I love my country. For the past decade and a half, what has animated me most is a desire to do something good for India and her young people. Yet too often it feels difficult to move forward in the national interest beyond the narrow confines of partisanship. A large part of the problem lies in how we frame the discourse itself. Partisanship tends to overshadow intellectual honesty, making it harder to find common ground with others who may equally love India but see things differently.
This Substack is my attempt to create that space - an effort to explore issues shaping India’s future in an open and intellectually honest manner.
Here, I write about democracy, technology, public discourse, and the contestation of power in India. My aim is to offer an alternative lens on topical issues, grounded in field experience and institutional analysis. The goal is to make room for serious, good-faith thinking - even on polarising questions.
You may find the arguments here unlike those in other columns on the same subject. That is by design.
Below are a few representative pieces to give you a sense of the approach and perspective.
About me
I work at the intersection of public policy, democratic reform, and technology, and currently serve as Executive Director of the Future of India Foundation. Earlier, I served as national head of the world’s largest progressive student union, with over four million registered members across 15,000 colleges and universities. That role took me across the country, speaking with young people and learning more intimately about the realities and aspirations that shape India.
While I’ve mostly stayed away from media coverage, here’s a here’s a short profile and an interview that offer some background.
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