Ant society has always fascinated humans and has been written about both humorously and seriously.

What does it mean to be Indian? Priya Ramani is editor of Mint Lounge, the weekend magazine of business newspaper Mint, and an article she wrote recently about her feeling that she wasn't really Indian provoked heated debate online. While humorously written, by drawing on stereotypes of Indian behaviour Ramani's article was certain to inflame passions