Honesty is often treated as a simple choice between truth and falsehood. Yet human experience suggests that things are rarely so clear-cut. Fear, compassion, timing, circumstance and responsibility all shape the ways in which people tell or do not tell or rather struggle with the truth. In this thoughtful essay, Dr Sandeep Bhatnagar, a new addition to Raag Delhi's growing circle of contributors, explores the idea of "hybrid honesty" and examines its many forms in everyday life.
