Author: B Shantanu

Big Bang, Nataraj and end of the world

The “Big Bang” experiment seems to have started well and I am still able to write and post this…which can only mean that the world has not come to an end … I feel...

What about reforms in Hinduism?

In response to my previous post, a loyal reader emailed me and asked, what about reforms in Hinduism? or did I think that Hinduism was perfect and really did not need any changes? That question...

Shabana Azmi is right about one thing…

…Muslims need to look within their own community and build reforms within it. Last weekend, I finally managed to read the entire transcript of the Karan Thapar – Shabana Azmi interview and stumbled upon this bit...

Weekend potpourri: Kashmir, BJP, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

Some links for weekend reading: 1. From the Telegraph, an excellent article by Ambassador K Sibal on why borders are (still) relevant. 2. A revealing interview with Govindacharya: Jaitley is BJP’s best, Rajnath saboteur 3....

Spot the H-word

Thanks to Sh Nachiketa Tiwari for spotting this and Sh Kak for emailing it to me. Although this is a fairly long excerpt from an exchange of emails re. learning Sanskrit, pl. try and read in full. It shows...