Writing Portfolio
Explore Amrit Sharma's diverse writing portfolio, featuring stories on emerging technologies, the Nepal earthquake, Canadian experiences, and more. From accidental journalism to tech analysis, discover a range of compelling narratives.
📱 Featured Stories
Voice Tech: Say Hello To Pretty Much Everything
The #VoiceTech revolution is underway. Amazon, Google and Apple are battling for who gets to come into our living rooms and run our increasingly smart homes. I wrote this blog post in early 2018 when I realized that the voice tech trends are moving much faster than I imagined.
Read on Medium →Confused by Blockchain Technology? No worries. Let's talk about it!
Blockchain technology is radically different than anything we have seen before. It's ok to be confused. It's ok to not know what blockchain can do for you, what it means for the world and why some are proclaiming it will have a greater impact on the world than the internet itself.
Read on Medium →BBC Travel: The Man Who Rebuilt A Village
Life for Maila and Dawa Jangbo Lama came to a crashing halt when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal in April 2015. The couple scurried out in the nick of time, but their house, which was also their boutique travel lodge and grocery store, was damaged beyond repair.
Read on BBC Travel →🤖 Emerging Technologies
How Drones Are Helping Save Nepal's UNESCO Heritage Sites
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Kathmandu have suffered significant damage in the M7.8 earthquake that rocked Nepal. But the threat to these historic buildings is far from over.
Read on Huffington Post →Meet The Robin Hood of the Internet: Joshua Browder
While most of us are still tinkering away to figure out how to ride this chatbot wave for our businesses, Joshua Browder has been ahead of the curve and made quite an impact already.
Read on BotPublication →🗺️ Nepal Earthquake
Hamline University: "The Accidental Journalist"
Peering over the edge of an open helicopter, Amrit Sharma '09 takes in a bird's eye view of hundreds of landslides blanketing the steep Nepali countryside.
Read on Hamline University →Modern Day Florence Nightingale
Dipti Thapaliya, a nurse at New York City's Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, felt compelled to fly home to Nepal when she heard of the devastating earthquake.
Read on MyRepublica →🇨🇦 Canada150ish
What is Canada150ish?
Right off the bat, I just want to tell you that I'm so grateful to you. Last year, I was among the tens of thousands of people that moved to Canada from around the world.
Read on Medium →150ish Things I'm Grateful For In 2018
Gratitude is a weird thing. At an abstract level, we often know we have abundance in our lives, but can't actually capture it in words or with the proper context.
Read on Medium →🌶️ Miscellaneous
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