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Swara Bhasker

Swara Bhasker

Swara Bhasker is an award-winning Bollywood actor and sometime writer and social commentator.

Bitter Chocolate

When JNU was saved—not by cops

When JNU was saved—not by cops

On January 5, I had packed up early from a shoot in Mumbai. I was looking forward to

By Swara Bhasker January 11, 2020
The mob monster within you

The mob monster within you

Joseph Conrad’s Heart Of Darkness has the mysterious Kurtz exclaiming, “The horror,

By Swara Bhasker December 14, 2019
My mother, me and JNU

My mother, me and JNU

For as long as I can recall, my mother, Prof Ira Bhaskar, has always had her

By Swara Bhasker November 30, 2019
A trip down Nehru lane

A trip down Nehru lane

The sheer scale of the smear campaign directed at Jawaharlal Nehru in the last six

By Swara Bhasker November 16, 2019
Hope that dispels darkness

Hope that dispels darkness

We live in a time when our traditional festivals have all turned into mega-shopping

By Swara Bhasker November 02, 2019
What JNU taught me

What JNU taught me

Jawaharlal Nehru University has achieved both iconic status and a glamorous

By Swara Bhasker October 19, 2019
Praise Gandhi, chant Godse

Praise Gandhi, chant Godse

Mahatma Gandhi has been described in many ways during his lifetime and since his

By Swara Bhasker October 05, 2019
When English became Indian

When English became Indian

On September 14, on the occasion of Hindi Divas, the Union home minister made a

By Swara Bhasker September 21, 2019
Hussain made my Ganesh

Hussain made my Ganesh

India is a land of many things. But, above all, it is a land of festivals. I do not

By Swara Bhasker September 07, 2019
When I met my internet troll

When I met my internet troll

Let me begin, dear reader, with a confession. I am probably one of India’s most

By Swara Bhasker August 24, 2019