September 2019
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 Nath Madan, who had been [...]
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, ‘Rajaji’. Written in the late [...]
July 2019
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 the methods of production; while [...]
June 2019
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 Telegraph. After reviewing his political [...]
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 led the singing of a [...]
April 2019
The Modi Government’s War On The Intellect, The Telegraph
A term greatly beloved of the Modi Government is ‘surgical strike’. It was first invoked in September 2016, after a cross-border raid undertaken by the Indian Army on camps in Pakistan. In November of the [...]