Some of you may remember a presentation on Article 370 and the The Plight of Kashmiri Hindus that I gave at the House of Commons last year (March ’11). Yesterday evening, I created a short slidecast (slides+audio) from the few slides that depicted the appalling and miserable conditions in the camps that house the Kashmiri Pandits – refugees in their own home..The audio was recorded from the far end of a large room so it is faint and may require you to turn your volume all the way up…Any feedback …

Dear All: Due to work constraints and travels, I will be somewhat irregular and less active on the blog for the next several weeks..I do hope to remain more regular (and active) on twitter and facebook though…Do join the ||Satyameva Jayate|| page on facebook if you have not already done so.. During this time, there may be some delay in moderating and responding to your comments.
In the meantime, I am putting this post here which should show my most recent tweets everyday..Comments and suggestions welcome as always…Thanks for your support …

First, some “facts”. “Facts” within quotes because no one quite appears to know the “truth”. I am therefore relying on emails, first-person (albeit unverified) accounts, news-reports and of course, the wonderful world of internet..As you will realise after reading this, the whole thing appears mysterious – and raises more questions than answers. Earlier yesterday morning, I was alerted to this news-report (from the HT) by Sh Krishen Kak (emphasis added, throughout):
Over 2,500 refugees from Myanmar have landed right in front of the 13th century tomb of Sultan Garhi — an …

Please see this images below (courtesy Radha Rajan-ji)..No comment is needed, I think.
This image shows the logo and the letter-head of the Kalakshetra Foundation once upon a time; notice the images of Ganapati and Sanskrit verse…

…this subsequently morphed into…

..and finally to what you see below; shorn of all “non-secular” imagery…

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And in case you are wondering why does this matter (courtesy, Radha Rajan; emphasis added)..
…(these violate) something fundamental to classicism – the essential Hinduness, particularly the bhakti that inspired classicism and inspires continuing adherence to the tenets of classicism in our …

Last week, I had the great honour of meeting Sh Rajaram Shreedhar – the indefatigable spirit and a truly INSPIRING man behind Maithri…For those of you who may not have heard about Shreedhar and his awe-inspiring (and humbling) work, here is a bit of background (emphasis added)..
When Rajaram Shreedhar was 18 months of age, he suffered a polio attack, which left his left hand and both his legs paralyzed. His parents tried every remedy to cure him and provided all the best possible treatment available in those days. They had …