W’end Links – Politics Special
Start the weekend with this provocative piece by Atany Dey. A brief excerpt from Whistling in the Dark about the Future: Gurcharan Das writes in the Times of India (10th May) that “The Future...
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On Taliban, English education and Pakistani hypocrisy
Stumbled on this very interesting post by Abbas Zaidi yesterday: Taliban’s hypocrisy is in fact Pakistan’s national trait. Brief excerpts follow. Please note that emphasis (bold) has been added by me. *** Excerpts from...
One Planet, Two Worlds…
From a CNN report (May 10 ’09): Husbands are allowed to slap their wives if they spend lavishly, a Saudi judge said recently during a seminar on domestic violence. Arab News…reported that Judge Hamad...
Kaun Banega Crorepati?*
Anil Bairwal of ADR released their “Updated Analysis of Lok Sabha MPs” – Criminal, Financial,Educational Background yesterday in which I found this nugget of information: Total number of crorepati MPs in the present Lok...
The Importance of Small and The Power of Insignificant
A beautiful parable for our times, courtesy Sh Anand Sharma who sent this to me in an email. Extracts follow. *** The Importance of Small and Power of Insignificant *** Those Hindus who have...
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