Category: Debates & Discussions

An open letter to BalaSaheb from a Marathi Manoos

Adarniya BalaSaheb, Pranaam. I would have written this letter in Marathi but most of my blog readers are Indians. I have never done a survey to find out how many of them are Maharashtrians...

Can a minor be converted to another religion?

Some of you may have already read the story of a recent, extraordinary judgement by the Kolkata High Court that involved the religious conversion of a minor: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (16th Dec)...

Three Questions for friends of BJP

Most readers of this blog would be aware of “Friends of BJP” and the dedicated team that conceived this group last year. One of the stated aims of “Friends of BJP” is to get...

Open Thread on Conversions, Christianity, Islam etc.

Dear All: I am opening this thread to provide a place to discuss all aspects related to Conversions, Christianity, Islam etc. Please be sensitive in your comments. No personal abuse please. I will be...

Join the Debate – Are smaller states good for India?

Please use this thread to share thoughts, comments and ideas on re-organisation of states in India. To kick-start the discussion, excerpts from a few thought-provoking posts and articles below. The first excerpt from To...