The Howlround Marathon note
Hello. My name is Kaustubh Naik. I am a playwright and doctoral student from India, currently based in Philadelphia, USA. I would like to thank the Segal Centre...
Category: Issues
Aaj Bazaar Mein
Rakht-e-dil baandh lo, Dil figaaron chalo Phir hum hi qatl ho aaye yaaro, chalo Aaj Bazaar mein, pa bajolaan chalo – Faiz Ahmed Faiz A few days ago, Manan...
Periyar and the Politics of Resentment
What does it mean to grow up watching systemic oppression unfold onto people around you and not having a vocabulary to denounce/counter/ridicule it? This is wha...
On the New Education Policy 2020
Last month, I spoke at a webinar organised by Pinnacle, a discussion club put together by the current and ex students of Dept of Political Science at the Goa Un...
The Myth of ‘Unity in Diversity’
This campaign emphasizes unity among all Indians by employing a rhetorical strategy that erodes the contradictions in imagining India as a singular nation. The ...
Dayanand Bandodkar, Ambedkar and Nehru
Bandodkar’s politics show the potential of Dr. Ambedkar’s vision, but also the limits of the Nehruvian model of governance. In his essay titled ‘A Warning to Un...
FORCE and Bahujan aspirations
FORCE is a collective of parents of schoolchildren in Goa who want the state government to formalise the grants to English medium primary schools through an act...
Theatre, Spectacle and Politics of “Indian” imagination
Attempts to rewrite, and often overwrite, historical narratives have to be always critically examined. This critical examination is especially important in time...
Privilege, Equality and Caste
You cannot help but to upset people when you write about Caste. The reactions to my post on Rajdeep are really interesting and just a reminder that we need to c...
Rajdeep, your caste is showing!
When I moved to Delhi from Pune, one thing I was relieved of was not having to answer condescending Punekars asking me my last name. It’s a “not so subtle” way ...