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On Aurangzeb, Kashi Vishwanath, Lies and Half-Truths

A few days ago, I came across this statement by TMMK leader M.H. Jawahirulla. He said: One of the greatest charges against Aurangzeb is of the demolition of Vishwanath Temple in Banaras (Varanasi). That...

A draft policy framework for tomorrow’s India

Many of you read and commented on Sanjeev Sabhlok’s guest post on this blog re. the Freedom Team. The team has grown to about 25 members since then and there is an active and...

Getting obsessive about Arunachal…

Some of you may think I am getting obsessed with Aruncahal Pradesh, China or the North-East…but this issue deserves far more attention that it ever gets… As I said in one of my previous...

I’m not an “Asian”

Fellow blogger Pastorius posted this great piece over at the Infidel Blogger’s Alliance. It touches on euphemisms and “media labels” regarding Asians, something on which I have commented before. Excerpt: “…There is a group...

Saving the planet by going vegetarian…

I used to dismiss the idea of saving the planet by choosing a vegetarian diet as far-fetched until I came across this report from EarthSave, ” Although some of the points it makes may...