“I feel so ashamed of what has happened in Manipur. I feel devalued as a human being thinking over what the men did to the girls.” One of my students said to me. “In fact my father said we all should …
A Healing and Reconciliation Narrative After the Gujarat Riots
It was a phone call from National Human Rights Commission one afternoon in March 2002. “Would your organization be interested in providing trauma counselling and therapy to children and adolescents in …
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Why the ‘Veer Bal Divas’ Will Usher a New Era for India?
Several years ago, a colleague, a sociologist, after going through the list of local festivals and the reasons for following them had mentioned, “Yours is the broadest range of festivals depicting all …
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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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Why the Blockade of our Prime Minister is a Psychological Warfare against Us?
“The image of our Prime Minister stuck on the flyover seems so unreal, so straight out of a dystopian novel that I can’t believe it really happened,” my colleague told me. “It will take me a long time …
Why We Should See Our Temples Also As Memorials?
“Why did you, a psychologist, wanted to meet me at this temple for this interview?” “Have you been to this place before?” I asked. “Yes, have passed by it many times,” he said. “It is one of the …
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