Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

Data nerd. An ordinary man.
Sharing experiences, and occasional rants.

I generally post about #DataAnalytics, #DataScience, #Tech, #Football, #Coffee, #India, #Podcast, etc.

Website: https://www.shibaprasadb.com/
Blog: https://ordinaryanalysis.substack.com/
github: https://github.com/shibaprasadb
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shibaprasad-bhattacharya/

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2026-05-11 10:52:03 GMT

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The blogpost is a complete AI slop too. The Author tried to defend that on HN, saying: "What's wrong with it?"
LOL.

2026-01-19 07:21:45 GMT

Will be attending the Kolkata Book Fair after a long time! EXCITED!!!
Any must-visit stalls or hidden gems I shouldn't miss?
#kolkata #India #BookFair #Book
https://www.cntraveller.in/story/a-city-and-its-joy-of-reading/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-intl

2025-10-16 05:52:18 GMT

Any Data Science/Analytics or IndieWeb community based out of Hyderabad?
Would love to be a part of one.
#DataAnalytics #DataScience #IndieWeb #Hyderabad #India

2025-09-29 17:18:45 GMT

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Aww man! I don't do anything in Puja. But still always come back to the City.
I wish that, in the near future, we will get enough opportunities so that we won't have to leave the city like that. :-(

2025-09-01 06:45:05 GMT

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I think for "core Kolkata" the single line was working fine, mostly. But to go beyond that (like Howrah), these new lines will massively help out.
And even the salt-lake connectivity.

2025-08-17 03:56:57 GMT

Flights, flats, biryani, and the strange inertia of coming back from home. My notes from a Kolkata trip.
@npub10lv…uyd9 #blogging #substack #blogpost
https://ordinaryanalysis.substack.com/p/back-to-kolkata-then-back-again

2025-08-10 04:51:06 GMT

Why does work-life balance feel so different in India vs. the West? I explored a surprising hypothesis in my latest blog post: it's all about the "Default Homemaker.
https://ordinaryanalysis.substack.com/p/women-work-and-the-west
@npub10lv…uyd9 #India #Work #Tech

2025-08-06 09:15:25 GMT

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If you discount all these things, it seems like you're just moving for the sake of it. While moving for a better life or higher earnings is an age-old and valid reason, what is the purpose of going without a plan? Just moving first and then trying to find a job seems like a very stressful and daunting exercise.
@npub10lv…uyd9

2025-08-06 09:14:44 GMT

I’ve been seeing a lot of "influencers" making videos on how to immigrate to a Western country without the usual prerequisites like an IELTS score, university admission, or a job offer.
#nri

2025-07-02 05:56:09 GMT

Kolkata is the only city among India’s top 10 where its population share exceeds its GDP contribution.
Even after including the industrial belts of Howrah and Hooghly, the numbers stand at 2.16% (GDP) vs 2.29% (population).
Source of the plot: https://cprindia.org/cpr-insights-crudely-estimating-domestic-product-for-city-regions/
@npub10lv…uyd9 #India #kolkata #WestBengal
https://files.mstdn.party/media_attachments/files/114/782/076/964/192/095/original/7be30b6bfef0108e.jpeg

2025-06-22 18:12:10 GMT

Just finished Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning." The exploration of “finding meaning in suffering” was incredibly thought-provoking.
Eager to dive deeper into similar topics!
#philosophy #reading #Books

2025-06-21 08:27:26 GMT

Varun Grover had summed her up the best. NaMo Ji in a Saree.
@npub10lv…uyd9 #India
https://m.thewire.in/article/rights/mamata-banerjee-manjul-cartoons-twitter-2019-bengal-police/amp

2025-06-20 19:16:04 GMT

Whenever people make a pros and cons list comparing India to other countries, this is the biggest con they often miss:
The average work culture in Indian companies is still pretty horrible. No two ways about it.
There’s some hope though - Gen Z is visibly pushing back. But meaningful change will still take time.
@npub10lv…uyd9 #India #corporatelife
https://www.threads.com/@inkedforever42/post/DLGN5KrTxfQ?xmt=AQF0nInm4UThjtnhyJ6AO3PkVvuGd39Z-VAplwgsTj8wgA

2025-06-20 10:51:41 GMT

Good Article!
I think 1-10/12 Science curriculum is not bad in India but there has to be some radical changes post that. We are already grappling with the issue of unemployment. It will only get worse from here….
@npub10lv…uyd9
https://www.forbesindia.com/article/leadership/the-real-returns-on-education-why-india-must-invest-on-human-potential-not-just-degrees/96210/1?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-intl

2025-05-25 16:41:59 GMT

One year in Hyderabad. What’s it like living in Hyderabad after Kolkata, Bangalore, and Gurugram? I wrote some notes- on food, infra, people, and everything in between.
@npub10lv…uyd9 #substack #India
https://ordinaryanalysis.substack.com/p/hyderabad-one-year-in-some-ordinary?r=i27rg

2025-05-04 16:21:03 GMT

Dashboards are great.
Until you need to scale them, tweak logic, or move fast. Webapps (Streamlit, Shiny) just open up a new level of control. Wrote a short blog on why I’ve started preferring them.
https://datasignal.substack.com/p/rethinking-how-we-share-insights
#data #datascience #DataAnalytics

2024-10-11 10:59:02 GMT

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, I remember Chandra Bhan Prasad, one of the prominent Dalit thinkers. He strongly advocates for capitalism for the betterment of Dalits. To be honest, some of his stuff seems fascinating, too.