Of Niti, Nyaya, Bhagavad-Gita and Misrepresentations
Thanks to Sh Ashok Chowgule-ji for alerting me to this excerpt from an interview of Prof Amartya Sen in a recent issue of Outlook (emphasis added): Question: In your new book, The Idea of...
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The Reluctant Leader* might do well to read a little more widely
In one of his recent essays, Prof. Art Carden mentions one of the main reasons why political leaders routinely dismiss capitalism: Under capitalism, the common man does not need an intellectual vanguard or a...
Chhatrapati Shivaji, Afzal Khan and a mini riot – UPDATED
Some of you may have already seen these two videos that have been doing the rounds on the internet. They show a mini riot and violence that occured in Miraj (Distt. Sangli) in Maharashtra...
Quote of the Week
From a speech by Janab R.M. Sayani on the occasion of his Presidential Address at the 12th Session of the Indian National Congress in 1896. Source: History and Culture of the Indian People, edited...
W’end Links: Intelligence, Cash Transfers and Poverty Levels
Start the weekend with this fascinating piece on a flawed understanding of intelligence. Move on to a persuasive piece by Swaminathan S Aiyar on why direct cash transfers may provide better relief  to the drought hit...
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