This is the Story of my relationship with religion

I was in my 2nd Standard at an excellent Jesuit school in Ahmedabad when my class teacher Mrs Sinha asked “How many Hindus in this Class?”. It was for some Government count as far as I can remember. A majority of my classmates raised their…

How I started up!

“Every year, I spend so much money on your school fees, food, clothes etc. And what do you do for me? Nothing! You are a liability to me. You should commit suicide. You can do that by hanging yourself, stabbing yourself or even by consuming rat poison. Think about it”. These words by my father…

When I witnessed moral-policing first hand

So my friend and I are returning to his home in Koramangala, Bangalore in an Uber. Both of us are sitting in the back seat, him on the left, me on the right.

‘An Insignificant Man’, a most significant movie

Patriotism is amongst the most hollow concepts ever

1. Why does patriotism start and end with a country! Why aren’t you overtly protective of your home or Society or area or city or state or continent or planet or solar system or galaxy or universe? Why just one geographical denomination over…

What we are used to is ‘social’ and not ‘normal’

On the beautiful albeit sometimes melodramatic English show ‘This is us’, an adopted child seeks out his biological father after growing up and invites him to live with his family. A while later, one day, his father brings a man home and that’s…