Pride and Prejudice

The spurious National/Anti-National debate is spawning an acute nation-wide discomfort in dealing with our own prejudices, lest we expose ourselves to self-criticism or worse reform.

Kashmir

If Kashmir is such a sensitive word for rest of India, imagine how much more would it be for the residents of Kashmir itself.

Victims & Perpetrators

Recent changes in law have criminalized a range of layered sexual behaviour between men and women, which earlier would have fallen in the realm of the 'grey'. Now we have clear 'victims' and 'perpetrators' - a fairy perfect world of black and white - not incomplete or fragmented human beings bumbling through desire or despair.

'Patriot' missiles

'Patriot' missiles have quite a reputation when it comes to killing innocents and protecting wrongdoers. Just saying.

I Accuse

Unilateral TV studio trials and shrill social media lynchings are dangerous in principle. Truth is the first casualty in this motivated din. Those gloating over RK Pachauri and Tarun Tejpal will do well to remember that mere accusation is not guilt; and everything has a context, where the complainant may be implicated as well, in desire or deed.

Sugar daddies

Sugar daddies don't come without strings attached, my dears (Tehelka, TERI, etc).

Shifting home

Shifting home can be done in a day, or in a lifetime.

Teachers

Convocation time at NID - time to celebrate studenthood and its passing. I wonder where do teachers fit in ? When do we celebrate their staying put ?

FTII

The FTII tangle has two acute angles and one obdurate.