Reflections

This blog is meant to be a collection of my thoughts and views on contemporary issues. Blog-readers are encouraged to express their opinions by adding comments.

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Tagore and Cultural Appropriation

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I was pleasantly surprised when my wife announced that there has been a “new translation” of Tagore. For those who aren’t familiar with the ...

Thursday, March 23, 2023

How Absurd Are Nation States?

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When we look at a world map today, all the land is seen to be neatly divided into around 200 or so fixed blocks, known as “countries”. In th...

Saturday, March 11, 2017

Reza Aslan and a "Show About Hinduism"

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How does mainstream, presumably responsible news media, respond, when a society experiences rising xenophobia, and when certain minority g...

Sunday, May 18, 2014

India 2014: What to Expect

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As the results of India's marathon election finally started to come out, revealing that the Bharatiya Janata Party is going to form a ...

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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Rediscovering the Dolma

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Our Ukrainian friend had a knack for cooking, and would surprise us now and then with something interestingly delicious. The most memorab...

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Adieu, Sachin!

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The second test match of a seemingly unexciting home series against one of the weakest teams wouldn't normally be expected to br...

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Monday, August 19, 2013

Half-life

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To quote one of our teachers from high school, our birthdays are the results of biological accidents, and as such, there is little merit i...

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