<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Shamik B.</title><link>https://shamikb.com</link><description>Essays on strategy, business, and intelligence, alongside personal reflections on culture, ambition, and everyday life.</description><language>en</language><item><title>Who captures the intelligence economy?</title><link>https://shamikb.com/intelligence-economy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://shamikb.com/intelligence-economy/</guid><description>A comparative reading of Situational Awareness and The Commanding Heights, tracing AI capability, economic returns, and strategic power.</description><category>Intelligence &amp; Industry</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title>India’s new obsession — Reaction Videos</title><link>https://shamikb.com/writing/indias-new-obsession-reaction-videos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://shamikb.com/writing/indias-new-obsession-reaction-videos/</guid><description>A 2018 reflection on the rise of reaction videos in India, exploring external validation, cultural exchange, and the spread of mobile internet.</description><category>Nerdy Spider</category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 05:10:07 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Why MBA ? — An Indian engineer’s perspective</title><link>https://shamikb.com/writing/why-mba-an-indian-engineers-perspective/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://shamikb.com/writing/why-mba-an-indian-engineers-perspective/</guid><description>A personal essay on how economic change, family expectations, and career ambitions shaped the pursuit of an MBA among Indian engineers.</description><category>Nerdy Spider</category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 07:30:34 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Delhi Chronicles of a Bengali Boy</title><link>https://shamikb.com/writing/delhi-chronicles-of-a-bengali-boy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://shamikb.com/writing/delhi-chronicles-of-a-bengali-boy/</guid><description>An early visual storytelling series about love and life in Delhi, originally published on Medium.</description><category>Nerdy Spider</category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2017 21:30:11 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>