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Sadhna Shanker

Guilt of the unfinished story

Every morning I get up, from some nook in my mind the thought pops up like a reminder — the book is lying unfinished. It is not some book…

3 min readDec 3, 2021

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Guilt of the unfinished story

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Sadhna Shanker

The Metaverse Beckons….

These days, the buzz word is ‘Metaverse’ with Facebook announcing in October that it changed its name to ‘Meta’. The word ‘metaverse’ was…

3 min readDec 1, 2021

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The Metaverse Beckons….

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Sadhna Shanker

Reclaiming dark skies

A few days ago, I was flying into Delhi. It was dark outside, as the plane began to descend bright lights of habitations around Delhi began…

3 min readSep 22, 2021

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Reclaiming dark skies

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Sadhna Shanker

The era of space tourism…

Wally Funk was one the passengers in space on the “New Shepard’ flight on 20 July. Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origins gave the 82 year old an…

3 min readAug 4, 2021

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The era of space tourism…

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Sadhna Shanker

Celebrating the humble bicycle!

In the first week of June two important and linked International days are observed. On the third of June falls the World Bicycle Day, and…

3 min readJun 9, 2021

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Celebrating the humble bicycle!

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Sadhna Shanker

Is there something I can do?

The terrible relentless march of the COVID pandemic in the country is marked by the countless deeds of help and support offered by people…

3 min readMay 26, 2021

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Is there something I can do?

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Sadhna Shanker

‘Choose to Challenge’

As the International Women’s day comes again in 2021, there is much to feel happy about. Parts of the world being governed by women are…

4 min readMar 9, 2021

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‘Choose to Challenge’

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Sadhna Shanker

We Don’t Need Spiderman, We Need The Heroism of the Ordinary People

A few days ago, a rather touching photo was doing the rounds on social media. The Tamil Nadu police was giving a guard of honor to the…

4 min readMar 3, 2021

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We Don’t Need Spiderman, We Need The Heroism of the Ordinary People

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Sadhna Shanker

The Gir Royalty

The conservation efforts have succeeded because the community acknowledges the value the lion in the forest brings to their life.

7 min readMar 2, 2021

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The Gir Royalty

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Sadhna Shanker

A time to reset…

In 1602, in an alley in Amsterdam, a merchant began selling shares of the Dutch East India Company, bringing into existence the joint…

4 min readFeb 24, 2021

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A time to reset…

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Sadhna Shanker

Sadhna Shanker

Sadhna Shanker is a Delhi based author & civil servant. ‘Ascendance’ & ‘Never a disconnect’ novels. She writes for newspapers, blogs & is a PhD in Economics,

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