RAJI WRITES

The Lunchbox, the film It is a truth universally acknowledged that dabbas (lunchboxes) in the famed Mumbai dabbawalla system do not get mixed up. Over a hundred thousand dabbas are transferred every day using a manual transfer process, and always reach their intended recipient. The system is so efficient that even Harvard Business School did a case study on it. For his 2013 film The Lunchbox, Director Ritesh Batra imagined the unthinkable: a dabba mix-up. The film is a soulfu

Short Takes on a classical music house concert, two plays (Hamnet and Anthropology), and delicious Mexican food. Music Concert, classical Indian music by Madhuvanti Bhide My friend Lata Patil is a tireless champion of women's empowerment and leadership, and I met her years ago through the non-profit Indians for Collective Action when she served on their board. In honor of her late husband Hanumant Patil who was an Indian classical music aficionado, Lata hosted a house concert

Short Takes on a play, Bouquets to Art at the SF fine arts museums, the Kochi Biennale, food and drink, and Frankenstein the movie. Theater All My Sons by Arthur Miller, Berkeley Repertory Theatre Arthur Miller’s All My Sons is a play about ethics and moral responsibility in post-World War II America. Director David Medizabai reimagined this reckoning of the American Dream, from a lens of race, ethnicity and class, and Puerto Rican immigration to the United States. Jimmy Smit

Update: This event took place on February 22, 2026, and a recording is available here: Author Conversation on Color & Belonging - YouTube Event details are below: It isn’t often that the stars align to find three books that are beautifully written, fit the theme of a panel discussion I am planning, and whose authors are available on the date I am planning the event! Before I introduce the event, here is the context. Silicon Valley Reads chose as its 2026 theme Bridges to Belo