Sandeep Bhalla graduated in Economics in 1987 and after studying economics for 6 years decided to switch to law and was taken on the rolls of Delhi Bar Council in 1991. He is a seasoned lawyer practising in New Delhi, India, who was taken on the rolls of the Supreme Court of India in 2001. With three and half decades of legal experience across a wide range of branches of law, he has authored 20 books covering diverse topics. It included Indian legal research and a notable work focused on lifestyle principles derived from ancient Hindu Sanskrit philosophy.
His journey with technology began in 1985, learning BASIC and Pascal programming languages. Though he never pursued programming professionally. Through the decades he worked with various operating systems. Eventually switching to Linux-based open source platforms in the 2000s and never looking back to proprietary systems.
This background in fundamental computing, understanding memory allocation, algorithmic logic, and system architecture etc. informs his analysis. Artificial intelligence is not as mysterious 'thinking machines' but are sophisticated pattern-matching systems with specific technical limitations and capabilities.
He can fluently speak English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi. He can read Sanskrit and Marathi and can understand rudimentary Gujarati, Bengali and Assamese.
Most of his initial books were published in print but later he transitioned to self-published eBooks following a resolved legal dispute with a traditional publisher. He has been writing on geopolitics and other issues on his blog for about 15 years. His practical involvement in investment management, especially in currency markets, combined with his legal expertise and early computing experience, informs a multidisciplinary approach. It now extends into economic and geopolitical analysis.
When not engaged in legal practice or writing, he enjoys gardening, photography, blogging, and cooking, activities that nurture his reflective and analytical mindset.
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