Aakash Joshi is a commissioning editor and writer at The Indian Express. He writes on politics, foreign policy and culture, beyond the headlines and the obvious. Occasionally, he reports on these subjects as well. He can be reached at...Read More
Aakash Joshi is a commissioning editor and writer at The Indian Express. He writes on politics, foreign policy and culture, beyond the headlines and the obvious. Occasionally, he reports on these subjects as well. He can be reached at aakash.joshi@expressindia.com. Twitter: @Joshi_Uncle
Mar 15, 2020 03:45 IST
The central theme, across the essays by journalists, writers, poets and academics from Kashmir is...
Sun, Mar 15, 2020Mar 13, 2020 16:04 IST
Why do seva of Bharat Mata, when he can't even afford a holiday for his children's mata, asks...
Sun, Mar 15, 2020Feb 28, 2020 17:00 IST
“When sleepless in siasat PM Modi received agni kesh President Trump, why were ppl of Dilli doing...
Fri, Feb 28, 2020Feb 15, 2020 18:34 IST
WhatsApp uncle worries about the future of Bharat Mata after ‘Hindutva’s defeat’ in Delhi....
Sat, Feb 15, 2020Feb 01, 2020 12:00 IST
He wants India to practise athiti daivo bhava, but fears being declared as an anti-national....
Sun, Feb 02, 2020Jan 20, 2020 00:50 IST
At the centre of these “core issues” are New Delhi’s actions on the constitutional status of...
Mon, Jan 20, 2020Jan 07, 2020 04:10 IST
Something has changed in India over the last few months. In Delhi, those who watched the country...
Tue, Jan 07, 2020Jan 05, 2020 06:01 IST
Why should WhatsApp Uncle have to prove his citizenship to...
Sat, Jan 04, 2020Dec 23, 2019 04:20 IST
A weekly look at the public conversations shaping ideas beyond borders — in the...
Mon, Dec 23, 2019Dec 22, 2019 06:01 IST
Why are students being beaten, when they should be talked to? A shaken WhatsApp Uncle...
Sat, Dec 21, 2019Dec 16, 2019 02:00 IST
The editorial in Dawn on December 11, understandably, grandstands rather eloquently on the end of...
Mon, Dec 16, 2019Dec 08, 2019 07:47 IST
Could Kailaasa be the longed-for Hindu rashtra? WhatsApp Uncle wants to know....
Sun, Dec 08, 2019Nov 24, 2019 06:00 IST
In a time of global climate emergency, how can India balance her responsibilities to the...
Sun, Nov 24, 2019Nov 24, 2019 06:00 IST
How subsidised public education made it possible for two debutant indie filmmakers to follow their...
Sun, Nov 24, 2019Nov 24, 2019 06:00 IST
Could the agitating ‘commie’ students of JNU be in the right? WhatsApp Uncle answers....
Sun, Nov 24, 2019Nov 18, 2019 00:25 IST
The Sri Lankan Press, of course, has been following the election closely, and almost exclusively....
Mon, Nov 18, 2019Nov 10, 2019 07:18 IST
The toxic air makes WhatsApp Uncle asks some decidedly anti-national...
Sun, Nov 10, 2019Oct 28, 2019 07:58 IST
A weekly look at the public conversations shaping ideas beyond borders — in the Subcontinent....
Mon, Oct 28, 2019Oct 27, 2019 06:10 IST
Diwali, a time of revelry and release, can also be one that perpetuates a feudal...
Mon, Oct 28, 2019Oct 20, 2019 05:43 IST
Nationalists should unite like Amar, Akbar and Anthony....
Sun, Oct 20, 2019Oct 06, 2019 06:01 IST
WhatsApp Uncle basks in the glow of a Texas...
Sun, Oct 06, 2019Sep 08, 2019 06:11 IST
WhatsApp Uncle imagines what it is to be a...
Sun, Sep 08, 2019Sep 03, 2019 04:44 IST
Mattu’s party, the People’s Conference (PC), and its leader Sajjad Lone were the most visible...
Tue, Sep 03, 2019Aug 31, 2019 00:45 IST
Films like ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ and ‘Chalo Jeete Hain’ give longer life to the...
Sat, Aug 31, 2019Aug 26, 2019 01:53 IST
A weekly look at the public conversations shaping ideas beyond borders — in the Subcontinent....
Mon, Aug 26, 2019