Author: B Shantanu

“When Denial Can Kill” – Irshad Manji

Excerpts from an excellent article by Irshad Manji: “When Denial Can Kill” dated Sunday, Jul. 17, 2005 (sub-heading: “We Muslims must admit that our religion might be motivating the bombers”; emphasis mine): I was...

India – The Forgotten Terror Victim

Below are excerpts from a news story titled “India was the second largest terror victim in 2004”, published in The Times of India’s Mumbai edition [coincidentally] on July 7th 2005: ******** Using the new...

Excellent factual background to the Kashmir Issue

http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/apr/06arvind.htm Catch up on history, Mr Aziz by Arvind Lavkare April 05, 2005 Judging by what he told the elite gathered for the India Today Conclave in New Delhi last month, Pakistan Prime Minister...

Hindu Dharma Newsletter Issue # 9

30th July ‘05Issue # 9 Dear Friends,Namaskar, In this issue, I have included some excerpts from an essay that looks at Islam and Hinduism from a History-centric perspective, some thoughts on the recent decision...

Random Musings on 7/7

I write this just days after the bombings in London. The thoughts here are not very well organised – more a spontaneous reaction than anything else. Two things surprised me most: One was the...