Of Godhra and Gujarat – Part II
A few days ago I came across this piece by Kishore Asthana which makes a number of important points that form the backdrop to Godhra. I am reproducing some excerpts below but I would...
Category: Politics of Minority Appeasement
The tragic farce that is Nandigram…
…which our “independent” and “alert” media seems to have forgotten. From: Conspiracy of Silence on Nandigram’s Muslim Victims – by Yossarin Excerpts: In the perverse value system eschewed by Sitaram Yechury the Tehelka that was...
Another fine example of pseudo-secularism
Some of you must have already read about the recent SC directive to states and UTs to frame laws “to make registration of marriage compulsory, irrespective of religion”. Apparently, some states have made “registration...
Gandhigiri, Taliban and the need for reform in Islam
Be careful before you try “Gandhi-giri” – It may earn you a fatwa. Most of you may have already come across these two seemingly unrelated news items. A closer look at them though underlines the need for...
Nice, politically correct reporting – UPDATED
From Sify: Clashes after Twenty20 final, 5 injured Excerpts (emphasis mine) ” …Members of two communities clashed in Gadarpur late Monday soon after India’s victory over Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup final in Johannesburg,...
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