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We make thousands of decisions every day using remarkably little conscious thought. In a conversation around his new book ‘Micro Stimuli’, Biju Dominic explains what that means for AI, communication, and the way we persuade ourselves and others.
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
Chaos, craft and the return of the auteur
Ronaan Roy
Former Deputy General Manager | Mahindra
My annual curtain-raiser: the likely winners, the dark horses, and the one film you should actually watch.
Ronaan Roy
Former Deputy General Manager | Mahindra
Books, films and cultural works that help us see the Middle East beyond the noise of geopolitics
Founding Fuel
An exploration on the art of Kolkata during Durga Puja
Ronaan Roy
Former Deputy General Manager | Mahindra
Experiencing the world’s largest street art festival
Founding Fuel
Cultural festivals succeed when they put community before commerce and independence before sponsorship—while continuously experimenting to stay relevant and inclusive. Insights from the builders of the Bangalore Lit Fest and Mumbai’s MAMI film festival
Founding Fuel
A journey through Dijon and Lyon reveals France at its finest—sublime food, world-class wines, and centuries of history
Aayush Soni
Independent Journalist
A selection of books for different age groups (and for the child in you)
Karthika Gopalakrishnan
Director | Neev Literature Festival
A review and breakdown of the nominees of the main categories of the 2025 Oscars and their chances of winning
Ronaan Roy
Former Deputy General Manager | Mahindra
It’s a window to learning, making connections, and a form of personal riches
Krishna Jha
Independent investor
My 10 recommendations of avant-garde films screened at the MAMI film festival, 2024
Uma Narain
Former Founding Dean | School of Liberal Arts, NMIMS University
If you revel in culture, history, and architecture, there’s every chance you’ll find every bit of Andalusia in southern Spain utterly captivating
Rahul Majumdar
Co-founder | Knowlens
A master of the craft of writing and editing, the senior journalist and editor passed away on May 12
D.N. ‘Bonny’ Mukerjea
Former CEO, Digital Business | RPSG Group
Discovering the power of visual language
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
A spoiler-free ranking of the Oscar movies, with winner predictions
Ronaan Roy
Former Deputy General Manager | Mahindra
His dulcet baritone could create such slow burn performances, mesmerising the audience. This is the second piece on the eternal genius, that delves into the traditions of Hindustani Classical Music and Rashid Khan’s legacy
Swarup Gupta
Analyst, corporate adviser and keynote speaker
The greatest classical voice of a generation
Swarup Gupta
Analyst, corporate adviser and keynote speaker
A guide to movies and documentaries across genres
Founding Fuel
Kickstart the holiday season with a learner’s guide to everything wine: Books, movies, festivals and more
Aayush Soni
Independent Journalist
Five books to nurture your systems thinking skills
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
August 26, 2023: Five shows recommended by two teens that may offer a window into their world
Nayantara Assisi
Third year Student | St Xavier's College
In our daily newsletter FF Insights, we cull a book extract that we believe will add value to our subscribers’ day. Here are our favourite books from that long list
Founding Fuel
The biopic Oppenheimer, on ‘the father of the atomic bomb’, just released in India. Here’s a curated list of books and movies that explore the people behind the Nuclear Age and the conflicts that shaped it
Founding Fuel
An evergreen city that springs to life during Wimbledon and the Ashes
Vivek Patwardhan
Author | Speaker
FF Life: My choice of the 2023 summer books is reflective of the times we live in and the key topics on executives’ minds
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
Berlin: A city that is as contemporary as it gets, but hasn’t forgotten its grim past
Aayush Soni
Independent Journalist
Beyond the movie, there are a number of reasons why the Cholas matter. Here’s how one can follow the Chola trail and get a deeper experience of what you saw in the movie
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
4 March 2023: This year has been a fantastic year for movies. Predictions for which films, directors, actors will take the awards
Ronaan Roy
Former Deputy General Manager | Mahindra
February 4, 2023: History provides many examples of how the mix of business, politics, markets and finance can end up serving up a deadly cocktail
Founding Fuel
Rate hikes, inflation, market movements… Here’s what investors can learn from evolutionary biology on what matters. (Plus book recommendations: Like psychology, an understanding of evolutionary biology can help us become better investors)
Krishna Jha
Independent investor
August 1, 2022: The first step; Be sceptical; E-com anxieties
Founding Fuel
Kolkata’s creative spark is virulent. And it all comes alive during Durga Puja
Ronaan Roy
Former Deputy General Manager | Mahindra
The stories that shaped modern India with new sensibilities
Founding Fuel
August 6, 2022: There is more to chess than following the game
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
FF Life: A superhero show that oozes a chill desi vibe and battles hate. But an algorithm is keeping it secret from you
Ronaan Roy
Former Deputy General Manager | Mahindra
June 11, 2022: Discovering India through its literature, translated in English
Founding Fuel
May 21, 2022: Four books and two films that help us decode what is causing a crisis this harsh in the island nation
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
May 7, 2022: What it takes to appreciate Jazz (Hint: Pattern recognition)
Ronaan Roy
Former Deputy General Manager | Mahindra
April 2, 2022: FF Life | Movies that give the winners a run for their money
Ronaan Roy
Former Deputy General Manager | Mahindra
March 12, 2022: Save and easily find all your important media and files
Founding Fuel
February 12, 2022: Great conversations to get you thinking
Founding Fuel
February 8, 2022: How to keep sane in the digital world; Why chase flying cars?; We are like this only
Founding Fuel
January 21, 2022: We take stock and reflect over all that transpired through the previous year
Founding Fuel
September 11, 2021 | FF Daily #472: FF Recommends five gift ideas
Founding Fuel
August 14, 2021 | FF Recommends: Glimpses into history and insights on what the future may look like
Founding Fuel
FF Daily #408 | June 26, 2021: A wildlife photographer and conservationist points to nightlife in a jungle, what an octopus might teach us, Karnataka’s wildlife, a panther that stalks Kabini, the truth about fishing, and a heroic story of a valiant stance against poachers
Ramki Sreenivasan
Co-founder | Conservation India
May 13, 2021: The (im)morality of patents; Pointers from Shahid Jameel; (Poem) All you who sleep tonight
Founding Fuel
April 3, 2021: FF Daily #338 | On the tenth anniversary of India’s famous World Cup at Wankhede, relive some of the iconic legends and moments through these ten documentaries from a range of sports
Founding Fuel
FF Recommends: Audiobooks. Four audiobook fans tell us why they got hooked, how it has helped them keep up with books, and their tips to make the most of this format—plus the audiobooks they’ve enjoyed, if you are looking for how to get started
Founding Fuel
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Much of the conversation around AI focuses on tools and productivity. This series looks deeper: at how AI is reshaping organisational architecture—how decisions are made, how knowledge flows, and how work itself is organised.
Stories that place the Middle East’s conflicts in a wider global, historical and cultural context.
Reflective travelogues on attention, place, and inner change.
Essays and conversations on AI, institutions, and scale in India.
A curated selection on leadership under uncertainty.
Personal essays on work, learning, and the inner life.
