The smile and the scar: Diaspora, identity and the Modi selfie

The smile and the scar: Diaspora, identity and the Modi selfie

‘I remain a diasporic child of India, the daughter of a Hindu soldier and Muslim woman’Originally published on Global VoicesIra Mathur taking a selfie with India's Prime Minister Mahendra Modi. Photo by Curtis Chase, used with permission. By Ira Mathur This story was first published in the Trinidad Guardian newspaper on Saturday, July 26, 2025, and an edited version is republished on Global Voices, courtesy of the author. Let me begin with the s…