https://www.kalyanjanagam.com/journal/ Essays and notes on public policy, education, diplomacy, AI governance and travel. en-gb https://www.kalyanjanagam.com/journal/the-phone-that-kept-ringing/ https://www.kalyanjanagam.com/journal/the-phone-that-kept-ringing/ In 2021 I helped run a COVID-19 helpline across two Indian states. It taught me that in a crisis, information is a form of infrastructure. Policy Kalyan Goud Janagam Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kalyanjanagam.com/journal/home-in-another-language/ https://www.kalyanjanagam.com/journal/home-in-another-language/ Why I started a Telugu society at LSE, and what a shared language does for people a long way from home. Notes Kalyan Goud Janagam Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kalyanjanagam.com/journal/the-room-before-the-room/ https://www.kalyanjanagam.com/journal/the-room-before-the-room/ Organising more than fifteen embassy visits as a student taught me that most of diplomacy happens before anyone sits down. Diplomacy Kalyan Goud Janagam Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kalyanjanagam.com/journal/governing-systems-that-learn/ https://www.kalyanjanagam.com/journal/governing-systems-that-learn/ We usually talk about AI governance as a race between innovation and regulation. I think it's really a question of whether institutions can keep up. AI Governance Kalyan Goud Janagam Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kalyanjanagam.com/journal/permission-not-preparation/ https://www.kalyanjanagam.com/journal/permission-not-preparation/ The students best qualified for the world's top universities are often the least sure they belong there. I've come to see that as a policy problem as much as a personal one. Education Kalyan Goud Janagam Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.kalyanjanagam.com/journal/the-journey-is-the-brief/ https://www.kalyanjanagam.com/journal/the-journey-is-the-brief/ Notes on what luxury travel is really selling, and why the best of it feels less like a product and more like being paid attention to. Travel Kalyan Goud Janagam Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT