Rays of hope amidst the darkness
Two news-reports from Friday, one heartening and one depressing. Read on: From “Muslims see Pak army role in attacks” (The Telegraph): Nearly 19 of 20 Indian Muslims believe what the Prime Minister said this...
Category: Politics and Governance in India
W’end Reading: Satyam, Madrasas and Modern Myths
Begin your weekend by reading Atanu Dey’s brilliant “The Truth about Satyam“. Next read Tavleen Singh’s expose of Modern India’s modern myths (recommended) and finally, why the proposed equivalence between Madrasa certificates and CBSE is not such...
Is J&K really ready for change?
In an article that appeared on iVarta last week, Vivek Gumaste asked, “Hindu CM for J&K: Any Takers?”. Vivek mentioned how (emphasis mine): Despite the perpetual debate about secularism and communalism, religious bigotry has...
Barbarians at the Gate*
…OR why former U.S. Air Force Secretary Thomas Reed is just plain wrong. From an otherwise illuminating interview of Thomas Reed in US News and World Report, comes this remarkable statement: The world is...
“Imagining India” – A Book Review
At first glance, Nandan Nilekani’s “Imagining India†is daunting. 500+ pages, densely packed with statistics, policy prescriptions and anecdotes do not make for easy bedtime reading…yet I found it highly engaging and written in...
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