Writing
- 2026-05-07The Annapoorani Super-6 cylinder scheme is good politics and bad economics. The trade Tamil Nadu should make instead — a free induction stove in every kitchen, 15 GW of new district renewables, and Tamil Nadu as the induction-manufacturing capital of the world.
- 2026-05-05India is sleepwalking from E20 to E100. The same land already feeding ethanol could electrify every petrol vehicle in India ten times over. The biggest revdi in Indian history is hiding inside the petrol pump.
- 2026-04-30A detailed contrarian account of India's Freight Equalisation Policy: what it did, what it did not do, and why Bengal's decline needs a bigger explanation.
- 2026-04-23A worst-case workup: ash versus sulfur, land versus sea versus air, and what a Tambora- or Toba-scale eruption would do to today’s 2.8 TW solar fleet.
- 2026-04-21Forty years of ERA5 hourly data on why Bangalore feels different. The sleep-cool window shrank from 3½ hours to 48 minutes, heat stress now runs until 6 PM, and the average night never drops below 22°C anymore.
- 2026-04-13Japan lets taxpayers send part of their tax to any town they choose. It raised ¥1.27 trillion in 2024 and revived dying villages. India should do the same.
- 2026-03-18A 1.5-ton AC removes 5,000W of heat from a room. Your body generates 80W. The mismatch is 60-fold. Personal thermal management as India's real heat adaptation strategy.
- 2026-03-16The most-used appliance in your kitchen hasn't changed since 1994. Working prototype included.
- 2026-03-13India pays ₹1.3 lakh crore/year for imported cooking gas. The fix costs ₹66,000 crore. Once.
FAQ
What does Prasanna Krishnamoorthy write about?
Prasanna writes essays on Indian policy, energy systems, technology, climate adaptation, startups, cooking, food, Buddhist practice, and systems design.
What are the best essays to start with?
Good starting points include the Freight Equalisation Policy essay, the Bangalore heat essay, Cool the Person Not the Space, Hometown Tax, Solar Pivot, and the volcano-solar-grid essay.
Are the essays on prasannais.com technical or personal?
They are both. The essays usually combine personal voice with quantified systems analysis, especially around India, energy, climate, policy, startups, and technology.