Of Turkey, Secular States and Religion
A few weeks ago, I had asked the question: Why is a “Hindu nation” automatically assumed to be a “fundamentalist, fascist state led by Hindutva fanatics”? My hypothesis was: A Hindu state can be the ultimate...
Category: Current Affairs
Voices of caution on SethuSamudram
First from Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, “150-year dream for 150-year old ships” Excerpts: “…Dreams are costless, but canals are not. Project documents claim that the canal will save ships 36 hours of time and...
Nice, politically correct reporting – UPDATED
From Sify: Clashes after Twenty20 final, 5 injured Excerpts (emphasis mine) ” …Members of two communities clashed in Gadarpur late Monday soon after India’s victory over Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup final in Johannesburg,...
How another “secular democracy” might have dealt with Sh. Karunanidhi
Even as Shri Karunanidhi refuses to back down from his remarks on Shri Ram, comes this news from neighbouring Bangladesh*: “Bangladeshi authorities (on) Tuesday (18th Sept) arrested a cartoonist after drawings that Muslims said insulted their...
“India Breaking” – Read this and Weep
This is a sad story of the North East. It is a first-person account of how bad things are in the beautiful land of the “seven sisters” – in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and...
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