Underground Opinions
As the public debate in the wake of the anti-racism wave sweeps through Canada and other countries, it revived, perhaps briefly, an old issue. Over a dozen years ago, CBC…
Windward Islands
A friend of mine who runs a Facebook discussion group shared my recent article on the issue of defunding police departments to the group’s page. The post elicited very few…
The Camel Critics
CHILDHOOD LESSONS From my days in primary school, I remember one particular poem in our curriculum for Gujarati Language Studies. It was written by Dalpat Ram, a reformist poet in…
Unknown Devils
Social media is often called an echo chamber, and with good reason. However, in reality it is just another tool at our disposal; it is up to our choice how…
Protecting The Protectors
The anti-racism protests that started in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in the US have gone off on two opposing tangents. On one…
Moms Know Best
One of the most remarkable features of the debate in Canada around racism is the near-total absence of solutions, or even proposed solutions. Given how old this issue is, this…
A Race Ahead Of Us
A WATCHFUL EYE On the day I landed in Nairobi, I learned that the ‘work permit’ that had been sent to me was sufficient only to allow me to enter…
Feeding Doubts
WHERE THE WILD THINGS WERE One of the joys of my childhood was roaming around with my group of friends foraging for fruits. The city where I grew up had…
Keeping Faith
A TESTING SUMMER Summer vacations in the Indian subcontinent have a different rhythm compared to North America. First of all, the season of summer itself falls in a different part…
Un-Making The Omelette
Events over the past seven weeks or so have revealed the severe shortcomings of our supply chain. Specifically, our lack of self-sufficiency in critical areas such as healthcare supplies has…