Category: Current Affairs

Setting the record straight: Panth, Dharma & Secularism..

..as well as “Dharma-Nirapekshata” धर्मं निरपेक्षता vs. “Panth-Nirapekshata” पंथ निरपेक्षता (or “Panth Nirpekshata”)..From Defining ‘Secular’: The war rages on by Arvind Lavakare, comes this illuminating excerpt (emphasis added): “Dr Ambedkar made it clear in Parliament...

One day, we may need an “Indian” quota

Courtesy my friend RealityCheck (emphasis added); please try and ignore the absurdity of the headline in (as RealityCheck so memorably puts it) “a chest thumping secular country“. From 2 more minority lists put up, cut-offs...

On Inflation महंगाई व उसके मूल कारणों पर कुछ विचार..

A short snippet in Hindi on Inflation and its root causes (poor storage facilities, stupid regulations, bad policies etc) *** *** Also see: Liberalisation से किस गरीब का फायदा हुआ है? and if you...

Article 30 and Religious Apartheid in Modern India

Dear All: I stumbled on this article a few weeks back and felt that it deserved wider circulation – especially in the context of the recent discussions and decision by SC on RTE.  I...

Might this be the real cause of Muslim “backwardness”?

The question was prompted by these excerpts fom Salil Tripathi‘s “An excuse called Rushdie” (emphasis added): Only one out of every six Muslim children entering an Indian school stays till his matriculation. I use...