What can we learn from gradient descent?Imagine you climbed up a hill early in the morning and suddenly the weather has changed! It is no longer sunny and clear anymore, but…Jun 10, 2021Jun 10, 2021
Butterfly Effect: The Battle of Plassey.Almost a decade ago, I remember taking a train to a little known town in the district of Nadia in West Bengal. We were going to visit the…Sep 26, 2020Sep 26, 2020
Is there any scientific basis for systemic or institutional racism?In this article, partially motivated by the protests against the death of George Floyd, I would like to address the age old question about…Jun 3, 2020Jun 3, 2020
On the positives of mental health “disorders”.In this short (and scrappily written) article I would like to challenge the way our modern society thinks about mental health disorders…May 4, 2020May 4, 2020
Intuition, Learning and Neural Networks.I have always had a penchant for deep thoughts — and some of my deepest thoughts are often the result of Sunday morning musings. As I was…Aug 18, 2019Aug 18, 2019
The flaws of tech interviewsIn this post, I would like to write down my thoughts about one of the MAIN problems in tech industry, technical interviews! It is quite…Feb 7, 2019Feb 7, 2019
Thus Spoke Nietzsche!A cool wintery breeze woke me up from my slumber. At first, I couldn’t place myself. It was a dark room with just one window that allowed…Nov 24, 2018Nov 24, 2018
Uncertainty Principle and decision making.I would like to start this essay by first explaining the concept of uncertainty principle. In February 1927, an aspiring German physicist…May 11, 20181May 11, 20181