The Personal Archive

Explainers, guides, analyses and trip plans: one curious person’s notes on how things work.

Social Science 1 title

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    Axelrod’s Prisoner’s Dilemma

    The legendary tournaments, how strategies evolve, the replicability crisis, and a live battle sandbox.

Technology 5 titles

  1. No. 1

    How Computers Think

    Memory versus storage, binary bits and bytes, and how DNS finds a website.

  2. No. 2

    Inside Your Computer

    Every part, what it does, and how the motherboard connects it all.

  3. No. 3

    How Software Works

    From a line of Python to pixels on screen: operating-system layers, kernels and compilers, one click at a time.

  4. No. 4

    Digital Literacy

    An advanced guide to finding, evaluating and citing information. Master search operators and spot red flags.

  5. No. 5

    The Last Invention

    Will AI make human ingenuity obsolete? I.J. Good’s 1965 prediction, the technical case for it, the human case against it, and a verdict.

Investing 3 titles

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    Decoding Union Budget 2026–27

    The fiscal scorecard, the new Income Tax Act 2025, and strategic interventions for a $30 trillion economy.

  2. No. 2

    Master Guide: Business Analysis

    Industry analysis, financial health charts and the show-stoppers to check before investing in a company.

  3. No. 3

    How Far Does NIFTY Move by Expiry?

    Every weekly expiry since 2019 and every monthly expiry since 2012, sorted into move buckets by calendar month, month-year and year, with a filterable dashboard.

Horology 1 title

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    The Indian Micro-Brand Explorer

    Twelve-plus Indian watch micro-brands with specs, price bands and collector’s value, filterable.

Touring 3 titles

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    Spiti Valley: The Trans-Himalayan Circuit

    A motorcycle and trekking plan for mid-September: acclimatisation, route, food and budget.

  2. No. 2

    The Susegad Almanac: North Goa

    A solo itinerary: inland riverside days, then two nights at a coastal hostel and an easy exit via Mopa airport.

  3. No. 3

    Kerala Family Expedition

    A daylight Konkan Railway run from Panvel to Kozhikode, then a seven-day family self-drive through Wayanad, Munnar, Thekkady, the Alleppey backwaters and Fort Kochi.