Activism
My Lords. And Masters?
In a republic, judges are supposed to command respect through reasoning, not demand ...
Activism
Mugger, murderer, medicine, mausoleum…
I argue that even in a corrupt republic, a life-saving vaccine is not ...
Activism
The Idea of a Republic.
I reflect on how a republic survives not through identity or doctrine, but ...
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 ...
Advice
A matter of honour.
I publicly challenge a highly decorated and patriotic soldier to clarify a claim ...
Books
Free hand or cowardice?
I examine how the same sentence from a politician can signal courage or ...
Activism
A letter to Mr Hardeep Puri.
I write a letter about the arrogance of claiming to speak for an ...
Aviation
Who wants to be a politician?
When the news of Ajit Pawar's death came in, I realised my first ...
Activism
The devil and his due.
Finally, something the Modi sarkar did right. And what an amazing job it ...
Adventure
Project Republic.
For this Republic Day, I am trying to listen and understand what makes ...
Activism
Beware false victory.
I fear Modi’s fall if it comes by foreign hands, because that would ...
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, ...
Civilisation
The Punjabi and the Englishman
I think I am watching the BJP slowly discover that ruling India means ...
Civilisation
Dahine se…tez bhaag!
I argue that when fear overwhelms courage, moral collapse often disguises itself as ...
Caste
The LIIT of Indianness
I argue that equating Hinduness with Indianness seduces us into purity politics that ...
