It was while in a small Hindu refugee colony near Jodhpur that I understood how building of Ram Mandir has impacted Hindu refugees who have run away from Pakistan being persecuted because of their …
The Bheel Mother Who Wanted Her Child to be Born in Bharat – An Ode to Freedom
“I wanted my child to be born in India,” she said caressing her child. “How old is she?” I asked, “and when did you come to Bharat?” “She is only a week old, and we came a month ago.” “You made …
Why Gratitude Can Be A Burden And What Happens To The People Who Bear It
There is a saying that you are never a prophet in your own country. A prophet by whom I mean a visionary leader who leads his people on a chosen path, to a chosen future which they can’t see in the …
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A Hope Never Seen Before in Our People
Last month in December I was visited by a psychologist, a friend of many years. An observer of human behavior, particularly mass behavior, he is also an erudite scholar on religion. After spending a …
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A Psychologist Remembers The Stigma He Witnessed In His Career
“You have worked with the mentally ill and the marginalized for many years. Surely you have had many experiences where you personally witnessed stigma faced by them.” These words of my friend, a …
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Why is Chandrayan an Issue About Race
One of my friends in northern Europe, a white psychologist who was watching the news of the landing of the Chandrayan in a restaurant overheard a couple of people at the next table saying, “Oh! But …
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