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Kabir Firaque

Kabir Firaque

Puzzles Editor Kabir Firaque is the author of the weekly column Problematics. A journalist for three decades, he also writes about science and mathematics.

Articles by Kabir Firaque

Problematics | Round table

Welcome to Problematics! (Shutterstock)

Updated on Sep 08, 2025 05:25 PM IST

Problematics | A checklist of handshakes

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Published on Sep 01, 2025 12:07 PM IST

Problematics | Roll of the dice

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Updated on Aug 25, 2025 04:40 PM IST

Problematics | When entertainment was inexpensive

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Published on Aug 18, 2025 02:13 PM IST

Problematics | Gangster wives

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Published on Aug 11, 2025 06:15 PM IST

Problematics | Family planning

Welcome to Problematics

Updated on Aug 04, 2025 11:38 AM IST

Problematics | Marital status

Welcome to Problematics! (Shutterstock)

Published on Jul 28, 2025 04:22 PM IST

Problematics | One for you, one for me

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Published on Jul 21, 2025 02:41 PM IST

Problematics | The roots of a card trick

Welcome to Problematics! (Shutterstock)

Published on Jul 14, 2025 08:16 AM IST

Problematics | Calculating her name

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Updated on Jul 07, 2025 07:59 AM IST

Problematics | Groping in the dark

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Published on Jun 30, 2025 01:26 PM IST

Problematics | Find the square

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Updated on Jun 23, 2025 08:57 AM IST

Problematics | Home addresses

Welcome to Problematics!

Updated on Jun 16, 2025 08:43 AM IST

Problematics | Who is the postman?

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Updated on Jun 09, 2025 10:41 AM IST

Problematics | Chicken and egg — and duck too

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Published on Jun 02, 2025 09:15 AM IST

Problematics | Cat food

Welcome to Problematics!

Updated on May 26, 2025 08:45 AM IST

Problematics | Science meets art

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Published on May 19, 2025 08:39 AM IST

How aircraft toilets work, and why they often clog together

At least five toilets clogged on a B777 from Toronto to Delhi this month, forcing a diversion to Frankfurt. (Getty Images/ Representational image)

Published on May 14, 2025 03:34 PM IST

Problematics | World Cups with and before Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli blows kisses to the crowd during a Test match.(AP)

Updated on May 12, 2025 03:55 PM IST

Problematics | Play the magician

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Published on May 05, 2025 08:07 AM IST

Problematics | Wage hikes

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Published on Apr 28, 2025 11:18 AM IST

Problematics | Walking on an escalator

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Updated on Apr 22, 2025 04:47 PM IST

Hycean worlds: A new frontier in search for extraterrestrial life

A handout artist's impression released on April 17, 2025 by N. Madhusudhan/University of Cambridge, shows the K2-18b super-Earth, a hycean world, such as exoplanet K2-18b which astronomers say they have found the strongest yet �hints� of the life outside this solar system. (Photo by Handout / University of Cambridge / AFP)(AFP)

Published on Apr 18, 2025 06:32 AM IST

Problematics | Around the world in 79 days

Welcome to Problematics!(Shutterstock)

Updated on Apr 14, 2025 02:27 PM IST

Problematics | The renovated guesthouse

Welcome to Problematics!

Updated on Apr 07, 2025 01:07 PM IST

Problematics | Matches with sachets

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Updated on Mar 31, 2025 08:20 AM IST

Problematics | Music old style

Welcome to Problematics! (Shutterstock)

Published on Mar 24, 2025 11:25 AM IST

Problematics | Chaplin vs Ray vs Hitchcock

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Published on Mar 17, 2025 10:16 AM IST

Problematics | A winner from long ago

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Published on Mar 10, 2025 01:31 PM IST

Problematics | Dining couples

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Published on Mar 03, 2025 04:11 PM IST

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