Published inNew World OrderJawaharlal Nehru and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar: Ideological intersection in the origins of the idea…At the heart of the struggle of the idea of India lie two diametrically conceptions of the nation. Or at least that is what is most…Apr 5, 2020Apr 5, 2020
Gandhi after Africa and the art of making mistakesNow that the students at the University of Ghana have removed the statue of Gandhi, and rightfully so if it causes them incessant pain…Dec 20, 20181Dec 20, 20181
Making up your mind in the age of artificial intelligenceWhat if religion’s main argument was not heaven or hell, what if faith ignored sin and salvation, and focussed on the only question that…Jul 31, 2018Jul 31, 2018
No, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was not the architect of Article 370The clause to give special status to Kashmir was created by Jawaharlal Nehru and his aide, and even B. R. Ambedkar hated it. This essay is…Jul 22, 20184Jul 22, 20184
The truth about Sardar Patel on KashmirA blanket statement does the round, often, that “Sardar Patel was willing to give away Kashmir”. This has no nuance, ignores all the unique…Jun 26, 20183Jun 26, 20183
Nine CommandmentsDuring a recent series of lectures I was giving in California on spirituality, mindfulness, and the dawn of the age of artificial…May 8, 20181May 8, 20181
The farmer who went walking with a solar panel on his headThe financial capital of the world’s fastest growing economy suddenly has thousands of farmers protesting on its streets. What’s going on…Mar 12, 20186Mar 12, 20186
How Asia’s first Nobel laureate added new song and colour to springFor as long as spring has arrived in India, so has the joyous festival of colour, Holi. The gods frolicked in it, the ancient epics…Mar 3, 2018Mar 3, 2018
The Mindful Market: How the 1% can save the world(Ok, I’m exaggerating about ‘saving the world’ but hear me out: here’s how in the world’s largest democratic economy, India, the top 1% can…Feb 2, 2018Feb 2, 2018
Why Oxfam is misleading (at least about India)Every year the global charity Oxfam releases reports about the inequality in wealth distribution around the world. Its reports are full of…Jan 24, 20185Jan 24, 20185