After about a month of reading free trial issues of the Mint which was conveniently slipped in with my Economic Times by my newspaper vendor, I began my own subscription of Mint – a business paper from Hindustan Times and The Wall Street Journal.
I find Mint very refreshing in its format and design, I love the content and the perspectives, and most of all, I love some of the regular columns by various writers – my favorite being Thinking It Throughby Amit Varma.
Amit Varma who has his own website and blog called India Uncut, does a fascinating job of raising issues that are so Indian, so real, and so bizarre to think that they’re actually happening in India.
His take on our Anthem and Flag, The Halo Effect, and today’s piece on the Hindutva Rashtra are brilliant in their understanding of issues, and the humor with which he puts his perspective across.
Why am I pointing you to him and his work? Because I love what he has to share. And because it makes me think about my country and its idiosyncrasies. And makes me want to address them. Which I hope it does to people that run and/or influence this country.
