In a world that seems to be going mad, I keep coming back to these lines by Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai (1924-2000), translated by Stephen Mitchell:
“From the place
We have seen a level of violence and warfare over the last couple of years which has shattered hearts and minds, and shaken our belief in a world where people
In February 1939, Jewish philosopher Martin Buber wrote a long and remarkably respectful letter to Gandhi disagreeing with the following assertions the latter had made in his paper Harijan in
“We are one humanity!” This bold declaration begs for a thorough interrogation.
Are we born one in humanity or do we need to deliberately forge oneness in humanity? Can the
I’m honored that Rajmohan Gandhi has invited me to submit some thoughts for his ambitious and much needed new publication. I’ve known Raj for many years, and I’
Across the world democracy is on the defensive. The political center is weakened; the extremes are emboldened. Civil discourse is rare and compromise scorned. Political parties on the right play
We have these ideals of creating a just and equitable world. Suppose we get consumed by these thoughts and imagine that the only way for us to reach such a
It is normal to hear about the great patriotic wars of 1947-1965, 1971 and the Kargil mini-war of 1999. That is the nationalist or state narrative.
But men
