In the ceaseless debates surrounding caste-based reservation in India, one question echoes louder than most: When will reservation end? For some, it is an aspiration; for others, a demand. But the answer is uncomfortable, because it lies not in policy but in our collective social conscience. Caste-based reservation will die only when casteism dies in India. That isContinue reading “Caste Will Die Only When Its Burden Is Shared”
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India’s Moral Collapse: When Hate Becomes Policy and Silence Becomes Complicity
I have lived through the darkest chapters of modern India: • The 1984 anti-Sikh riots • The 1990 Ram Mandir Rath Yatra • The 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid • The 1993 Mumbai riots • And the 2002 Gujarat riots following the Godhra train burning In each of these moments, I saw people loseContinue reading “India’s Moral Collapse: When Hate Becomes Policy and Silence Becomes Complicity”
How Humans Generalise Based on Personal Experience
(A Travel Anecdote from Malaysia) We were sitting in this cheap roadside Bangladeshi restaurant in Malaysia having our brunch—chapati and chicken curry—when my wife, ever the social one, struck up a conversation with the joint’s co-owner. He looked vaguely Indian, which is always a cultural guesswork sport in this part of the world. “Where areContinue reading “How Humans Generalise Based on Personal Experience”
BJP’s PR Campaign: The Narrative Within, and the Narrative Without
In the aftermath of Operation Sindoor — India’s recent cross-border strike against terror camps in Pakistan — the Indian government appointed Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to lead a delegation to key global capitals alongside AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. This bipartisan team’s mission: to present a unified Indian front against terrorism and secure international support. AtContinue reading “BJP’s PR Campaign: The Narrative Within, and the Narrative Without”
The Mirror of the World: How Internal Hatred Invites External Hostility
In the intricate balance of human affairs, nations, like individuals, do not exist in isolation. They breathe in a shared atmosphere of ideas, ethics, and consequences. When a country begins to spread hatred, animosity, and hostility within its own borders—among its people, toward its minorities, or across ideological lines—it is not just tearing at theContinue reading “The Mirror of the World: How Internal Hatred Invites External Hostility”
The Inner Voice: Your True Companion
It arrived not at birth, but a little after —when language began to bloom,when silence first bent into meaning.You didn’t notice it at first.It came softly, like breath behind your thoughts,a murmur that felt like you,but also something more. It teased your first teacher,mocking authority with harmless mischief,and you laughed alone —a joke too privateContinue reading “The Inner Voice: Your True Companion”
The Cycle of Unhappiness: From Anger to Vengeance and Back Again
We live in a world increasingly saturated with discontent. Beneath the noise of daily obligations, technology, social media, and polarized ideologies, there hums a quiet and persistent sense of general unhappiness. For many, it’s difficult to identify its origin. It may stem from unfulfilled potential, chronic stress, loneliness, injustice, or simply the ache of aContinue reading “The Cycle of Unhappiness: From Anger to Vengeance and Back Again”
The Birthday Filter: Who Really Remembers You When the Algorithm Doesn’t
Eight years ago, I did something small but quietly radical—I removed my birthday from every social media platform I was on. No more reminders, no confetti animations from apps, no templated “Happy B’day!” from people who wouldn’t recognize me across a dinner table. I just wanted to see what would happen. What happened was silence.Continue reading “The Birthday Filter: Who Really Remembers You When the Algorithm Doesn’t”
I Pity Today’s Youth
I come from a different generation—one where life was simple but grounded in purpose. You studied hard, got a job, and settled down. And if academics weren’t your strength, you picked up a trade or started a business. Either way, stability and dignity were the goals. Success wasn’t measured by money alone, but by whatContinue reading “I Pity Today’s Youth”
Momos, Kungfu Panda, and the Great Indian Defeat
I sometimes call my wife Kungfu Panda—not because she’s a martial artist or cuddly, but because of her undying love for chicken momos (also known as chicken dumplings in some parts of the world). We’ve tried making them at home, guided by YouTube chefs with suspicious confidence. The results? Disasters best left to the imagination. WheneverContinue reading “Momos, Kungfu Panda, and the Great Indian Defeat”