Author: B Shantanu

Lets accept we are fighting with irrationality…

In the latest edition of Newsweek (Nov 6, “Goading the Enemy“), Martin Amis shares his thoughts on “Islamism”, terrorism and the challenge of combating irrationaility with reason and logic.� In an�engaging interview, Martin speakes...

Would our comrades care to look “eastwards”?

In yesterday’s (1st Nov) International Herald Tribune (IHT), I picked up a piece of news related to executions in China (“High Court in China to rule on all executions”). The news-story mentioned that “China’s...

Whats nectar for secular US is toxic for secular India

Just came across S Gurumurthy’s brilliant critique on the recent BusinessWeek article on Karma Capitalism As he says, “If the Indian management gurus did something similar in India it would attract the abuse of...

Shabana Azmi jumps into the Hijaab controversy

Shabana Azmi jumped into the Islamic veil controversy drawing predictable and immediate condemnation from the Mullahs. Shabana reportedly said “A woman is supposed to cover herself to be modest. She does not need to...

Afzal Guru as MP?

If Abu Salem can be one, why not Afzal Guru? A brilliantly satirical piece on this from Premendra Agrawal on Sulekha. I have reproduced some excerpts (as it is…along with typos…but the piece is...