diff --git a/public/_redirects b/public/_redirects
index f9b145c..c5371c9 100644
--- a/public/_redirects
+++ b/public/_redirects
@@ -1,17 +1,3 @@
 # redirects for pretty URLs - generated automatically
+# Using rewrites to preserve original URL
 
-/2024-01-06-why-does-every-guest-house-room-have-a-tv-screen /blog/2024-01-06-why-does-every-guest-house-room-have-a-tv-screen 200
-/2025-06-21-crowdsourcing-exam-problems /blog/2025-06-21-crowdsourcing-exam-problems 200
-/2025-07-05-hypothetical-grading-policy /blog/2025-07-05-hypothetical-grading-policy 200
-/2025-07-09-math-human-flourishing-struggle /blog/2025-07-09-math-human-flourishing-struggle 200
-/2025-07-17-teacher-training-initiative /blog/2025-07-17-teacher-training-initiative 200
-/2025-07-21-capacities-pkm /blog/2025-07-21-capacities-pkm 200
-/2025-08-07-nptel-underrated /blog/2025-08-07-nptel-underrated 200
-/2025-08-16-interactive-fiction-textbooks /blog/2025-08-16-interactive-fiction-textbooks 200
-/2025-08-27-vibecoding-manim-slides /blog/2025-08-27-vibecoding-manim-slides 200
-/2025-08-29-grok-a-book-new-editions /blog/2025-08-29-grok-a-book-new-editions 200
-/2025-09-05-pocket-shutdown /blog/2025-09-05-pocket-shutdown 200
-/2025-09-23-ten-years-iitgn /blog/2025-09-23-ten-years-iitgn 200
-/2025-11-17-iisc-time-tracking /blog/2025-11-17-iisc-time-tracking 200
-/2026-02-20-value-of-things-comment /blog/2026-02-20-value-of-things-comment 200
-/2026-02-25-mattermost-for-openclaw /blog/2026-02-25-mattermost-for-openclaw 200
diff --git a/src/components/Head.astro b/src/components/Head.astro
index 285ce23..e4e7741 100644
--- a/src/components/Head.astro
+++ b/src/components/Head.astro
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ interface Props {
 
 const canonicalURL = new URL(Astro.url.pathname, Astro.site);
 
-// For pretty URLs (e.g., /slug), use the pretty URL as canonical
-const requestedPath = Astro.request.url.replace(Astro.site?.href || '', '/').replace(/\/$/, '');
-const isPrettyUrl = requestedPath.startsWith('/20') || /^\/\d{4}-/.test(requestedPath);
-const finalCanonicalPath = isPrettyUrl ? requestedPath : Astro.url.pathname;
+// For blog posts with date-slug format, show pretty URL in og:url/canonical
+// This handles both direct /slug access and proxy /blog/slug access
+const pathParts = Astro.url.pathname.split('/').filter(Boolean);
+const blogPostMatch = pathParts[0] === 'blog' ? pathParts[1] : pathParts[0];
+const isBlogPost = blogPostMatch?.match(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}-/);
+const finalCanonicalPath = isBlogPost ? `/${blogPostMatch}` : Astro.url.pathname;
 const finalCanonicalURL = new URL(finalCanonicalPath, Astro.site);
 
 const { title, description, image = "/astro-micro.jpg" } = Astro.props;
diff --git a/src/pages/[...id].astro b/src/pages/[...id].astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c9630d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/[...id].astro
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
+
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
+  const posts = await getCollection('blog');
+  
+  // Generate paths for both /blog/slug and /slug
+  const paths = [];
+  
+  for (const post of posts) {
+    // /blog/slug - the original path
+    paths.push({
+      params: { id: post.id },
+      props: { slug: post.id },
+    });
+  }
+  
+  return paths;
+}
+
+const { slug } = Astro.props;
+return Astro.redirect(`/blog/${slug}`, 301);
+---