Category: Media Related

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn on “A Decline In Courage” *must read*

A powerful and thought-provoking excerpt from “A World Split Apart” – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn‘s Commencement Address delivered at Harvard University in 1978 (Hat Tip: Palahalli; emphasis mine): Pl substitute “India” for “West” A Decline In...

Of Militants and Hindu Terrorists, courtesy NY Times

Courtesy NY Times, I learnt today that a certain “militant group” ..has expanded its operations in Afghanistan, inflicting casualties on Afghans and Indians alike, setting up training camps, and adding new volatility to relations...

Nanopost of the Day…

…in which I get very annoyed by this cheap, sensationalist headline in The Telegraph (UK): White British actresses told to leave Bollywood*. The report talks of a “hate campaign by one of India’s most...

My name is whatever…and I’m not a terrorist

I may be an extremist, a militant, an Islamist, a fighter, a jihadi…but I am not a terrorist. This post was prompted by a 1500-odd words long article in a recent issue of TIME,...

Wikileaks: Capturing the Leaks

Thanks to Mod Prakash for alerting me to Wikileaks. For those of you who have not heard of them, here is some information courtesy Wikipedia: Wikileaks is a website that publishes anonymous submissions and...