Business
Capitalism. Democracy. And the Ambani do.
The Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant wedding has been in the news for a while. ...
Advice
Huzoor. Janaab. Aadaab.
Stereotyping your enemy into a comic-book villain is never a good idea. It ...
Activism
Conservatives and bullies. A hypothesis.
Right-wingers across the world seem to side with the oppressors almost as an ...
Activism
Guess the country!
The similarities between what the right-wing bhakts hate and love are so little ...
Advice
The problem of self-appointed spokespersons.
Self-appointed guardians are seldom, if at all, guardians of anyone or anything except ...
Activism
The fallacy of the ‘Proud Nationalists’.
What exactly are today's 'Proud Nationalists' proud about? Or even nationalist about? Which ...
Activism
The Overton Window. And us.
The Overton Window has shifted right sharply in the recent past and while ...
Activism
The future. And Emperor Kedar.
Romila Thapar, the brilliant and respected historian of Indian ancient history, have a ...
Business
Laxman and Sonia.
Indians seem to 'celebrate' every win for an Indian-origin leader as somehow vindication ...
Democracy
Jaishankar, his son, and digital India.
Dr S Jaishankar, Indian Minister of External Affairs, gave a humorous speech ...
Art
My independence day radio interview.
A historian cancelled an interview on the local radio, and I was pulled ...
Celebration
मेरे घर का झंडा…
PM Modi, in his characteristic emphasis on optics and style over actual work ...
Caste
A single wish.
On India's independence day, we must also introspect on the millions who are ...
Advice
Governing the Marathas.
The history of the Marathas is rife with lessons, one of which is ...
Dissent/Protest/Disagreement
Agniveer, The Officer’s Choice Edition. Coming soon.
The Agniveer scheme is more about saving a bankrupt government than true military ...
Anger
On a destructive path: Agnipath.
Shuddhabrata Sengupta writes on Facebook: 'It will lead to a deprofessionalized military and ...
Anger
Safety valves and democracy.
If you shut all safety vales and increase the heat to a pressure ...
