Weekend Musings: Riots, Varun Gandhi, Exit Polls, hurried emails

Start your weekend with this great post by Kislay Chandra on Riots and “Firaaq“.

Next, read TVR Shenoy on Why Varun and why not Geelani? but more importantly – think about this question that he raises in the article:

Are the likes of Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mullah Sufi Muhammad correct in holding that Islam and electoral democracy stand at two ends of the spectrum? And if they are wrong — as I hope they are — where are the Muslim leaders that are telling them off?

Here is an unusual post on how Twitter can make you amoral.

For those following the fortunes of Sh Shashi Tharoor, here is an HT report articulating why 

…his candidature and victory would symbolise reforms in the political system and the way in which representative and party politics is practised in this country.

Meanwhile, I wonder if the EC ban on opinion and exit polls by media covers online polls/ blogs too?

Enjoy the weekend. Stay healthy. keep smiling.

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B Shantanu

Political Activist, Blogger, Advisor to start-ups, Seed investor. One time VC and ex-Diplomat. Failed mushroom farmer; ex Radio Jockey. Currently involved in Reclaiming India - One Step at a Time.

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5 Responses

  1. I am honoured Sir . You considered my post strong enough to give a link to . May I know if you have read any of my other posts ?

  2. B Shantanu says:

    Kislay: Thanks. I could sense the raw emotion in your post – especially the poem…and I felt it should be shared more widely…and yes, I have read some of your other posts too.

    P.S. It has been a VERY long time since someone addressed me as “Sir” – Please don’t. It makes me feel old. 🙂

  3. Thank you . And I shall not address you that way . You are as old as you feel . I am still 18 . 🙂

  4. B Shantanu says:

    @ Kislay: You are as old as you feel

    I liked that !! I am barely 20 🙂

  5. vijendra singh udawat says:

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    Vijendra: It is not clear which “painting , prints , photo frames of photo” are you referring to. Pl. stick to the topic being discussed.

    Thanks.