An 1100 years-old Constitution
Great piece of reporting from The Hindu on an extraordinary archeological find from Tamil Nadu about politics and governance in ancient India. *** Excerpts *** It may be hard to believe that nearly 1,100...
Category: Hindu Dharma
Leave Ashis Nandy alone
I am no fan of Ashis Nandi and disagree strongly with many of his views but I just cannot accept the argument that his writings or thoughts should be banned/censored. There are other (better)...
“Does Europe have a Civilising mission in India?” – excerpts
Some thought-provoking excerpts from: Does Europe have a Civilising mission in India? by Jakob De Roover*, published on 16 June 2008 – Issue : 786. *** Excerpts Begin *** Recently, the European Parliament hosted a meeting...
Some links for weekend reading – IV
On Bal Thackeray and his call for Hindu suicide squads/ Hindu terrorists: Nip it in the bud by Offstumped. A short excerpt: Bal Thackeray�s remarks are reprehensible. There is no moral sanction for Terrorism...
The British ‘Caste System’ – excerpts
Over the weekend, I came across this excellent�critique by Edward Hamala on the “caste system” in India and�how it is misrepresented in the West.� Excerpts below: *** …The Indian �caste system� that has so...
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