25 Best Articles I Read in Year 2025
Reading has never been about information alone for me — it has always been
about perspective. Over the years, I have realised that the quality of what we
read quietly shapes the quality of our thinking, our decisions, and eventually our
lives.
In 2025, I continued my habit of reading consistently — articles across
economics, investing, behaviour, psychology, public policy, and life itself. Some
were written by seasoned thinkers, some by sharp observers, and some by
people who simply articulated truths most of us feel but cannot express. What
united them was not brilliance alone, but clarity of thought.
Many of these articles challenged comfortable beliefs. A few made me pause
mid-sentence and rethink long-held assumptions. Some reinforced principles I
already believed in — patience, long-term thinking, humility, and discipline.
Reading them reminded me that learning does not always shout; often, it
whispers.
Charlie Munger once said that continuous learning is what compounds over
time. I have found that to be profoundly true. Articles read during early
mornings, between meetings, during travel, or late nights became anchors —
helping me recalibrate when noise felt overwhelming.
These readings did more than educate me; they grounded me. They helped me
separate signal from noise, urgency from importance, and trends from
fundamentals. In a world that rewards speed, reading taught me the value of
slowness.
Sharing these 25 articles from 2025 is my way of acknowledging the authors
who unknowingly contributed to my thinking this year. If even one article nudges
you to reflect, question, or grow — the purpose is served.
Keep reading. Keep questioning. Keep learning.
Knowledge compounds quietly, but its impact lasts a lifetime.
1. How ‘the mother of all bubbles’ will pop – Ruchir Sharma
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/ruchir-sharma-how-the-mother-of-all-bubbles-will-pop-12890726.html
2. It is time to target alpha in market – Prateek Agrawal
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/it-is-time-to-target-alpha-in-market-prateek-agrawal/article69021546.ece
3. A school for ease of doing business – MS Sahoo
https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/a-school-for-ease-of-doing-business-125011301230_1.html
4. Economy: Glass permanently half full – Debashis Basu
https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/india-s-economy-glass-permanently-half-full-on-the-road-to-development-124100600571_1.html
5. Capital gains tax in India is a bad idea – Samir Arora
https://www.business-standard.com/markets/news/capital-gains-tax-in-india-is-a-bad-idea-samir-arora-helios-capital-125022800837_1.html
6. Babu-jis dheere chalna, bring in AI for ease of doing business –
Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/babu-jis-dheere-chalna-bring-in-ai-for-ease-of-doing-business/articleshow/118153854.cms?from=mdr
7. From Licence Raj to Jan Vishwas, what we need to set our entrepreneurs
free – Manish Sabharwal
https://indianexpress.com/profile/columnist/manish-sabharwal/
8. It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times (to be an investor) –
Joe Wiggins
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times (to be an investor)
9. Warren Buffett’s Timeless Wisdom: Notes from Berkshire’s 2025 AGM –
Safal Niveshak
Warren Buffett’s Timeless Wisdom: Notes from Berkshire’s 2025 AGM
10.Yes, AI is coming for our jobs; it’s the old story of new tech – Devina Mehra
https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/manmohan-singh-rbi-c-rangarajan-indian-banking-swiggy-zomato-uber-airbnb-blinkit-ola-automation-artificial-intelligence-11748949018618.html
11.Scaling manufacturing power: Apple in China, key lessons for India –
Akash Prakash
https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/scaling-manufacturing-power-apple-in-china-key-lessons-for-india-125061601284_1.html
12.Why Brands’ Gen Z Obsession Costs Them – Sandeep Das
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/wealth/why-brands-gen-z-obsession-costs-them/articleshow/122978795.cms
13.Is it time to replace the bond market with something suited to the 21st
century? – Richard Murphy
Is it time to replace the bond market with something suited to the 21st century?
14.Achieve your goals with ‘chemistry of investing’ – Manuj jain
https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/211813/chemistry-of-investing-can-help-you-earn-more-money/
15.The Ghost of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala: Shankar Sharma on India’s big bull –
Shankar Sharma
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/the-ghost-of-rakesh-jhunjhunwala-13459394.html
16.Slowdown scare to ‘miracle economy’, India’s growth defies pessimists –
Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/business-economy/slowdown-scare-to-miracle-economy-indias-growth-defies-pessimists/articleshow/123736137.cms
17.Has the IAS failed the nation? – D. Subbarao
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-edit-page/has-ias-failed-the-nation-yes-and-its-not-all-politicians-fault-the-service-rewards-mediocrity-risk-aversion/
18.Increase upon Increase – Devdutt patrika
19.Bear market build wealth if you let them – Aashish somaiyaa
https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/223754/why-bear-market-create-wealth-investors-miss-out/
20.Cockroaches in the Coal Mine – Howard Marks
https://www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/memo/cockroaches-in-the-coal-mine
21.Is India’s economy moving to a structurally higher growth path? –
Niranjan Rajadhyaksha
https://www.pressreader.com/india/mint-chennai/20251119/282166477463553
22.GDP growth vs corporate results reveal real lack of demand – Debashis
Basu
https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/mind-the-gap-gdp-growth-vs-corporate-results-reveal-real-lack-of-demand-125111600645_1.html
23.How to Get Rich When You’re Young? – Ben Carlson
24.The iPhone 16 rush reveals an evolutionary trait: Humans must fit in to
survive – Devina Mehra
https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/iphone-16-pro-max-gucci-bags-tumi-bags-luxury-spending-human-evolution-herd-behaviour-social-groups-daniel-kahneman-11728406196411.html
25.A Consumer Investing Master class – Mario Gabriele
https://www.generalist.com/p/kirsten-green-2
