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Open Letter to Kejriwal From Broom to Sheeshmahal

India, May 4 -- Dear Shri Arvind Kejriwal Ji, I do not usually write letters-open or private-to those out of power. Why waste time on people who can do nothing to alleviate the sufferings of the comm... Read More


A Letter to Modi Words Don't Match Deeds

India, April 27 -- You are the elected leader of the country, and I, as a citizen, consider it my duty to bring before you any public grievance that warrants your attention. Hence, this open letter. ... Read More


Trump and Leo XIV A Tale of Two Thrones

India, April 20 -- The Pope is not only the leader of Catholic Christians. His appeal cuts across denominations and reaches a broad cross-section of Christians worldwide. My grandfather, an Orthodox S... Read More


Open Letter to Haryana CM Don't Send Children Back to Starvation

India, April 13 -- Dear Shri Nayab Singh Saini Ji My plan was to write about the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire that, for the time being, ended the American Iran war. But a columnist is often influenced... Read More


Faith as a Disqualification A Fraud on Constitutional Equality

India, March 30 -- The recent verdict of the Supreme Court of India on whether Dalit Christians can claim Scheduled Caste status would have been less troubling had it merely erred in law. What makes i... Read More


War on Iran Epic Fury Turns Epic Folly

India, March 23 -- Three weeks ago, the United States military looked invincible as President Donald Trump assembled what seemed the greatest concentration of force ever deployed in waters around Iran... Read More


Madness Called War Cowardice Called Neutrality

India, March 16 -- Sometimes the first sign of a crisis arrives not in the headlines but in the kitchen. A few days ago, my wife received a polite message from the organisers of a conference she plans... Read More


War and Silence Expediency Over Principles

India, March 9 -- Among the many memories that remain vivid from my early years in journalism is a recollection that has little to do with politics or conflict. It concerns people. I have always consi... Read More


Modi's New India The Politics of Erasure

India, March 2 -- On February 23, 2026, a quiet but symbolically loaded ceremony unfolded within the sprawling precincts of Rashtrapati Bhavan. The last British-era statue was removed from its pedesta... Read More


Open Letter to Hardeep Puri Continuance is Untenable

India, Feb. 20 -- The first non-textbook my father gifted me was a profusely illustrated bumper issue of the Mathrubhumi Weekly, brought out immediately after Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's death i... Read More