patriotism

The Song of the Nation

TCA Raghavan

National anthems, like national flags and independence days, are shortcuts to patriotism. Their elevation to iconic status makes them supersede their immediate contexts by becoming timeless emblems of peoples nations

Bharat’s Hero

Rachel Dwyer

Manoj Kumar (1937-2025) acted out Indian patriotism

Words Apart…

S Prasannarajan

Nation First

Kaveree Bamzai

Kinetic patriotism propels the spy universe

An Exceptional Tryst

Dipankar Gupta

India has reinvented both patriotism and nationalism by infusing them with the republican spirit

‘You Feel Connected in Some Deeper Way to the Country. There’s This Bond, a Kind of Patriotism, that Fills You Up’

Lhendup G Bhutia

Sushil Kumar Kaul Arazbegi, retired corporate executive, Thane

The Journey of the Indian Flag

Madhavankutty Pillai

The Tricolour remains a guide to the country and has become increasingly more accessible

‘A Biographer Is an Artist under Oath,’ says Ramachandra Guha

Nandini Nair

Ramachandra Guha’s new book portrays seven westerners who joined India’s freedom movement. He speaks to Nandini Nair about today’s rebels and the meaning of patriotism