Activism
Beware false victory.
I fear Modi’s fall if it comes by foreign hands, because that would ...
Civilisation
Stories We Choose: Why Ikkis Matters
I argue that the stories we choose to celebrate reveal who we are, ...
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 ...
Activism
Part III – The Sacred Text and the Unready People
India’s democracy survives not by habit, but by faith in a Constitution its ...
Capitalism
Part I – The Soil of Democracy
I write about how democracy slowly took shape in Europe through centuries of ...
Civilisation
The Orchestra: Success Beyond Noise.
I explore how the Indian diaspora, after noise and pride, may finally grow ...
Activism
Psst! Did you know that Gandhi…?
On Gandhi’s birth anniversary, I defend the strategist and organiser, not the caricature, ...
Activism
Part Three: Violence. And Us.
I reject mob uprisings and choose Gandhi’s Satyagraha: non-violence, institutions, and love as ...
Advice
Bharat, That Is Us.
On Independence Day, I remind my fellow Indians as to who 'Bharat Mata' ...
Activism
The Price of Survival.
I once mistook our endurance for strength, but learned it fuels our subjugation; ...
Abhijit Gadgil
A Matter of Honour (and a Few Corrections).
In which I correct key errors in Akash Banerjee’s MiG-21 video that featured ...
Activism
From Gandhi to Guns: How India Lost the Non-Aligned Soul.
I explore how India’s foreign policy abandoned its moral core, trading Gandhian ideals ...
Business
The Hollow Arsenal: India’s Recruitment Crisis and Strategic Unpreparedness.
In the second article of the series, I examine why India’s youth aren’t ...
Debate
Today at LinkedIn.
Posed a tough question on military readiness; got RSS flood-relief deflection. Replied with ...
Civilisation
Flags Without Fighters: The Theatre of Patriotism.
In Part 1/3, I examine how aggressive nationalists glorify the army but avoid ...
Activism
Preface: Patriotism in Three Acts.
I introduce a three-part series reflecting on how we perform patriotism, neglect service, ...
Activism
Patriotism is not silence.
In a democracy, silence is not strength. It is erasure. True patriotism demands ...
Death
Op Sindoor.
When politics, diplomacy, and the military align, briefly and brilliantly, we must rise ...
Advice
A letter to America.
I write a heartfelt letter to America on tariffs, factories, immigration, ambition, and ...
