Archive · 1 Sep 2025
Aatish Taseer on India Ban, Exile, and Personal Loss
Aatish Taseer, a writer, was banned from India, the country where he grew up.
The Indian government took away his right to live there because they said he didn't tell the truth about his father's background.
His father was a Pakistani politician.
Taseer wrote an article that was critical of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and many people think this is why he was banned.
Taseer has a new book out where he writes about what it's like to not be able to go home to his mother.
He also talked about the murder of his father.
Aatish Taseer had his Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) revoked.
The Indian government cited concealed information regarding his father's Pakistani origins.
Critics suggest the revocation followed Taseer's critical article about Prime Minister Modi.
Taseer discusses life in exile and the longing to return to his mother.
Taseer's new book 'A Return to Self' addresses themes of home and belonging.
- Who
- Aatish Taseer, writer
- What
- Discussing the revocation of his OCI by the Indian government and its impact.
- When
- 2019 (OCI revoked)
- Where
- India (where he was raised), and exile
- Why
- Due to allegedly concealing information about his father, a Pakistani politician.
- Person involved
- Aatish Taseer
- Event
- Revocation of Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)
- Reason for Revocation
- Concealing information about his father's Pakistani origin
- Taseer's Mother
- Tavleen Singh
- Taseer's new book
- A Return to Self