It was lovely speaking earlier in the day to a Nepalese chef and staff from Pokhara in a restaurant in … More
Category: Commentary
Bhatt on Bollywood
Mahesh Bhatt to Karan Thapar in an India Today TV Interview: ‘We make two kinds of films; to comfort the … More
Reimagining Azadi: Making it matter
Happy Azadi Day India. May we reimagine the way we look after marginalized communities from Bastar to Bombay as we … More
Cities have to livable, not smart
With recent urban floods in the so called Indian Silicon Valley and The ‘Sahara Mall NH10’ City, I wonder if … More
Indian Media’s Poverty of Imagination
The recent media discourse on Kashmir and also the run up to the Punjab and UP Polls, fundamentally articulate that … More
Why Social Justice work matters
In January 2015, I went on from being a petroleum industry consultant in Oman and India to a migration and … More
Question For Kashmir?
Every conflict zone is a human problem. The national security or the ‘independence’ lens really does not capture the torment … More
Festivals : Diaspora markers of the Past
On a crowded Deepawali or Hari Raya eve in Little India, we can observe a sea of humanity passing by, … More
Writing as more than Communication
Writing is more than dishing out information, it’s about expression, aesthetics and shattering the silence. Mediocre writing is insincere at … More
The nature of work is changing
The entire point of work is to make a dent and not to simply warm the pews of the Church … More
