PM Modi and His Signature – Reflections by a Psychologist When psychologists analyze the purpose and meaning in human behavior, they often search for what is called a ‘signature’ in behavior. A signature is the unique…
Beyond Gandhi and Akbar: Do We Really Need a Father of the Nation? One may admire Mr. Markendya Katju for the same reason that one does the fool of the emperor’s court of olden times….
Why the Surf Excel Ad on Holi Creates a Hindu Muslim Divide Rather Than Healing It was a friend who called up saying she had cried after seeing the surf excel ad on Holi and…
Is Modi’s Call to ‘Avenge Terror’ the Last Nail on ‘Gandhian Ahimsa’? It was a journalist from a national newspaper, “Don’t you think Modi’s saying we will enter their homes and avenge the terror, rather…
For Pakistan are we ‘The Infidel Next Door’? “Is your novel about Pakistan and India?” A young woman who was getting her book signed by me at the book launch asked me this question. Puzzled…
An Angry Nation on Pulwama Attack; Partition in 1947 a Betrayal When was the last time we were so angry as a nation? The anger is raw, palpable and visceral ready to burst out. …
The Politics of Hate in the Present Day India – A Father Talks to his Daughter on Intolerance “Papa, is Modi a psychopath?” The question jolted me from my concentration. I was so engrossed in…
INA Veterans in RD Parade; Our Nation’s Tryst with Who Liberated Her Can we say that when the Indian National Army soldiers finally walked down the Rajpath on this year’s Republic Day Parade, an ungrateful…
Why India Needs Kashmiri Pandits in its Parliament? My late father in law was very fond of telling me a particular story. It was on why he left Kashmir to come to Delhi and why…
Sabarimala: A Story of Two Walls and What They Stand for The article on the front page of the newspaper caught my eye for its title. It said, “A wall for gender justice.” Inside it…
