Activism
Part Three: Violence. And Us.
I reject mob uprisings and choose Gandhi’s Satyagraha: non-violence, institutions, and love as ...
Bias
Hindsight and Nehru.
Born 1972, I still knew freedom fighters. Nehru, born 1886 and scarred by ...
Commentary
The Company We Keep
I list out the countries (and their leaders) that India (through its PM, ...
Commentary
Lost Without Reading the Map
Even as a Nehruvian, I see how his moral foreign policy failed. And ...
Art
Whose Story?
A Muslim child’s question during a Marathi lesson made me confront whose metaphors ...
Advice
Bharat, That Is Us.
On Independence Day, I remind my fellow Indians as to who 'Bharat Mata' ...
Activism
The Passive Voice of a Failing Democracy.
A reflective essay on how India’s democracy is unravelling. Quietly, passively, and with ...
Activism
Who’s practising Taqiyya now?
The BJP accuses Muslims of Taqiyya while practising its own: masking majoritarian intent ...
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 ...
Business
Band-Aid Republic?
India’s startup boom thrives on state failure, creating a toxic cycle where private ...
Activism
Onions. And the Indian Express.
I marvel at Indian Express’s bravery, leaping to fact-check Rahul overnight while gently ...
Activism
Patriotism is not silence.
In a democracy, silence is not strength. It is erasure. True patriotism demands ...
Activism
Victory? For whom?
She wasn’t freed because of her rights, but because she apologised. Stop mistaking ...
Commentary
End of an era.
India loses diplomatic agency as the POTUS announces a fragile ceasefire between India ...
Civilisation
The Weapon We Gave Away.
I reflect on how India dismantled its free press, the sharpest weapon democracy ...
Death
Op Sindoor.
When politics, diplomacy, and the military align, briefly and brilliantly, we must rise ...
