A journey through Khumbu //
A cornucopia of delights //
Pain alloyed with pleasure //
Bask in mountains of might.
Author Archives: oliver.banks
Flowers, a short story
When I started longingly at the pool, I wished my restlessness could dissolve into it as easily as the chlorine.
“Abu” Mazharuddin Ahmed
Across nearly a century, “Abu” Mazharuddin Ahmed (1934-2023) was a surgeon, a father, a grandfather, and a loving husband. He and I spent countless hours together, Star Plus gracing the turmeric-spiced air with tepid arguments in Hindi and furious looks. Abu and his wife Kumudini, which means lily, were married for more than 60 yearsContinue reading ““Abu” Mazharuddin Ahmed”
On Earth We Are Briefly Lofty: Ukraine and the Green Energy Transition
Over the past 12 months the world has been rocked by a lot of secular shifts. It would be pleasing if this were to do its bit for the energy transition – but volatility has ruined the party.
Kazakstan turns on the oil taps for Europe, but it won’t unseat Russian hegemony
In the end, as ever, the energy paradigm will be shaped by pragmatics more fundamentally than choice.
The Counterdiscourse of the Feminine in Three Texts by Wilde, Huysmans, and Sacher-Masoch
Rita Felski, 1991
Major project risk management: Reconciling complexity during delivery with the inside view in planning
Paul Chapman and Cuong Quang, 2021
Return to my Native Land
Aimé Césaire, 1969
Maoism: A Global History
Julia Lovell, 2018
The End of History and the Last Man
Francis Fukuyama, 1992