Category: Distortions, Misrepresentations about India

A grass-roots response to Naxal terror

Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini, a Mumbai-based academy for training and research recently( Feb 14, �07) organised a Seminar in New Delhi on �Innovative Strategies to counter Naxalism: Experiment of Salva Judum.��� I received a summary...

“Overheating India is the new cool” – Excerpts

Came across this recent article exploring all the talk about an overheating economy… Excerpts: “…Here is what Balaji wrote in response (to a blog entry about overheating India): “…When it comes to India, perceptions...

Does no one remember the Indian contribution to Technology?

I came across this excellent, very powerful and well-researched article by karigar: Karnataki Karbon Nanotube Swords- forget S Indian Wootz! Please read in full and circulate widely. It is a shame that widespread ignorance...

AIDS’ first casualty in India: Truth

A few days ago, I came across the BBC new story on why the numbers for AIDS patients in India may be an overestimate: India ‘overestimates’ HIV/Aids” (Wednesday, 13 December 2006). The study suggested...

Of Bangalore, Bengaluru and Fractured Identities…

A few days ago, I got into a passionate debate about the merits of the name change of Bangalore to Bengaluru with a few friends.� They were arguing that this was a populist measure,...