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The Mystical Tradition of India; Scroll, Nov 2024 (Shunya)
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Namit Arora interviewed by Abdullah Khan; Scroll, Oct 2021 (Shunya)
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Aryans or Harappans: Who created caste?; The Print, Jun 2021 (PDF)
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Alberuni's Impressions of Brahminical Society; The Wire, Apr 2021 (PDF)
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The road to Khajuraho; Himal Southasian, Mar 2021 (PDF)
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On IIT Kharagpur's Indian Knowledge Systems Calendar; Raiot, Jan 2021 (Shunya)
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Talk Less, Work More; The Baffler, Nov '20 (Shunya)
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The Delusion of “Merit” in Indian Higher Education; The Caravan, Aug '20 (Text, PDF)
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Of Migrants, Muslims, and Other Non-People; The Baffler, Apr 2020 (Shunya)
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A Collective Madness: On Modi’s 2019 victory; Himal, May 2019 (Shunya)
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What Freedom Means; Outlook India, Aug 2018 (PDF, Shunya)
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Coming to America: On South Asian Americans; The Caravan, Oct 2017 (PDF)
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The Paradox of the Belief in a Just World; The Wire, Apr 2017 (Shunya)
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Ambedkar in the Indian Imagination; Raiot, Apr 2017 (Shunya)
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The Two-faced Politics of Indian-Americans; Raiot, Aug 2016 (Shunya)
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The Road to Fixing Air Pollution in Delhi; The Wire, Feb 2016 (Shunya)
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Why the odd-even rationing in Delhi is a worthwhile experiment; Scroll, Dec 2015
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Spritual in Varanasi; The Times Literary Supplement, Apr 2015 (PDF, Shunya)
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Smouldering; The Times Literary Supplement, Apr 2015 (PDF; expanded review)
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An Incendiary Introduction; The Sunday Guardian, Apr 2014 (expanded review)
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Between impulse and conscience; The Sunday Guardian, Mar 2014 (Shunya)
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Caste Iron; The Caravan, Nov 2013 (expanded version)
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On Eating Animals; The Humanist, Jul/Aug 2013, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p26 (Shunya)
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No Saints or Miracles; Himal Southasian, January 2013 (Shunya)
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The Minds of Machines; Philosophy Now, Nov 2011 (Shunya)
Anthologized in The Ultimate Guide to Philosopy of Mind.
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Such a long journey; Himal Southasian, Oct-Nov 2011 (updated version)
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What Do We Deserve?; The Humanist, May/June 2011 (Shunya)
Included in 4 anthologies: Sage Pub, McGraw-Hill, Bedford/St. Martin's (one, two).
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A Letter from an IITian; The Scholar's Avenue, IIT Kharagpur, Apr 2011
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The Void of Nagarjuna; Himal Southasian, Jan 2011 (Shunya)
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Marco Polo's India; Kyoto Journal, Silk Roads Special Issue, June 2010 (read)
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In Light of Nalanda; Himal Southasian, Mar 2010
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The Reach of Reason; Int'l Journal on Humanistic Ideology, Vol. 2/2, 2009 (read)
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Polo on the Coromandel; Himal Southasian, Dec 2009 (read)
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Asian Food for Thought; Culture Wars, Nov 2009 (read)
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Ancient Indian Scepticism; Himal Southasian, Aug 2009
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Being Liberal in a Plural World; The Philosopher, Vol LXXXXVII No. 1 2009 (Shunya)
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What Confucius Said; Culture Wars, Feb 2009 (Shunya)
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The Reservoirs of Dholavira; Himal Southasian, Dec 2008
(Shunya)
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Homosexuality in India; Countercurrents.org, Aug 2008 (Shunya)
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On Being Spiritual; Avatar Review, Issue 9, May 2007 (Shunya)
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A Hammam in Damascus; Hackwriters, March 2007
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The Wonder That Was India; The Pioneer, July, 2006; Culture Wars, Aug 2006
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Nobody's Land; Words and Pictures Magazine, Issue 4, Spring 2006
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Death in the Afternoon; Words and Pictures Magazine, Issue 3, Fall 2005
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Notes from Cuzco; Destination Elsewhere, Mar 2005
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Rome isn't just for Romans; Travelmag, Jan 2005 (written Apr 1996)
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The Station of Light; Nimble Spirit, Nov 2004
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The Lost City of Ugarit; Words and Pictures Magazine, Issue 1, Fall 2004
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Divinity is Here; Slow Trains Literary Journal, Vol IV, 2004 (written Dec 01)
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Advice to a Young Artist; Shunya, Dec 2001 (written 1997-2001)
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On Herodotus' Histories; Shunya, Dec 2001 (written summer 99)
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On My New High-Tech Job; White Crow, Volume III, Issue 1, 1997
Usha Alexander is the author of the novels 
Namit Arora is a writer and travel photographer based in Delhi. He chose a life of reading and writing after cutting short his career in the Internet industry. Raised in north India, he spent over two decades living in Louisiana, the San Francisco Bay Area, Western Europe, and travelling in scores of countries before returning to India in 2013. His three