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...
Category: Women in Hinduism & India
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...
Hindu girls in UK targeted for Islam…
If you thought forced conversions of Hindu girls happened only in Pakistan (read my post on “Sindh’s Stolen Brides”) think again. Earlier today, a friend sent me the link to this story from a...
“Sindh’s Stolen Brides” – Excerpts
I first came across this disturbing article, “Sindh’s Stolen Brides” several months ago but forgot to post it. I read it again today…with a mixture of dismay, anger and helplessness… Is anyone listening to...
Continued ignorance about Hinduism…
Meanwhile, ignorance about the basics of Hinduism keeps cropping up in unexpected places…even as a major BBC series (“In Search of God”) mysteriously ignores Hinduism (practiced by more than 800m people; ~15% of the...
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