“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 …
Dogs, British Empire and a Legacy Followed Till This Day
The British saw little difference between dogs and Indians except on one count. It was the degree of loyalty that they exhibited towards them. Loyalty was the supreme value that the white man relished …
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The Power of Shame and Mocking
Why did the Chief Minister of a State mock, humiliate a film that described the trauma of an entire community? As a Kashmiri Hindu told me he is feeling deeply disturbed after seeing that on …
Why We Must Stop Playing the Hymn ‘Abide With Me’ in Our Ceremonies?
In his classic book on anti-colonialism ‘The Wretched of the Earth’ Franz Fanon concludes by saying, “…Let us leave this Europe which never stops talking of man yet massacres him at every street …
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A Tribute to a General – From a Common Man
As a child, like many children, I too was fascinated with Generals. Their gallant uniforms, their medals, the authority, transports us to another world. They are the heroes who fight our enemies and …
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What Lies in Erasing Names of Freedom Fighters?
There are crimes done by an individual and then there are crimes done by whole institutions and nations. The crimes by nations are annihilative. It is a whole culture and way of life that they try to …
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