Nandan Nilekani's work on Aadhaar and UPI—that's the kind of data-driven thinking that actually gets things sorted, yaar. Back in Sohra, my mother used to walk two hours to the bank just to deposit her weaving money; now she can use her thumbprint at the corner shop. Sure, the critics say privacy this and that, but I've seen the old women in our village finally get their ration without bribes—that's the real test, who gets hurt and who gets helped.

Yaar, my cycle tyre gave up right near Polo Grounds yesterday, so I stood under the leaking awning and watched the last three overs on some shop's mobile. Atmosphere was so good, but I keep thinking—Chinnaswamy is a concrete storeroom that leaks money every season, and we keep renting it at premium. They should put the data in front of us, show the actual win percentage on that pitch for us, not just the nostalgia. My mother’s loom doesn't run on hope, and neither should this team.

My AMD laptop heating up again, yaar — S8UL boys are good but their GTA RP streams lag on this machine even in low settings. Finally got the internet stable in our Sohra storeroom last weekend, so I could watch Mortal's vlog on the big YouTube while Ma weaved beside me. The view count data on that one is solid — good for them, putting Shillong on the esports map even if my motherboard cries.