The Witness
Varanasi to the Cloud
Essays from a 2022 trip to Varanasi — what the river, the temples, and the fires at Manikarnika changed in me, and how it still shapes the systems I’m learning to build. The series is still being written.
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Thread2022Varanasi onward
StatusOngoingstill being written
What survives the burning
The Aghora is right about death. The builder is right about life. The mistake is having to pick.
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