Anand KamalakarMadness in the MiddleCNN and BBC called it a “terrorist attack”. Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya News called it a “military operation”. Here in lies the…6 min read·Oct 12, 2023----
Anand KamalakarLiving in a DystopiaA text popped up on my WhatsApp group. My wife’s cousin asked “Is it a safe area”. He was referring to a neighborhood around Columbia…5 min read·May 17, 2023----
Anand KamalakarMeeting Mr. RushdieIt was the 12th of March 1983, my sister came home thrilled, as she had an autographed copy of the Midnight’s Children in her hand. Salman…6 min read·Aug 26, 2022--1--1
Anand KamalakarDivided on DemocracyThe day I watched in horror, a marauding mob storming the Capitol building, I expected to see smoke rise from its windows. Watching the…4 min read·Jun 16, 2022----
Anand KamalakarTHE GREAT DICTATORWar is a failure of politics and of humanity, a shameful capitulation, a stinging defeat before the forces of evil. — Pope Francis4 min read·Mar 1, 2022----
Anand KamalakarCop Out COP26These days when I drive down a highway or walk down a street, I find my attention drawn to the back of cars to spot if they have tailpipes…4 min read·Nov 17, 2021----
Anand KamalakarWhen Empires LeaveTwenty years ago a person leaped from a skyscraper in the hope of flight, as fire engulfed everything above and below.4 min read·Aug 30, 2021----
Anand KamalakarCuba LibreIn a nation where people barely eke out an existence, the pandemic has dealt a devastating blow. Things have become so desperate, that…5 min read·Aug 6, 2021----