Daily Archive: September 2, 2005

The Start of this Journey…

A friend asked me a few days ago why did I start this and what triggered the idea? The first was rage and the feeling of deep frustration and helplessness that was triggered by...

Excerpts from “The Purveyors of Slime”…

Below, some excerpts from a very well written article by Dr Vidyasagar titled, “Why are India’s Achievements So Little Known?”. Although slightly dated (Aug ’03), I still found it highly relevant to the conditions...

My own little bit…

I recently chanced upon an issue of “Economic Review” (a publication by Deloitte’s, a global consulting firm) that had no mention of India in the section under “Asian Economies”. I wrote an email to...

The importance of accurate referencing

One thing that I try to be particular about is to find at least one cross-reference to something that I am referring to either as a fact or as a “quote”. This often means...

Dont Hindus Have Human Rights?

Below, some excerpts from another attention-grabbing article that I came across recently. It is written by Vijay Dandapani and is titled, “Wanted: Some Hindu Spine” (Aug 12, ’05). It is in the context of...