Category: Debates & Discussions

Why do we have an Aurangzeb Road in Delhi?

My wife asked this question yesterday while we were discussing history. I pondered for a moment but could not come up with a good answer. I also realised that I was not aware of...

Revisiting Ram Janmabhoomi – Part II

Readers would remember that in Part – I of this series, I had promised to share some notes on this issue and a summary of historical/ archaeological evidence. In this Part (Part – II),...

“Defalsify India’s History” by Subramanian Swamy – Excerpts

Some excerpts from Dr. Subramanian Swamy’s valedictory speech on January 11 at the International Conference on Indian History, Civilisation and Geopolitics 2009 (ICIH-2009) at New Delhi’s India International Centre, titled, “Defalsify India’s history as...

Should prostitution be de-criminalised in India?

*** CAUTION: Explicit Content & Strong Words *** This post (and poll) was prompted by an exchange of thoughts between Rohit and Incognito on the Hinduism and Homosexuality post. The comments were triggered by...

Homosexuality, Hinduism and Section 377

A hurried post from the middle of my travels. Pl. use this thread to post your comments and thoughts on the matter of homosexuality, Section 377, the recent judgement of the Delhi High Court,...