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 ...
Caste
Is Democracy Possible in India?
A late-night question about whether democracy is even possible in India grew into ...
Celebration
Not my circus?
I write about Zohran Mamdani’s win, reluctant pride, and why even cynics sometimes ...
Civilisation
The Nation of Angry Sons?
I write about how our politics of obedience begins at home, with fathers ...
Civilisation
The National Treasury (of Outrage).
I write on how a woman’s outfit sparked outrage and revealed the true ...
Civilisation
The Orchestra: Success Beyond Noise.
I explore how the Indian diaspora, after noise and pride, may finally grow ...
Civilisation
The Cacophony: Noise Without Success.
I trace how the once-silent Indian diaspora found its voice, mistook noise for ...
Commentary
Benevolent delusions.
I examine our fondness for lost eras and strongmen, and the arrogance buried ...
Advertising
The Seller & The Believer.
I reflect on Piyush Pandey’s dazzling craft and the moral difference between selling ...
Caste
The Model: Success Without Noise.
I trace how Indians abroad first rose to become the world’s so-called “model ...
Civilisation
The Myth We Believed.
I trace the rise and unravelling of Indians abroad as a “model minority,” ...
Art
Whose Story?
A Muslim child’s question during a Marathi lesson made me confront whose metaphors ...
Activism
The Price of Survival.
I once mistook our endurance for strength, but learned it fuels our subjugation; ...
Commentary
Why Military Tradition ≠ Civilian Tradition.
A friend mentioned that all protocols are subject to change, even military ones, ...
Advice
Could we please not, General?
I write to the Chief about his recent press pictures hugging his Australian ...
Activism
Unsettled? Sure. But by what?
American Jews feel “unsettled,” but not by genocide in Gaza. Their silence enables ...
