Posted inPeople
Part-time Businessman, Full-time Gaurakshak
Their eyes keep tabs on meat eaters and Muslims. Vigilante gaurakshaks are prepared to rape and kill to protect the cow.
Posted inPop Culture
How to Spot a Neo-Shiv Bhakt
Let’s celebrate this Mahashivratri by acknowledging the neo-Shiv Bhakt, or Urban baba. He doesn’t go on any pilgrimages but he sure has a lot of special “prasad”.
Posted inModern Family
Help Me! My Father is a Bhakt
I don’t recall my father ever displaying any obvious political preferences, but the turning point came during the 2014 Modi wave. Our mini flare-ups soon escalated into full-blown brawls, and conversations began to end the way they do on the internet, with me being labelled a naive Congi.
Posted inPOV
Nationalism and Other Drugs
The wounds of Uri have not yet healed and even the civilian needs something for the pain. Our two opiates are entertainment and sport.
