Philosophy
Atheism, rationalism, free speech and communalism #NotInMyName
It is rare that one needs to speak up as an atheist and disown the speech or behavior of other atheists as communal hatred. Atheists are usually the s…
The Empire is Crumbling: @gupta_milan replies to @desaisantosh with hope.
Guest post by Milan Gupta Yesterday (on 28th December, 2015) Santosh Desai ( @desaisantosh ) published his opinion column titled “2015: The Empire Str…
kavitha, a story of hope and despair
I met kavitha during my visit to Pandharkawada village, Yavatmal district, Vidarbha This is the story of Kavitha, who is a mother, a babhi, a da…
8 Jul 2013
Authenticity – the magical charm
What do we mean by authenticity? It is simply being transparent, sharing your state of being without camoflages and masks. Of having the courage to be…
Fundamental duties of an Indian citizen
I think we have wandered very far from these, and these are really beautiful guidelines on how to be as a citizen of India. So posting them here in th…
An intellectual deficit in Indian Society
I am rather troubled in this moment. All around, I see tremendous rigidity and an inability to learn. Be it something like the slutwalk, or a politica…
Police state and illegitimate citizens
We as a society seem to be getting more and more repressed and judgmental, even as the government seems to be making more and more rules to fix proble…
Tribute to the Sai Baba Fraud
Now that he's dead, these videos will become less popular. Thought I'd keep them handy, just in case N grows up and wants to be a conjurer, this could…