March 2026 – My 2 cents

Between Anthem and Conscience

Every year on August 15, back in my school in Pune, India, Independence Day followed the same script: the flagpole painted a fresh matte silver; Mr. Shinde, the PE Teacher, checking and rechecking the strategically tied halyard around the furled flag; the drumbeat echoing across the courtyard; the headmaster’s speech drifting into the sometimes misty,Continue reading “Between Anthem and Conscience”

Coffee with a Presuppositionalist

Recently I find myself consuming atheism-focused content which, I’m afraid I can only describe as, masturbatory. I know I can get on with living without much need for support, knowledge, community or ideological validation for my atheism. But the excitement at finding ‘new’ others in various stages of the ‘old’ debate is in some strangeContinue reading “Coffee with a Presuppositionalist”