“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 …
Are Indians Coming to Terms With Their Collective Grief?
“Why are we being forced to remember an event like partition, that too on 14th August? Doesn’t it bring memories of unresolved grief? Isn’t it too much for our society to bear? What will it do except …
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When the Wounds of a Society Open
“Sir, can I talk to you for few minutes?” It was Meenakshi (name changed), a student after my lecture at a university. “I need to talk. I have watched Kashmir Files and feeling deeply affected.” After …
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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