Anil MammenOn the Logic of Taking PositionsWe see Israeli air raids destroying buildings and homes in Gaza, killing thousands of civilians and children. We also witnessed what Hamas…4 min read·Oct 29, 2023----
Anil MammenNotes on Identity PoliticsAlmost all democratic politics is identity politics. In India, this translates to dominant and marginal identities: the nationalist…2 min read·Mar 1, 2021----
Anil MammenWhy none of us are secular at the individual levelSecularism can only be applicable at scale, not at the level of the individual. Why? Because there's a difference between secularism and…1 min read·Oct 30, 2020----
Anil MammenWhat kind of democracy makes fascism possible?Liberty and equality are fuzzy words as is the case with so many sociological terms and phrases. If we want to have a realistic…2 min read·Oct 8, 2020----
Anil MammenWhy confuse neo-liberalism with private enterprise?Left-wing critiques of neo-liberalism sometimes tend to confuse a technocratic ideology with the very idea of private enterprise. It’s…3 min read·Aug 19, 2020----
Anil MammenWhy should we bother about COVID-19?The kind of attention that COVID-19 has been getting globally indeed is because it has also (or rather mainly) affected the rich and…3 min read·Mar 15, 2020----
Anil MammenFrom MeToo to Time’sUpWhat makes most of us sit up and notice the current MeToo movement? Without a doubt, it’s to do with the names of the harassers who are…4 min read·Oct 11, 2018----
Anil MammenWhat matters is justice, not religion or atheismI don’t believe in God, but I feel uncomfortable with certain types of atheists, Richard Dawkins for one.4 min read·Oct 6, 2018----
Anil MammenWhy Hindu Nationalism and Globalisation Resemble McDonald’sWhat is the core idea of Hindu nationalism? That Hinduism is “A” way of life, and that it is the only way for India. It should look and…4 min read·Oct 2, 2018--1--1