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₹2.5 lakh school trip

Jun 12, 2026

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4 min read

₹2.5 lakh school trip

and India’s missing second child

Ritesh Malik
Ritesh Malik
what’s in your drawer?

Jun 5, 2026

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4 min read

what’s in your drawer?

and whats it been costing you...

Ritesh Malik
Ritesh Malik
vip darshan psychology

May 29, 2026

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4 min read

vip darshan psychology

and temples understand this very well

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Ritesh Malik
not a neet rank

May 22, 2026

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4 min read

not a neet rank

and we did exactly what everyone is now asking us to do

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Ritesh Malik
birth biz

May 15, 2026

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3 min read

birth biz

1 in 2 private hospital births are now c-section

Ritesh Malik
Ritesh Malik
why are you like this?

May 8, 2026

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4 min read

why are you like this?

i want to talk about bpd today

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Ritesh Malik
paid to drop out

May 1, 2026

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4 min read

paid to drop out

he didn't. and that undid a decade of nike's work.

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Ritesh Malik
fixing it made it worse

Apr 24, 2026

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4 min read

fixing it made it worse

and we have 0.05% to prove it.

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Ritesh Malik
who paid for this?

Apr 17, 2026

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4 min read

who paid for this?

it wasn’t in the contract

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Ritesh Malik
the perception gap

Apr 10, 2026

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8 min read

the perception gap

its the same bill, but different conclusions..

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Ritesh Malik
pls check the bill

Apr 3, 2026

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7 min read

pls check the bill

even if insurance covers it...

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Ritesh Malik
kids don’t fear fights

Mar 27, 2026

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6 min read

kids don’t fear fights

its the silence thats doing more damage

Ritesh Malik
Ritesh Malik

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