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)...
Category: Indian Media
Antony’s absence at Manekshaw’s funeral fits a pattern
Hon Sh Antony’s absence at Gen Manekshaw’s funeral (and the�subsequent face-saving gesture)�neither shocked nor suprised me… In the�60 years of�its existence, India’s�defence personnel have never been celebrated or got the attention that they richly...
Of birth rates and Kerala Christians
Many of you must have read the recent news-reports on the Kerala Catholic Bishops� Council’s�recent call to Christians to have more children. It has also been pointed out in�various discussions on this subject that�Christians...
The ridiculous extremes of pseudo-secularism
Fellow blogger Varnam recently wrote two posts on how learning Sanskrit is now considered to be a “communal” activity and something that might put you at odds with the “secular” brigade. In the first one,...
A Deobandi in RSS: The story of Maulana Waseem-ur-Rehman
I don’t know how many of you came across this story of a graduate from Deoband making it through the UPSC Civil Services Examinations The story is good and inspiring but the odd thing...
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