Activism
My Lords. And Masters?
In a republic, judges are supposed to command respect through reasoning, not demand ...
Activism
The Idea of a Republic.
I reflect on how a republic survives not through identity or doctrine, but ...
Advice
An Open Letter to Shehzaad Poonawalla.
I write an honest open letter to a BJP spokesperson who markets belonging ...
Bias
Can They Really Do That?
I trace how the question “Can they really do that?” stopped being disbelief ...
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 ...
