<![CDATA[Stories by Sumit Singla on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@singlasumit?source=rss-4bd91f646d23------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/0*VSsZuUVHQVMCSVRm.jpeg Stories by Sumit Singla on Medium https://medium.com/@singlasumit?source=rss-4bd91f646d23------2 Medium Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:34:23 GMT <![CDATA[Paying ₹30,000 When the Market Demands ₹42,000: A Pay Compression Reality Check]]>

If you’re paying ₹30,000 for a role and discovering that new hires won’t even engage below ₹42,000, it’s easy to assume this is a…

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Control feels safe. Until it becomes the bottleneck.

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A short story with a twisty ending

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A poignant essay on grief, taking us through its various stages and how it engulfs us to an extent that it becomes our identity.

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Sometimes, the thought of folks in Gaza keeps me up at night.

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Gurgaon, Millennium City or just an urban slum?

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Partly inspired by The Road, I was thinking of a story that is bleak, but with the main protagonist being a non-human

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Here’s how to reclaim your evenings without triggering a culture war.

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Choosing to live slow, scarred, and soft — in a world that celebrates the chase.

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She exposed their secrets. Then the machine rewrote hers.

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