The curious case of Kishan Kanhaiya
I have been reading a bit about the JNU controversy. In fact, I was in Delhi when it happened, and watching the events unfold on TV, I thought it was an usual student fracas which would go away. But, surprisingly, it hasn't. Putting things into perspective, balancing both ends of the spectrum, I feel rather perturbed at the turn of events. Here is a student leader from Bihar, ensconced in the comfortable environment of JNU, who supposedly took up cudgels on behalf of a convicted terrorist, and fell foul of the establishment for this. And here’s a group of “nationalists” marching with the Indian flag and beating up the “ anti-national.” Keeping these heavy issues of patriotism and sedition aside, lets reflect, in a lighter vein, on what Kanhaiya Kumar would have done, had he not sprinted into the limelight like this. In fact, I have a slight hunch. Probably he would have been in the academic forum, teaching at JNU on weekdays, gorging at Ganga mess on weeknights