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Tag: nationalism
Navigating the Great Caste Divide
‘Don’t generalise’ is the response I get when I try to convey the reality of my life and the lives of many like me to my friends. That reality …
Review: A Poetic Collector’s Edition That Lingers and Asserts
'The Well-Earned', a collection of poetry edited by Kiriti Sengupta, is a kaleidoscope of intellectual exercise that bears the burden of history.
How Much Sanskar Makes Us Sanskari?
It is up to you to decide whether you want to remain sanskari by allowing rationality to be locked up in a cage.
When My Ears Bleed
I wonder how many of us share the anguish of having to witness a hypocritical spectacle of celebrations to mark Republic Day when the Republic itself is bleeding.
Band-Aid Nationalism
Whenever the word nationalism is brought up in conversation, the first person whose reaction is scrutinised is a Muslim.
Resurrection
A poem on resurrecting democracy and secularism.
Shoojit Sircar Cracks the Biopic Code With ‘Sardar Udham’
The movie understands that only a ‘360-degree-filmmaking’ – marked by contexts, contradictions and complexities – can help grasp the true essence of Indian martyrs.
Words Can Never Be Imprisoned
Poems do not ask for moral purity but lead their readers to see the uncomplicated clarity and the warped logic of ways in which our world is increasingly becoming …
Nationalism 101
A take on how we have internalised a false understanding of nationalism.