India at 70: some thoughts on Independence Day
At 70, India is a young country but Indians as a whole appear to be having a mid-life crisis.
15 August 2017
history
How much does Britain owe India? An attempt at objectively calculating Britain’s debt to India
There has been this raging debate on the quantum and nature of the debt Britain owed India.
30 April 2017
Of ‘South Asia’ and the colonized speech of the Brown Folks
The name ‘India’ has to be given up in academic writing. This is an unpleasant academic habit that has gained some unfortunately widespread acceptance…
5 January 2017
Why I will celebrate destruction of the Babri structure on 6th December
It was not demolition of a place of worship, but demolition of an ugly symbol.
6 December 2016
Remembering the battle of Rezang La of 1962
The Battle of Rezang La was fought on a Sunday, November 18, 1962.
19 November 2016
The myth of ‘Saffron Terror’ is rooted in hatred against Maharashtrian Brahmins
Majority of the Maharashtrian Brahmins and specifically those from Pune are Nationalists and committed to the RSS ideology.
28 June 2016
A balanced take on the legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru
It is important to be cognizant of Nehru's shortcomings and failures, without either taking away from or overly exaggerating his greatness.
30 May 2016
Why Abrahamic religions are obsessed with the idea of Apocalypse
Popular references in movies and other cultural aspects deal with the end of the world.
25 May 2016
Why PM Modi would do well by not emulating Prithviraj Chauhan
There is one lesson from the history that Narendra Modi must learn.
25 May 2016