Dear Shashi Tharoor sir, This is an open letter to address the difference of opinions I have with the ‘Hindu Haze’ that you see in Deepawali,” and by a Hindu who is sad to be called “an individual pol…
An Open Letter to a Fresh Graduate
You’ve done it! The all-nighters, the local author textbooks and the piles of Xeroxed notes have finally paid off. Admittedly, you’ve passed a big hurdle. Well, you made your mom proud. Ho…
A Letter To Siddaramaiah and Yeddyurappa From a Frustrated Resident of Karnataka
I know that stating Karnataka has come to a verge of a constitutional breakdown is a big statement to make. However, the nature of events that have taken place in the past has made me wonder if the s…
‘Aunty National’ Smriti Irani’s this post is a jibe on all those who oppose her
As the politician mumbled apologies and explained his “position” regarding the twitter spat to my state leader on the mobile while our contingent drove back from Bhagalpur last night; I watched his su…
An open letter to the Minister of Higher education, Karnataka and Director of PU Board
Dear Sir/ Ma’am I remember my struggle to get into my dream course engineering back in the day. I had my timetable ready by February on how to approach entrance exams. There were crash courses to atte…
My Flesh Crawls: TERI sexual victim’s angry letter on RK Pachauri’s promotion
Shamelessness abounds! The news of promotion of a man who stands booked on charges of sexual harassment at workplace, stalking and criminal intimidation by country’s who’s who makes my fle…
An Open Letter to Mainstream Media by a racist Bengalurean
Every day I travel for work in Bengaluru and meet a lot of people around. I board a bus, I get a question, “K.R.Puram jaatha hai kya?” I nod a yes and say, “Haan, Bhayya”. I go to the loca…
An Open Letter To Mehbooba Mufti From Omar Abdullah
Dear Mehbooba, When your father took ill, my heart went out to you. Having seen my father in and out of hospital for the better part of two years and then having had both parents recover from major su…
“India is the only country, where I truly belong”- An Indian Muslim Lady speaks out.
Amidst a fake atmosphere of Intolerance being created in India, in the last 1 month, I owe my version of what I, a Muslim lady, living and working in India feel like. This has been due from me since s…
‘I’ve faced more intolerance than you’: An open letter to Aamir Khan from a NE scribe
Dear Mr Khan, I write this wondering if our country looks somewhat different from those large windows of your posh Pali Hill residence. Mine doesn’t, maybe because l live in a rented second-floor DDA…