August 15, 2025
Why Bharat Matters: A book Review
Why Bharat Matters, by India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, was published by Rupa Publications in 2024. The very choice of publisher is telling: Jaishankar could…
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August 14, 2025
Independence Day Book Review: The Indic Quotient by Kaninika Mishra
While she originally intended to focus solely on the world of yoga, over the course of her investigations, Kaninika Mishra ended up bringing out the importance…
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A Weekend in Words and Warmth
Last weekend, I had the beautiful opportunity to meet the eminent poet K. Satchidanandan at his home on the peaceful outskirts of Thrissur. He and his…
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The Book Is Out—Now the Real Journey Begins
My book My India officially launched in April 2025, and while the process of publishing was no small feat, I’ve quickly discovered that what comes after—the…
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Becoming Goan
I’m not converting or anything. Not that you can convert into an ethnicity. It’s really something that you’re born into. Or is it? I am Bangalorean,…
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