Indian Nation, Facile Liberalism, and Brahmanical Tyranny

At the heart of facile liberalism is the kernel of fascism waiting to explode. That’s my distillation. We are now seeing it as a global phenomena. Continue reading →

Talking about Islam: Social media and popular discourse

Recently, I got involved in a heated argument about Islam and the Muslim world on Facebook, that quickly turned vicious and ended up lasting for several hours. To say I “got involved” would be a little dishonest – I did start it, one way or another, and I shouldn’t be surprised at the response. Since … Continue reading →

The mess in the attic

For a long, long time, we had been collectively convinced that education – mass, secular, quality public education – would go a long way towards curing many of our social ills. Over the years, as our public institutions crumbled under the weight of political violence, we managed to stay convinced – the problem wasn’t education … Continue reading →

Beautiful Golden Greed

By  Ôrūp I.   So, what do we do now? Should we reach out, with sleepy eyes, groping hands, in the nascent darkness of the morning, and stop the alarm that heckles our peaceful sleeps? Should we cut the cacophony? Should we, in the ensuing abrupt silence of a still sleeping world, drag ourselves out … Continue reading →