blog.ahmadwkhan.comWhere Does the Indian Adult Really Stand (Financially)?Public discourse around personal finance in India increasingly relies on lifestyle narratives, absolute numbers, and loosely imported benchmarks. Concepts such as middle class, financial security, high income, or wealthy are often used without refere...Dec 1, 2025·7 min read
blog.ahmadwkhan.comIndia’s Work & Earning Landscape (2025): Guide to Jobs, Gigs, MSMEs & Professional PracticesBy Ahmad W Khan (interactive at https://ahmadwkhan.com/india-work-landscape) Summary (TL;DR): India’s labour market is vast, diversified, and uneven. Government roles remain tenure‑rich but hard to enter; healthcare and licensed professional practice...Oct 21, 2025·6 min read
blog.ahmadwkhan.comBuild a Real-World Symfony App from First Principles to ProductionAudience: Intermediate PHP devs (comfortable with OOP, Composer, basic MVC) who are new/rusty with SymfonyOS Assumptions: macOS/Linux primary; Windows notes included (PowerShell + WSL2)Target PHP & Symfony: PHP 8.2+ and Symfony 7.3.x (current stable ...Sep 20, 2025·31 min read
blog.ahmadwkhan.comIndia vs Global: Mapping Income, Wealth, and Retirement Readiness in 2025Money, unlike geography, is invisible.We know where a country starts and ends on a map. But wealth and income? They’re like air currents, everywhere, yet hard to see. Percentiles help make them visible: where do you sit compared to your neighbors, yo...Sep 16, 2025·5 min read
blog.ahmadwkhan.comHow to Master the Art of Living Alone Without Being LonelyWe don’t talk enough about the possibility of building a whole, meaningful life without a romantic relationship at its center. Not in a bitter, “I gave up on love” way. Not in the spiritual-recluse, renunciation-of-the-world way either. I’m talking a...Aug 6, 2025·6 min read