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Dr K Ayyappa Panikar’s "Where the Mind is" is a sharply satirical poem that examines political corruption, moral decay, greed, opportunism, dynastic privilege, and the erosion of the ideals associated with freedom. The poem derives much of its force from its deliberate dialogue with Rabindranath Tagore’s famous "Where the Mind Is Without Fear." Tagore imagines an ideal nation in which the mind is fearless, knowledge is free, truth governs speech, reason remains clear, and the country awakens int...