There can be no justification for the mass killing of Sikhs in 1984. But the country's collective refusal to hold fast to that memory also has no justification.
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How the Ghettoisation of India’s Muslims Adversely Affects their Mental Health
In India, some 80% of the people who suffer from mental health issues do not receive treatment, according to the National Mental Health Survey for 2015-2016.
Tales of Courage
The poem revolves around the fear of speaking the truth out loud in a polarised country.
Arundhati Roy on Things that Can and Cannot Be Said: The Dismantling of the World as We Know It
Solidarity, speaking up for others is more important than ever. But that too has become a perilous activity, says the acclaimed writer.
What Mohan Bhagwat’s Visit to a Madrasa Tells Us About the RSS
Can we now expect the RSS chief to back the idea of multi-religious primers for all school students – especially texts which set out the fundamental precepts and beliefs …
Have We Lost?
A poem written on feeling disillusioned by everything that is happening around the world.
A Nation Gone Berserk
Written in response to a general decline of civil rights in India in the name of abstract ideologies and the vicious cycle of justifying one act of excess by …
Uncertain Futures
Poem about the uncertainty of what happens when we leave the sheltered walls of our schools, an uncertainty constantly aggravated by the current state of the country.
Hide and Seek
The poem reflects on the communal tensions surrounding mosques, temples and Gods in the country.
In a Korean Rapper’s Brush With Online Hatred, a Lesson For India
In the 2010s, Epik High's Tablo found himself – and his Stanford University degrees – the subject of what was probably one of the first truly enormous online hate …