How the Temples of Kashmir are Turning into Picnic Spots
How the Temples of Kashmir are Turning into Picnic Spots Continued from Part I (click here) and Part II (click here) “Kashmir is an integral part of India.” The slogan catches my eye as…
The Infidel Next Door
Kashmiri Hindus: How Nation Failed Them; Homes and Ruined Temples Await
Kashmiri Hindus: How Nation Failed Them; Homes and Ruined Temples Await We decide to go to the ancestral home of a friend. The driver on discovering we are a group of Kashmiri Hindus gets uncomfortable….
Beyond Gandhi and Akbar: Do We Really Need a Father of the Nation?
Beyond Gandhi and Akbar: Do We Really Need a Father of the Nation? One may admire Mr. Markendya Katju for the same reason that one does the fool of the emperor’s court of olden times….
Why the Surf Excel Ad on Holi Creates a Hindu Muslim Divide Rather Than Healing
Why the Surf Excel Ad on Holi Creates a Hindu Muslim Divide Rather Than Healing It was a friend who called up saying she had cried after seeing the surf excel ad on Holi and…
For Pakistan are we ‘The Infidel Next Door’?
For Pakistan are we ‘The Infidel Next Door’? “Is your novel about Pakistan and India?” A young woman who was getting her book signed by me at the book launch asked me this question. Puzzled…
The Trauma of Being an Infidel in Kashmir: A Psychologist Reflects
The Trauma of Being an Infidel in Kashmir: A Psychologist Reflects The Infidel Next Door by Rajat Mitra is a book on Hindu identity and resurgence. It tells the story of two boys who live…
