December 15, 2025 | ~7 mins read
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(Un)Conditional Cash Transfers - Gut the soul of a Nation
Detailed analysis and critique on the socialist facade veiling incompetence of governance and administration
Hey, welcome! This is Saurabh's Blog
I write about technology, esoteric knowledge and pop culture
July 10, 2025 | ~4 mins read
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F1 the Movie
A visual spectacle or an expensive commercial?
February 08, 2025 | ~3 mins read
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Anatomy of a murder
A critique of the underlying themes of language, justice and narration
April 28, 2024 | ~4 mins read
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Dune
A critique of the underlying themes of faith, prophecy, war and politics
November 04, 2023 | ~2 mins read
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One bag
Travel on a minimalist mindset
October 24, 2023 | ~5 mins read
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Mumbai
The juxtaposition of peculiarities of human nature and Mumbai's spirit results in oddities that fit together perfectly in the puzzle
April 21, 2022 | ~3 mins read
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Top Gun - Maverick
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times - Maverick in the first 5 minutes of the movie
April 14, 2022 | ~4 mins read
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Cobra Kai
Detailed analysis and critical appreciation of Cobra Kai seasons 1 & 2
April 14, 2022 | ~2 mins read
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Family Man
Manoj Bajpayee steals the attention in a spy thriller straight from the 2010s
July 17, 2021 | ~2 mins read
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Quotes
Here are my favorite quotes, in no particular order.
March 23, 2021 | ~3 mins read
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Dracula
A novice approach to Bram Stoker's Dracula
January 23, 2020 | ~3 mins read
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Knives out
Daniel Crag shines with simplicity and smartness like a perfectly-matched tweed suit and bespoke leather shoes
August 02, 2025 | ~5 mins read
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Making an extension for AI using AI
My first time making an extension using AI
February 11, 2024 | ~4 mins read
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Lattice-based quantum-safe encryption
Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) system Kyber
January 18, 2024 | ~5 mins read
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Write Skews and Phantom writes
What do databases do under the hood to make scalable architecture possible and handle race conditions
October 08, 2023 | ~6 mins read
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Key Management Server
The working of Key Management Server (KMS) and the enterprise solutions
August 18, 2023 | ~13 mins read
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Cybersecurity risks faced by central banks
Cybersecurity risks and mitigation mechanisms
June 17, 2023 | ~7 mins read
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CBDC cybersecurity risks, analysis, and mitigation
A robust and secure CBDC implementation
May 29, 2023 | ~3 mins read
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Understanding UPI (Part 3)
A look into the cross-border payment design
May 28, 2023 | ~2 mins read
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Understanding UPI (Part 2)
A quick introduction to the payment cycle and settlement
May 27, 2023 | ~4 mins read
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Understanding UPI (Part 1)
A quick introduction to the UPI and account creation
May 13, 2023 | ~5 mins read
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Monolith v/s Microservices
Dare I say more?
April 28, 2023 | ~3 mins read
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Remote Procedure Calls
Netflix uses it for backend communications. I wonder why 🤔
April 18, 2023 | ~4 mins read
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Elliptic Curve Cryptography
We look under the hood and understand the mathematical concept behind the new cryptography algorithm
April 11, 2023 | ~3 mins read
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2PL aka 2 Phase Locking
A brief history of locking and the most popular technique used in DBs
March 11, 2023 | ~2 mins read
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Making a DB (Part 2)
Continuation of our rudimentary implementation of a DB.
February 11, 2023 | ~3 mins read
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Making a DB (Part 1)
A quick introduction to the intricate working of a simple Database; How a simple DB can be implemented using DS.
