Jay Jina
The Kashmir Files: An Inconvenient Truth
(Image courtesy: Reuters) Many in the diaspora who know of Birmingham, England, will be aware of its links to the Kashmir issue. In 1984, Indian ... Read More
“What Does it Mean to be ‘Indian’?” – A Review
Who do you think you are? Ask this question of the ordinary small town or rural vernacular-schooled Indian and they instinctively point to traditions, rituals, ... Read More
Oh, the intolerance! Where’s the evacuation flotilla?
Oh, the intolerance! Bharat Mata ki Jai? - My oh my, have you ever heard such rabid Communal Hindu Nationalism? SO hateful and hurtful it ... Read More
Privilege and the Pagan: The road to Tirumala
In India, behold the privilege that a minority secular theocracy exercises. Imposed on citizens, as only a doctrine founded on a confessional theology can be, ... Read More
(South) Asians? Who? Us? – Astitva and Asmita
To the South Asianist school, the mere thought that Indians (and therefore Hindus) self define themselves is a display of “chauvinism”, “revanchist”, “saffronisation” and worse, ... Read More