Anger
Part Two: Violence. And Them.
I turn outward, examining Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and the Arab Spring, uneasy ...
Anger
Part One: Violence. And Me.
I trace my lifelong unease with violence, from Babri Masjid to despots’ deaths, ...
Activism
Unsettled? Sure. But by what?
American Jews feel “unsettled,” but not by genocide in Gaza. Their silence enables ...
Debate
Today at LinkedIn.
Posed a tough question on military readiness; got RSS flood-relief deflection. Replied with ...
Activism
Spinning yarns in the age of AI.
A historical letter satirising AI scepticism through the metaphor of spinning looms, exposing ...
Activism
Snakes. And solidarity.
In which I tell the extremists who believe in violence, and yet, claim ...
Bias
Exodus (1960): If WTF Was A Movie!
Saw Exodus, the Israeli and Zionist propaganda film from 1960. And was surprised ...
Activism
And for the next act…
Elon Musk made an unmistakable Nazi salute at the inauguration of President Trump's ...
Activism
Remember, remember, the 6th of December.
In India the sixth of December is a date fraught with memories, much ...
Activism
The Hindutva caste project.
Understanding the politics of caste and religious identity: Unravel the right wing's attempts ...
Activism
Round and round.
At the very extremities of the logical conclusion of the world the left ...
Activism
My (imagined) speech as an MP.
Six young people protest in an unusual way in the Indian Parliament. Here's ...
Activism
Reaping the whirlwind.
Israel's attempted genocide in Gaza is not helping its cause. Indeed, if at ...
Advice
The problem of self-appointed spokespersons.
Self-appointed guardians are seldom, if at all, guardians of anyone or anything except ...
Commentary
Par-dada ko haath lagaane se pehle par-pote se baat kar.
Rahul Gandhi's journey from a politician's son to a true leader of people ...
Activism
The Overton Window. And us.
The Overton Window has shifted right sharply in the recent past and while ...
Art
My independence day radio interview.
A historian cancelled an interview on the local radio, and I was pulled ...
Advice
Governing the Marathas.
The history of the Marathas is rife with lessons, one of which is ...
