It’s More Than a Walk
As Rahul and others in this yatra are walking, passing through villages and towns, listening to ordinary people, it feels like a beginning of change.
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The Irresistible Bell Hooks: A Tribute
The author says: I have never met her; yet, I am possibly one of those who have experienced her magic—the enchanting power of her ideas, the rhythmic flow of her books, and above all, her conviction, passion and courage to write in a way that touches the soul of the reader.
A Plea for Liberal Education
I see liberating education as the cultivation of awakened intelligence—not instrumental reasoning. This means the possibility of inner flowering—the integral development of reason and intuition, brain and heart, science and aesthetics, body and soul, and thinking and feeling.
Society Devoid of Compassion
Our collective redemption lies in the acknowledgement of this sickness.
Why the Youth Should Engage with Gandhi
In a world where violence is sanctified and normalised, anyone striving for collective redemption should look to Gandhi.
On Death and a Poetic Celebration of Life
Even though the pandemic-induced despair makes us see only the ugliness of death, it is still possible to celebrate life. And great poets like Walt Whitman and Rabindranath Tagore sought to walk with us, and make us see and feel the sacred meaning of this celebration.
Searching for Glimpses of Nehru in a Parochial, Post-Nehruvian India
[May 27 is the death anniversay of Jawaharlal Nehru. This article is being published courtesy The Wire.] India was in my blood and there was much in her that instinctively thrilled me. And yet I approached her almost as an alien critic, full of dislike for the present as well as for many of…