Theels

Theels are thoughts and feelings working together — a mode of expression that places emotion on equal footing with reason. This section publishes personal essays, philosophical reflections and opinion pieces that resist easy categorisation. If it makes you think and feel at the same time, it belongs here.

Theels Category Background
  • The Reluctant God

    The zeitgeist of now is one where one Rama has steamrolled over these millions and mine too. In the immediate aftermath of the consecration of Rama Lalla in Ayodhya on January 22, and in view of what is destined to be a catastrophic fallout in coming years for India’s democracy, political health, culture, and even Hindu religion, this short story lets my Rama speak.