MMr. Strength Speaksby Kuldeep Dadhich

Writer, speaker and storyteller

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Notes from the road: a week in the districts

blog21 Sept 2026

Notes from the road: a week in the districts

Five days, four towns and a notebook full of half-finished sentences. Here is what stayed with me.

The long road to a single sentence

article18 Sept 2026

The long road to a single sentence

A six-month investigation, condensed — and what the reporting cost along the way.

Why I still write the first draft by hand

blog14 Sept 2026

Why I still write the first draft by hand

Paper is slower, and that is exactly the point.

Interviewing well: a working method

article9 Sept 2026

Interviewing well: a working method

How I prepare, what I never do, and the question I always save for last.

On stage, off script: lessons from a year of talks

blog3 Sept 2026

On stage, off script: lessons from a year of talks

Twenty-two auditoriums later, here is what actually holds a room.

Local news is not dying, it is relocating

article26 Aug 2026

Local news is not dying, it is relocating

The audience never left. The distribution did.

On stage — On stage — speaking to a packed auditorium.

In the studio — In the studio — recording an interview.

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