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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicAatish Taseer

Topic: Aatish Taseer

Losing OCI was an intimate shame at first. It freed me later: Aatish Taseer

In 'A Return to Self', Aatish Taseer revisits the places that formed his identity, asking broader questions about the complex forces that make a culture and a nationality.

Panelists exit JLF New York, BJP’s Shazia Ilmi says ‘cancel cancel-culture’

At least two panellists withdrew from the New York edition of Jaipur Literature Festival this week allegedly protesting BJP spokesperson Shazia Ilmi’s invite.

‘Can Bollywood survive Modi?’ Aatish Taseer predicts a ‘heartbreaking’ confrontation

'Bollywood’s only chance of survival lies in its ability to stick together and marshal its star power,' author Aatish Taseer has written in The Atlantic.

Aatish Taseer becomes US citizen, months after Modi govt revoked his OCI card

In November 2019, the Modi government had revoked author Aatish Taseer's OCI card for allegedly hiding his father's Pakistani origin.

Happy & sad reactions to Chidambaram’s bail, a mother-son spat over Modi

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Review Aatish Taseer OCI order: Rushdie, Pamuk, Atwood, Steinem & 260 others write to PM Modi

The letter, published by PEN America, calls the revocation of Taseer's OCI status a retaliation to his writing.

Aatish Taseer needs Muhammad Ali, Vijay Mallya wants ‘justice’, Chetan Bhagat’s ‘love’ note

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Prankster and Pakistani patriot: Aatish Taseer’s dad Salmaan was a man of many selves

Modi govt revoked author and journalist Aatish Taseer’s OCI status because he ‘concealed’ that his father Salmaan was Pakistani.

Aatish Taseer: Why is father’s name an issue for OCI if it’s not needed in Indian passports?

Unlike the OCI card, the new Passport rules don’t require an applicant to disclose the father’s name.

On Camera

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

Modi govt’s PM internship scheme saw high attrition in Year 1. Just 30% joined, 41% quit midway

According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.