A personal journal by Mido Reigh — long-form essays and notes on geopolitics, technology, and culture, written loud and read slowly.https://midoreigh.com/enhttps://midoreigh.com/blog/block-print-geometry/https://midoreigh.com/blog/block-print-geometry/Ajrakh, ikat and bandhani: three Indian textile traditions, three ways of turning a simple rule into an endless surface.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCulturetextilesdesignpatterncraftMido Reighhttps://midoreigh.com/blog/the-age-of-multi-alignment/https://midoreigh.com/blog/the-age-of-multi-alignment/Why middle powers increasingly refuse to pick a side — and why that might be the most stable thing about an unstable world.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGeopoliticsmiddle powersdiplomacyindiaworld orderMido Reighhttps://midoreigh.com/blog/drawn-in-code/https://midoreigh.com/blog/drawn-in-code/No image files, no icon fonts: a short tour of the yantra, the gilt frames and the emblems, and the few lines of geometry behind them.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTechsvgdesignwebmetaMido Reighhttps://midoreigh.com/blog/jugaad-at-scale/https://midoreigh.com/blog/jugaad-at-scale/Frugal ingenuity used to mean hacks. When it becomes shared infrastructure, it changes how an entire economy builds software.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTechdigital public infrastructurepaymentsplatformsindiaMido Reighhttps://midoreigh.com/blog/maximalism-is-a-worldview/https://midoreigh.com/blog/maximalism-is-a-worldview/Notes on Indian colour, pattern and noise — and why "more is more" is a philosophy, not a decorating mistake.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCulturedesignaestheticsindiacolourMido Reighhttps://midoreigh.com/blog/ezhuthinte-nadi/https://midoreigh.com/blog/ezhuthinte-nadi/പല ഭാഷകളിൽ എഴുതുന്നതിനെക്കുറിച്ച് ഒരു ചെറിയ കുറിപ്പ്.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTNotesmetalanguageMido Reighhttps://midoreigh.com/blog/hello-world/https://midoreigh.com/blog/hello-world/The first note on a new journal: what it is, what it is not, and how to read it.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTNotesmetaMido Reigh