Recommended weekend reading
On the demoralising effect of the Sixth Pay Commission on the Armed Forces: A General’s letter in anguish to the PM On the cheerleaders controversy: A Culture of Tolerance� On the developments in Nepal:...
Category: Women in Hinduism & India
The great joke that is Indian media – Part V
This is�how an otherwise straightforward news-story gets distorted in reporting: From rediff, “Do TV serials promote the Hindu way of life?“�� “…The Afghanistan government has banned Indian television serials because they feel it wrongly...
In Mumbai on 7th Mar? This is where you want to be
I got an email earlier today from Dr Akalpita Paranjpe of Bharat Uday Mission (BHUMI). She is the “energy” behind this excellent idea of a “candle light vigil” in Mumbai this Friday to show solidarity with women...
Please cover yourself, I am feeling awkward
I stumbled on this news-item on Barbarindian’s blog. From a news-report in The Hindu: “…Cyriac Joseph, Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka, on Friday said that the provocative dresses that women wear...
A Valentine’s Day “fatwa”
Stumbled across this news today: “No love on Valentine’s Day, Sena on a rampage“ “… In Delhi, about a dozen Sena protesters briefly blocked a road early on Wednesday and burnt Valentine’s Day cards...
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