Activism
Moral science?
I watch a school drop-off and confront the everyday lawlessness people like me ...
Activism
The Last Brahmin Standing.
I mock my own tribe by pretending to crown myself the last pure ...
Activism
“Siachen pe hamare jawan…”
I am disturbed by how we now reject real soldiers’ stories while embracing ...
Civilisation
Stories We Choose: Why Ikkis Matters
I argue that the stories we choose to celebrate reveal who we are, ...
Activism
The Right Wing’s Greatest Coup?
I examine why we demand retributive justice in our fantasies yet excuse political ...
Culture
Ek hi Netaji!
I think we have finally discovered that history’s greatest mistake was happening before ...
Commentary
The drop. And the fall.
A parable about power, vanity, and why public moral lapses cannot be erased ...
Celebration
Just the Bottle, Actually.
A minimalist request, an overqualified gifting team, and the inevitable collapse of restraint ...
Celebration
Life. And a bottle of Mahua.
A bottle of mahua becomes a meditation on friendship, chance encounters, generosity, and ...
Activism
To My Fellow Brahmins.
I, a Puneri Brahmin, write to my own, about caste, history, comfort, and ...
Activism
The Dermatographia Test.
Caste isn’t a relic; it erupts instantly. Just open any caste post, read ...
Activism
The Savarna Delusion.
I write about how savarna reactions to satire expose a deeper delusion about ...
Activism
The End of Reservations?
I write about how a Dalit with an iPhone exposed the savarna fantasy ...
Caste
Part II – The Fault in Our Foundations
In this second of a three-part series, I explore how India built a ...
Commentary
Ji, Uncle ji.
I explore how Zohran Mamdani effortlessly unclefied Donald Trump using the quiet desi ...
Activism
Shaking my head. Again.
When belief devours judgement and citizens hollow themselves out, no bribe is needed ...
Bias
What do I know anyway?
I write about privilege, uncertainty, and why knowing less than we think may ...
Business
Stars. Screens. And Suckers.
I write about astrology apps, the Forer effect, and how superstition has rebranded ...
