How Can We Matter

Unity in diversity of culture, language, food, dress, caste, religion, beliefs... is our strength as a nation. Our Indianness - socially, culturally, intellectually, and spiritually - was challenged five times:  in 1947, 1965, 1971, 1999 by the Pakistanis and in 1962 by the Chinese. At all times we rose as one to defend our country and proved that we are one nation. Seeing the desperate and reckless measures resorted to by Congress and opposition parties now, I doubt whether we can do it again! Has our Indianness irretrievably lost? Only time will tell whether sense will prevail!

No doubt JNU is India's most prominent liberal arts University. But why is it that there are so many left leaning intellectuals, consisting of both students and professors, in JNU as well as in many of the top social sciences universities in India today? Let me try to answer this crucial question.