Author: B Shantanu

Another fine example of pseudo-secularism

Some of you must have already read about the recent SC directive to states and UTs to frame laws “to make registration of marriage compulsory, irrespective of religion”. Apparently, some states have made “registration...

An Indian Identity in a Globalizing world

The Sept-Oct ’07 issue of JetScreen (Jet Airways in-flight entertainment guide) had a brief interview with Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar in which the first question was (emphasis mine): “Question: A graph recorded at the...

Forgetting History: Delhi’s “Iron Pillar”

I recently stumbled on this news-item about the development of a new type of corrosion-resistant iron by Prof Balasubramaniam and one of his colleagues at IIT, Kanpur (emphasis mine): …Indian metallurgists have developed a...

The Counterjihad Calendar for 2008

Baron Bodissey has just released “The Counterjihad Calendar for 2008” – a result of “four months of (hard) work”. “The purpose of the calendar is twofold: 1.   To enhance a sense of community among the...

SRK in a muddle trying to explain Shoaib

In the middle of an otherwise fine interview with IBN, SRK appears to have got into a bit of a muddle trying to explain Shoaib Malik’s  remarks (and here) after the recent T20.  Excerpt: Bhupendra Chaubey: “Then...