Is this too much to ask?
For the last several weeks, I have been deeply distressed by several comments, reports and other articles re. the question of caste and how it is destroying the very fabric of our society and...
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Exposing “Purdah” – the Truth behind the Veil
*****CAUTION: Long Post***** By now, most of you must have heard or read about the controversy caused by Smt Pratibha Patil’s recent remarks on the purdah system. To recap briefly, Smt Patil, the Congress...
Clearing the dust off Macaulay’s “famous quote”
Many of you must have come across this “famous quote” of Macaulay in which he appears to be praising the wealth, cultural and spiritual heritage of India: I have travelled across the length and...
“Secular Fundamentalism”…alive & kicking in India
In a short piece in Outlook, Mark Tully reviews his book, “India’s Unending Journey” and talks about how: “India traditionally does not write full stops because it understands the uncertainty of certainty, it prefers...
An Unsung Hero…
Thanks to Mohit who first alerted me to this arcticle by Varun Aggarwal on Sir J C Bose – the unsung hero of Indian Science. Varun’s site details Sir J C Bose‘s contribution to...
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