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An Unsung Hero – II*

* NOTE: Sadly all the links in this post are broken. I do not think it discredits Brian’s work but I am looking for more robust references and details on Acharya Bose’s work on...

“A plea for sanitation” – excerpts

Last week while in Bengaluru, I chanced upon this article which highlighted the dire need for clean toilets – especially for women – in India. The bit about almost 100 school-children having to use...

Is Behenji India’s most honest politician?

Keeping my reservations on her policies aside for the moment, I salute Behenji for having the courage and the audacity to come clean with her income and getting herself an entry in the Top 20 Income Tax...

Has Sh Nariman really read the Padma Purana?

…or has he relied on some half-baked research presented to him as a backgrounder? I was alerted today to this excellent analysis of “Rama Setu in Padma PurANa” by Sh Sarvesh Tiwari.  I sincerely hope...

On Deoband Fatwa, Jihadi Roots and Terrorism

Excerpts from a great article by Prof Walid Phares, “The Deobandi Fatwa Against Terrorism Didn’t Treat the Jihadi Root” underscoring some of the points I had made in an earlier post (Thanks to Krishen-ji for...