Of Rs 50,000 and loss of credibility…
This is a sad story of what happened to a meeting arranged with a sense of purpose and responsibility by Vigil in Chennai to discuss Gautier’s exhibition and the administration’s response to it. Against the...
Category: Distortions, Misrepresentations about India
The other side of Kandhamal…
Came across this very well-researched article last week that looks at the other side of the story of Kandhamal. It is written by Shri P Chand Dogra, a retired IPS officer who personally spent...
Will Arundhati Roy pl. stand up for Francois Gautier?
Some of you may have already read this. Francois Gautier’s exhibition on Aurangzeb, based on historical documents and paintings, has been forcibly shut down by authorities in Chennai (after successfully exhibiting in Delhi, Pune...
Distorting history…and getting paid for it
I came across this article a few days back. Although slightly dated, the points made by Shri Shourie re. the shocking state of affairs at the Indian Council of Historical Research are still valid....
Does “secularism” mean “favouritism towards Muslims”?
Now that The Economist has said it, is it “official”? Excerpts from “Bridging the divide” (Nov 7 ’07): “…but what would have distressed Nehru particularly is the prominent role played by religion in domestic politics....
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