How to pandemic-proof a Hindu (or any other) pilgrimage
by Rashmee
Posted on April 24, 2021
/ FAITH, HOPE… One of my grandmothers died after contracting small pox at the Kumbh …
Read MoreA manifesto for lost liberals?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 15, 2019
Every lost liberal, defeated by the Indian election result and the Hindu nationalists’ emphatic win, …
Read MoreSunrise in the east?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 22, 2019
China’s infrastructure projects have been heavily scrutinized by the West and eastern competitors such as …
Read MoreIndians once voted for a TV Sita. So, Ukrainians pick a TV president
by Rashmee
Posted on April 22, 2019
The last time I saw a credulous electorate embrace a television character as legislator was …
Read MoreBirtherism reborn as Hindu? Narendra Modi’s BJP takes lessons from Donald Trump
by Rashmee
Posted on December 5, 2017
The argument over Rahul Gandhi’s Hindu-ness sounds a bit like the debate over Barack Obama’s …
Read MoreRashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK