Makarand R Paranjape

Author and commentator.

Makarand R Paranjape

In this photo from November 25, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat pray during the Dhwajarohan Utsav at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya.

The tale of two birthdays

Makarand R Paranjape

18 Oct 2026

6 min read

Protest was not the first resort but the culmination of a painstaking moral and political process.

Gandhi and the grammar of moral protest

Makarand R Paranjape

11 Oct 2026

4 min read

What’s wrong with multivocality? Don’t all big and complex organisations, not to mention nations, practise it? Isn’t it, in fact, inevitable?

Belief, practice and the many ways of seeing

Makarand R Paranjape

13 Sep 2026

4 min read

The first casualty of the social media age is perspective

What ended at Jantar Mantar was Act One

Makarand R Paranjape

07 Aug 2026

4 min read

Democracies do not mature merely by changing governments; they mature by improving institutions

Ayodhya and the burden of public trust

Makarand R Paranjape

12 Jul 2026

4 min read

What India requires is not mere or more handwringing

The economy matters, so does context

Makarand R Paranjape

07 Jun 2026

4 min read

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