Taliban in India…
Courtesy DNA (emphasis mine) …Four girls’ colleges affiliated to the Kanpur University — Juhari Devi Girls’ Degree College, SN Sen Degree College, DG Girls’ College and AN Degree College — have prohibited jeans, danglers,...
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A closer look at the “Sangh Parivaar” – Join the debate on RSS
This post has been a long time coming. It was triggered by an article on Sanjeev’s blog lambasting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Being familiar with Sanjeev’s writing and his capacity for research and...
Weekend Reading: Pakistan, Jharkhand and Liberals vs. Conservatives
Start the weekend with this Tehelka story that tries to explain why the British thought Pakistan would be a more robust democracy than India (the article was written before the results were announced). Next,...
On Taliban, English education and Pakistani hypocrisy
Stumbled on this very interesting post by Abbas Zaidi yesterday: Taliban’s hypocrisy is in fact Pakistan’s national trait. Brief excerpts follow. Please note that emphasis (bold) has been added by me. *** Excerpts from...
One Planet, Two Worlds…
From a CNN report (May 10 ’09): Husbands are allowed to slap their wives if they spend lavishly, a Saudi judge said recently during a seminar on domestic violence. Arab News…reported that Judge Hamad...
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