Category: Hindu Social System

The dilemma of “balanced” reporting

I agonized for a long time before deciding to go ahead with posting the story on destruction and vandalism at temples in South India, “Was this a cover-up or blind omission?”. Why? Largely because...

Was this a cover-up or blind omission? [ must read ]

This is another (truly shocking) example of a “blind” media… I first read about this shortly after RC put it on his blog last December, “A statue story from the south”  (must read) As he wrote...

The last word on “Water”

This is by a long shot one of the best critiques that I have come across of “Water”. It is balanced and makes all the points in a crisp, logical way Please read and...

Time for “Water” under the bridge…?

Deepa Mehta is shocked at Kunal Kohli’s remark that he would have preferred “Rang De Basanti” winning over “Water” at the Oscars. In her comment she also said, “Caste and gender discrimination…(have) as much...

Misconceptions about Hinduism continue…

I recently came across a post titled “The Real Problem is not Islam” on this blog to which I added the comment posted below. The reason for posting my comment here is to highlight...