Gandhi and The RSS: The Historical Record, The Telegraph
This column appears days before the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. That anniversary shall be observed at a time when a former pracharark of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh is [...]
The Multiple Tragedies of The Kashmiri Pandits, Hindustan Times
When the ethnic cleansing of the Kashmiri Pandits took place, I was based in Delhi, working at the Institute of Economic Growth. The IEG’s Director was the eminent sociologist Triloki [...]
Twelve Apostles Of Mahatma Gandhi, Hindustan Times
Many years ago, while working in the Manuscripts Section of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, I found a postcard by an unknown Tamil to that great Indian, Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, [...]
The Liquid That Will Determine Our Future, The Telegraph
Many years ago, I came across this striking definition of ecological responsibility: ‘If we produce everything we want from within a limited area, we are in a position to supervise [...]
Why Sonia Gandhi Should Read Ibn Khaldun, The Telegraph
In January 2013, when the Congress was in power at the Centre and General Elections were more than a year away, I published a column on Rahul Gandhi in the [...]
Godse Worship Goes Mainstream, Hindustan Times
In the early 1990s, the veteran Gandhian Dr Sushila Nayar, was in the temple town of Ayodhya, on a mission to promote communal harmony. At an inter-faith prayer meeting she [...]