Activism
“Siachen pe hamare jawan…”
I am disturbed by how we now reject real soldiers’ stories while embracing ...
Bureaucracy
Deeply proud. And PAGAL.
A letter of admiration and pride to the PMO-posted IAS officer in charge ...
Culture
Ek hi Netaji!
I think we have finally discovered that history’s greatest mistake was happening before ...
Commentary
The drop. And the fall.
A parable about power, vanity, and why public moral lapses cannot be erased ...
Activism
A Rebuttal to Aarnab Mitra
I rebutt wilful misreadings and explore our fascination with cult leaders, and how ...
Activism
Shaking my head. Again.
When belief devours judgement and citizens hollow themselves out, no bribe is needed ...
Activism
Shaking my head.
A republic where power is pampered and truth is scolded reveals its deepest ...
Civilisation
The Nation of Angry Sons?
I write about how our politics of obedience begins at home, with fathers ...
Civilisation
The Cacophony: Noise Without Success.
I trace how the once-silent Indian diaspora found its voice, mistook noise for ...
Advertising
The Seller & The Believer.
I reflect on Piyush Pandey’s dazzling craft and the moral difference between selling ...
Activism
Psst! Did you know that Gandhi…?
On Gandhi’s birth anniversary, I defend the strategist and organiser, not the caricature, ...
Activism
Handshakes and operations.
I wonder why we borrow the Indian Army’s language but forget its code ...
Activism
Part Three: Violence. And Us.
I reject mob uprisings and choose Gandhi’s Satyagraha: non-violence, institutions, and love as ...
Anger
Part Two: Violence. And Them.
I turn outward, examining Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and the Arab Spring, uneasy ...
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 ...
Civilisation
Flags Without Fighters: The Theatre of Patriotism.
In Part 1/3, I examine how aggressive nationalists glorify the army but avoid ...
Activism
Patriotism is not silence.
In a democracy, silence is not strength. It is erasure. True patriotism demands ...
Activism
Ozymandias!
When giants clash, the wise don’t interfere. They spectate. Let tyrants bleed; justice ...
