Category: Distortions, Misrepresentations about India

More on Sachar, OBCs, reservations etc…

While surfing the blogosphere looking for some data and information on the Sachar report, I came across Reality Check India’s blog. I must say he/she has the most comprehensive coverage on the reservations issues/...

When will we have our own media channel?

I continue to feel very frustrated that in spite of the massive explosion in media and TV channels in India, there still is not a single channel (or a newspaper – although Pioneer and...

Whats nectar for secular US is toxic for secular India

Just came across S Gurumurthy’s brilliant critique on the recent BusinessWeek article on Karma Capitalism As he says, “If the Indian management gurus did something similar in India it would attract the abuse of...

Please, no “M-word” here…

Windsor in UK has been the centre of some small-scale (relatively speaking) rioting centred around a “Muslim-run dairy which has become an unofficial prayer centre for workers. Nothing wrong with that you would think...

“India Through V.S.Naipaul’s Eyes”

Excerpts from an interview of  Sir V S Naipaul in 2001, reproduced below. From “India: A Million Mutinies Now” *** Excerpts Begin *** Rachael Kohn: When did you first have an inkling that you wanted...