Author: B Shantanu

Redefining Hinduism – Need of the Hour

Tavleen Singh wrote a great piece in Indian Express a few days back titled, “A dark, distorted Hinduism“. In that article, Tavleen talked about how “in these jehadi times, when Islamists run around the globe killing...

A *must read* series on Presidential Elections

RealityCheck has a series of posts on the Presidential election which are worth a read: Raja said why are you only thinking of men.. the selection process Last day to replace candidate ! PM rushes to Pratibha...

As ye sow, so shall ye reap*

…aka “jaisi karni vaise bharni“. Did anyone else realise the rich irony of “Jihad in Islamabad”? The BBC reports that “Radical Islamist students have shot dead a Pakistani soldier in clashes outside a rebellious mosque...

Sign of times to come…?

Came across this news story yesterday: Nepal Muslims demand seats in national election Excerpts: “…A leading Muslim group in Nepal said on Saturday it would organise street protests if the government does not meet...

Is this too much to ask?

For the last several weeks, I have been deeply distressed by several comments, reports and other articles re. the question of caste and how it is destroying the very fabric of our society and...