Saiprasad ShettyinFar from SalientA case against homogeneityThere are quite a few things which I don’t agree with but there is one thing mentioned in public discourse which of late bothers me a lot.Apr 23, 2023Apr 23, 2023
Saiprasad ShettyinFar from SalientI take all of itThe Maratha Confederacy in its heydays was known for patronising temples across the Indian subcontinent. So it wasn’t a surprise to find…Sep 9, 2022Sep 9, 2022
Saiprasad ShettyinFar from SalientTo the call of the pastLast month I visited Trombay where I grew up. This Madrassa^ is situated right behind the house that faced our house there. It seemed they…Jul 17, 2022Jul 17, 2022
Saiprasad ShettyinFar from SalientOne man, many languagesLast February, I visited Baghdadi restaurant in Colaba. In its heyday the place was a bustling joint. What I visited was a derelict place…Jul 3, 2022Jul 3, 2022
Saiprasad ShettyinFar from SalientThe untold convenience of multilingualismA couple of years back, Bengaluru was rocked with a scandal. A security man posted at a Namma Metro station in response to a local person’s…May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Saiprasad ShettyinFar from SalientHello, AnnamayyaTallapaka Annamacharaya was a 15th-century philosopher-musician. Known to have composed 32000 sankirtanas in Telugu, out of which 12000…May 22, 2020May 22, 2020
Saiprasad ShettyinFar from SalientMy Tamizh ConnectionGrowing up, the Tamil language had a great influence on life in general. It helped to grow-up in a locality which is largely…Apr 4, 2020Apr 4, 2020
Saiprasad ShettyinFar from SalientLessons from the roomSo I watched the entire session of the Congressional hearing on ‘Human Rights in South Asia’ and I noticed a couple of things:Oct 26, 2019Oct 26, 2019
Saiprasad ShettyinFar from SalientIndifference maxOn my way back a guy was sipping tea on that very spot.Aug 18, 2019Aug 18, 2019
