Despite living in several cities across India over the past 50 years and thinking of myself as more Indian than English, I cannot look upon August 15 as Independence …
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Patriot to Traitor
'Aren't we dangerously straddling the very thin line between fervent devotion and crazy fanaticism?'
No Country for My Nationalism
If you look back at your school life, college life, street life, and community life, perhaps you’d find a story similar to mine from a time when nationalism flowed …
In There Lies Her Freedom
'She will shine again and always for another seventy five and till eternity.'
India Has Come a Long Way Since 1947, But Much Still Needs to Be Done
The need of the hour is to reorient policies built on equity, not only economic, political and social, but also ecological and environmental.
Don’t Wish Me on August 14
Over the last few years of school, August 14 would arrive and I would have to undergo an annual nationality test.
A Second Tryst With Destiny
This Independence Day, let's reclaim the flag and national anthem; 'Jai Hind' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'. Let's reclaim India from hate and tyranny.
In Times Like These, Cowardice Is Not a Choice
The need to speak out and claim what is legitimately ours has arisen.
‘Mulk’ and ‘Rang De Basanti’: Two Films, One Nation. And What We Need Today
In this frustrating political climate, 'Mulk' is a reminder of the power and subversive potential of cinema.