Aayush Soni
aayushsoni.bsky.social
Aayush Soni
@aayushsoni.bsky.social
Journalist, communications consultant, amateur golfer, eater, drinker, sleeper, driver. Not always in that order. I (too) write a newsletter: https://aayushsoni.substack.com
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A warm welcome to new followers! Will try to post regularly here. Meanwhile some links below:

My newsletter on wine and spirits: aayushsoni.substack.com

Columns on tech policy that I wrote and/or edited until March 2024 as part of my last job: bit.ly/3Zj7aTL

Other writing: bit.ly/4gf94LO
Partner in Wine and Spirits | Aayush Soni | Substack
Covering India's burgeoning wine and spirits sector (with occasional digressions into other areas of interest). Click to read Partner in Wine and Spirits, by Aayush Soni, a Substack publication. Launc...
aayushsoni.substack.com
After a short hiatus, the newsletter is back! Latest edition up now: aayushsoni.substack.com/p/how-to-ele...
How to Elevate Your Wine Game At Home: A Beginner's Guide
All the essentials you need to make your wine experience an enjoyable one.
aayushsoni.substack.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:18 AM
December 26, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Merry Christmas! Songs on loop for the next week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh3A...

and:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVlJ...
TEAM SUR SANGEET: CHRISTMAS BOLIYAN *LIVE* 2015
YouTube video by Team Sur Sangeet
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2024 at 5:41 AM
The great Shyam Benegal, pioneer of India’s parallel cinema movement, is no more.
December 23, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Spotted in khan market today
December 23, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Need to urgently start a campaign to bring Din Tai Fung to India.
A bit of counter-programming as we head into the holiday season (and a continuation of my Taiwan interest)—a long overdue love letter to Din Tai Fung: foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/13/t... via @foreignpolicy.com
Soup Dumplings as Soft Power
Din Tai Fung has become a potent global symbol of Taiwan, at a time when the island sorely needs it.
foreignpolicy.com
December 14, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Sad news coming this morning: Absolute Bagels, beloved among Columbia students and assorted New Yorkers, has shut down www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/n...
A Bagel Shop Closes, and the Upper West Side Is Absolutely Losing It
The neighborhood reaction to the sudden, mysterious closure of a Manhattan bagel shop was intense: “No no no no no no no no no no no!!”
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:45 AM
That was a missile by Starc to get rid of Gill. Unplayable
December 7, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Pant is Pant-ing…
that was outrageous by pant. what the hell
December 7, 2024 at 10:50 AM
A warm welcome to new followers! Will try to post regularly here. Meanwhile some links below:

My newsletter on wine and spirits: aayushsoni.substack.com

Columns on tech policy that I wrote and/or edited until March 2024 as part of my last job: bit.ly/3Zj7aTL

Other writing: bit.ly/4gf94LO
Partner in Wine and Spirits | Aayush Soni | Substack
Covering India's burgeoning wine and spirits sector (with occasional digressions into other areas of interest). Click to read Partner in Wine and Spirits, by Aayush Soni, a Substack publication. Launc...
aayushsoni.substack.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:26 AM
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@ronanfarrow.bsky.social reports on how the Trump Administration could use phone-hacking software to surveil citizens and target vulnerable groups. “Every single person should be worried,” a privacy expert said.
The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone
Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here?
www.newyorker.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:09 AM
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Churchill’s England is dead. I’m back in @unherd.bsky.social:

unherd.com/2024/11/what...
What remains of Churchill's England?
unherd.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:29 AM
In which I weigh in on the Diljit Dosanjh-Sudhir Chaudhury-Telangana government kerfuffle and our own attitudes towards booze: aayushsoni.substack.com/p/drink-no-e...
Drink no evil, sing no evil
My two cents on Diljit Dosanjh, Sudhir Chaudhury and Indians' attitude towards liquor
aayushsoni.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:12 AM
Exceptional innings by #Kohli #IndvsAus. One of his best ever
November 24, 2024 at 9:16 AM
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Hello folks. I'll be looking for work from mid-December onwards. If there are any projects you think could benefit from my experience and expertise in the area of tech policy / law, please do DM me!
November 22, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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this is extremely meticulous
November 21, 2024 at 5:32 AM
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Is it a good time to press my Substack onto the fine people of BlueSky? I hope so. Please sign up. It’s all free!

samanth.substack.com
multi-storied | Samanth Subramanian | Substack
Tales from the search for tales. Click to read multi-storied, by Samanth Subramanian, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
samanth.substack.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:25 PM
In which Ravish skewers the environment minister: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdQ2...
भागो दिल्ली की ज़हरीली हवा से
YouTube video by Ravish Kumar Official
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:32 PM
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To be honest joining a new platform just seems like too much work now. I'd just prefer going back to a Nokia 3310 and play Snake I, send snail mail, and if anyone needs me you'd have to fire a yellow flare gun and just hope I somehow see it. Otherwise, you know, tough luck.
November 18, 2024 at 5:46 AM
To followers old and new, hello! Good to see you here. I started a newsletter about wines and spirits a month ago. Here's the latest edition. Pls read, subscribe, spread word etc etc: open.substack.com/pub/aayushso...
ProWine Mumbai 2024 Diary
A chronicle of my experience at one of India's largest trade fairs for wine and spirits.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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All offerings to the God, digital or otherwise, are really in hope of some cashback.
November 18, 2024 at 2:48 AM
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I don’t (think I) have enemies, but even if I did, I wouldn’t wish the Schengen Visa application process on them.
November 15, 2024 at 8:17 AM
In case you missed it, the latest edition of my newsletter was out yesterday. Notes from ProWine India 2024:
aayushsoni.substack.com/p/prowine-mu.... Pls read, subscribe, spread word etc etc
ProWine Mumbai 2024 Diary
A chronicle of my experience at one of India's largest trade fairs for wine and spirits.
aayushsoni.substack.com
November 15, 2024 at 4:56 AM