The Enlightenment of Job
How does one seek enlightenment? Is it through conversations or through silence?
Modi’s Proposed One Nation One Election Is An Assault On India’s Federalism
The ‘One nation One Election,’ albeit a fanciful slogan, is an assault on India’s constitutional values. It is aimed at centralisation and concentration of power by the centre.
Draupadi’s Mahabharata
From disrobing Draupadi in the King’s court five thousand years ago to raping women in hospitals, sexual violence against women is rife in Bharat.
A Coalition For India’s Democracy
A coalition which believes in pluralism, individual freedoms, and inclusive development based on social justice, equity, & non-discrimination, is the best guarantee for securing India’s democracy.
It’s Time To Reconsider The First Past The Post Voting System
In a multi-party democracy, where the number of contesting candidates is usually high, it is almost inevitable that a party without the support of the majority of the voters will end up as rulers under the FPTP system.
The Piano
Why do we hold on to things we know we will never use?
Yuyutsu
Here’s a poem that narrates the moral duplicity and vainglory of war.
Power Politics In India Has Weakened Most Organs Of The State
Nefarious politicians have weakened most of the organs of the state. Can ordinary citizens free themselves from the tyranny of power politics?
The Covenant
Here’s an allegorical poem about the ‘land of milk and honey.’ Make of it what you will.
Mea Culpa
Here’s a poem that reflects on fables that we tell about the almighty, life and death.