Author: B Shantanu

Of Hindu Temples, Forms of Gods and Mother Teresa

Some of you may have read about UK’s latest Hindu temple that opened its doors a few days ago in London. While glancing through the BBC report on its opening, what caught my eye...

Of Militants and Hindu Terrorists, courtesy NY Times

Courtesy NY Times, I learnt today that a certain “militant group” ..has expanded its operations in Afghanistan, inflicting casualties on Afghans and Indians alike, setting up training camps, and adding new volatility to relations...

Learning from Curitiba

Thanks to Krish Sridhar for alerting me to this extraordinary story of Curitiba. Most of you may not have heard of Curitiba. I had not either..but its story is a truly remarkable lesson in...

Quote of the Week

Home Secretary Sh G K Pillai, quoted on IBN I think the blockade is totally illegal. I think the illegal activity has to stop. We have made an appeal..to ensure that the blockade is...

W’end Links: Nehru, Yoga, Israel and Caste Census

Start your weekend with these excerpts from a conversation between Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and an IAS probationer, Shri Yuvaraj Karan in 1950, reproduced from the print edition of the monthly magazine “Secularism Combat” (thanks...