Author: B Shantanu

This weekend, worrying about Assam

Many of you may have read Nitin’s recent article in Yahoo! India on an unusual approach to deal with the matter of illegal immigration from Bangladesh. As he noted, the problem is old…and a...

Saluting our Heroes: The “Param Veer”s of Tithwal

Continuing the series on our “Param Veers”…please take a moment today to remember the “Heroes of Tithwal“, Company Havildar Major Piru Singh Shekhawat and Lance Naik Karam Singh. From the Indian Army website: The...

Dear Salil, I read lots and lots…

…but still could not find anything to support your contention that “many…jain/buddhist temples (were) destroyed to build hindu temples” (pl read the beginning of this discussion here; emphasis added, throughout) *** CAUTION: Long Post...

“Our English schools are flourishing wonderfully…”

A thought-provoking excerpt for the week (emphasia added): Our English schools are flourishing wonderfully. We find it difficult, indeed, in some places impossible, to provide instruction for all who want it. At the single...

Send @ least 1 email today…

Thanks to Sandeep for alerting me to this post by Sh Rajeev Chandrasekhar, published yesterday. In the post (emphasis added), Sh Chandrasekhar mentioned how 421 million fellow Indians continue to live in abject conditions...