Posted on June 26, 2008 by B Shantanu
Some thought-provoking excerpts from: Does Europe have a Civilising mission in India? by Jakob De Roover*, published on 16 June 2008 – Issue : 786.
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Recently, the European Parliament hosted a meeting on “caste discrimination in South Asia”. At the meeting, participants stated that “India is being ruled by castes not by laws” and that [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2008 by B Shantanu
If you are wondering about the link between the two, it is AIDS !
Apparently, Call Centre “Romeos” are one of the leading reasons for increasing AIDS in India.
And Hindu fundamentalists are indirectly helping this by opposing circumcision…which supposedly helps fight AIDS.
Please read on*…
A new AIDS threat is rising in India’s numerous call centers, where young staff are [...]
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Posted on June 22, 2008 by B Shantanu
On Bal Thackeray and his call for Hindu suicide squads/ Hindu terrorists: Nip it in the bud by Offstumped. A short excerpt:
Bal Thackeray’s remarks are reprehensible. There is no moral sanction for Terrorism by any tenet of Hindu Dharma. Those responsible for the Thane bomb blast must be brought to trial and any attempts by [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2008 by B Shantanu
Fellow blogger Varnam recently wrote two posts on how learning Sanskrit is now considered to be a “communal” activity and something that might put you at odds with the “secular” brigade.
In the first one, he pointed out:
Usually you see the word saffronization associated with the Hindutva folks, not Sanskritization…the revival (of this word) is with mischievous intent. [...]
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Posted on June 14, 2008 by B Shantanu
I doubt if this piece will ever find its way to Hon. Thiru Karunanidhi but if it does, he will have good reasons to re-consider his earlier remarks (emphasis mine)
Who is this Ram?
From which engineering college he graduated? Is there any proof for this?
What follows is by far one of the best (and most extensive) [...]
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Posted on June 9, 2008 by B Shantanu
Over the weekend, I came across this excellent critique by Edward Hamala on the “caste system” in India and how it is misrepresented in the West. Excerpts below:
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…The Indian “caste system” that has so outraged Mr. Roger Williams, makes me wonder if he is equally outraged by the British “caste system” that is even more prevalent, although [...]
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