Garima Katiya

It means openly wrestling with ideas before you have the meta-answer. I, myself, find that so many of my articles are circling a bigger idea that I haven’t articulated yet. They’re like celestial bodies orbiting a black hole. It’s there, I can feel it, I just haven’t reached the event horizon. And part of me is scared of when I’ll get close enough... See more

discomfort is the price you pay for a fulfilling life

the moment you start to move culture, people will start to project onto you. They’ll misread you, meme you and debate you like you’re a theory, not a person. And if you don’t have a strong sense of self, or a support system that keeps you grounded, it’s easy to internalise it.

ideas are not just abstract thoughts, but rather disembodied entities that seek to be made real through human collaboration.

There’s something deeply compelling to me about the idea that research—in some form—can be done by anyone with a serious commitment to intellectual inquiry.