Ariel Sophia Bardi is a Delhi-based writer, academic, and journalist, whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, Slate, the Guardian, and BBC.

Ariel Sophia Bardi

The Soft Nationalism of Amma, India’s Hugging Saint

"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

"You always admire what you really don't understand."
— Blaise Pascal

"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins

Ariel Sophia Bardi is a Delhi-based writer, academic, and journalist, whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, Slate, the Guardian, and BBC.