Vishwinder Singh Jamwal

Co-founder and CTO, The Wired Ape

Vishwinder Singh Jamwal is co-founder and CTO of The Wired Ape, where he builds Ritual OS and Kithmark. He trained in human genetics, spent seven years in public service in India, and holds an MBA from Boston University.

A schoolgirl in headphones speaks into a radio microphone while the station presenter gives a thumbs-up and a producer watches through the glass.

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World Children’s Day: the day the world turns blue and kids take over

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A grandfather raises his glass and laughs at a candlelit Thanksgiving table as family and neighbors of different ages and backgrounds smile around him.

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Thanksgiving 2026: The Shared Table as a Ritual of Gratitude

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Before the turkey and the parade, Thanksgiving was a harvest meal shared across two peoples. Here is what really happened, how other cultures give thanks, and one small ritual for your table.

A volunteer serves dal at a gurdwara langar to people of different backgrounds seated together on the floor, all with heads covered.

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International Day for Tolerance: why sitting at the same table still works

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An older woman in a mustard sweater hands a foil-covered dish with a folded note to her young neighbor at his apartment door.

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World Kindness Day: the small act that matters more than you think

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A young man plays a mandar drum at dusk in a Jharkhand village courtyard while women of all ages dance arm in arm in cream saris with flowers in their hair, beside a small fire and painted mud houses.

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Janjatiya Gaurav Divas: Who Was Birsa Munda, and Why India Marks November 15

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India's Tribal Pride Day remembers a 25-year-old Munda leader and the rising he led. Here is his story, the official numbers on India's Scheduled Tribes, and how to learn about their festivals with care.

A teenage Sikh volunteer hands a fresh roti to an elderly man at langar, where people of all ages and backgrounds sit together in long rows on the gurdwara floor.

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Guru Nanak Jayanti: the full moon, the open kitchen and the first Guru

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Why Sikhs mark Guru Nanak’s birth on the Kartik full moon, how the 48 hours unfold, and why the meal is free for everyone.

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You are what you share: the human relationship with food

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A woman in a red sari applies a seven-colored tika to her brother’s forehead in a Nepali home as their mother smiles behind them.

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Bhai Dooj: the tilak, the meal, and the promise between siblings

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Why astronauts, athletes and surgeons swear by rituals

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Steak and eggs, a card game the commander has to lose, two water bottles aimed at the court. What the research says about rituals before big moments, and where it falls apart.