SiddharthChurchill and Kissinger: The Predicament of Evaluating Some Public FiguresIt is easy to evaluate the legacy of those public figures who did much good for society and some bad; or those who are remembered in the…5 min read·Jun 12, 2019----
SiddharthNehru, the Opposition, and the One SheepOn his 55th death anniversary, here are three episodes that show Nehru’s outlook towards the opposition and which also have contemporary…6 min read·May 26, 2019----
SiddharthDilip Kumar: A Synonym of PerfectionAfter the battering that I received over my last post, I thought, I should stick to a (hopefully) less controversial topic: the greatest…3 min read·May 19, 2019----
SiddharthTwo Agendas for the Wish List of Indian DemocracyIn the past seven decades, Indian democracy has matured to a level where we, Indians, can be rightly proud of our democratic achievements…5 min read·Apr 14, 2019----
SiddharthVerdicts on the Events of 1857The rebellion of 1857 has been interpreted in three distinct ways by various people. Britishers view the clash between them and Indians as…5 min read·Apr 7, 2019----
SiddharthTwo Dichotomies of the Indian CivilizationUndoubtedly, the greatest Indian of the 20th century (some may say since Buddha, to which I agree) was Mahatma Gandhi. This apostle of…5 min read·Mar 25, 2019----
SiddharthStability vs. Transformation: Caste, Congress, and Civil ServicesThere is an old adage that thou shalt not drink water from a stagnant body. It is ironical that the stability which helps a water body…5 min read·Mar 14, 2019----
SiddharthSome Observations on the Recent India-Pak ConfrontationThis article has been hurriedly and succinctly written to present some observations which came out of various conversations with friends…9 min read·Mar 4, 2019----
SiddharthThe Impending Death of BiographyIt may well be that the subject of the last memorable biography you read lived between the seventeenth and mid-twentieth century. We know…5 min read·Feb 28, 2019----
SiddharthIndian General Election 2019: Towards a Hung Parliament?This article was originally published here.5 min read·Feb 21, 2019----
