350km missile that outranges China's PL-15. Here's what just changed in Asian airpower.
 • Rohit Nalluri
India Positive Weekly: The Ring Closes, $240B AI Bet, and Space Cabs
This Week: Delhi completes India's first ring metro, the AI Summit announces $240 billion in commitments, and Skyroot prepares to launch Vikram-1.
 • Rohit Nalluri

February 2026

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