“A plea for sanitation” – excerpts
Last week while in Bengaluru, I chanced upon this article which highlighted the dire need for clean toilets – especially for women – in India. The bit about almost 100 school-children having to use...
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Understanding Political Islam
Thanks to Krishen-ji for alerting me to this interview of Bill Warner, Director, Center for the Study of Political Islam (CSPI). CSPI is devoted to the scientific study of the foundational texts of Islam, including the Koran and...
Time to say One Country, One Law
Amidst the flurry of Op-Ed pieces in mainstream (English language) media, suggesting granting Kashmir “complete autonomy (Khushwant Singh) ” or holding a plebiscite (Swaminathan S Aiyar) or a referendum (Vir Sanghvi),  I failed to spot even one...
Eating curry may boost memory
From a recent article in UK’s Daily Mail: Curcumin, a key ingredient of the spice turmeric, is good for the memory - and now scientists know why. It has been shown to protect nerve...
On Michael Phelps, Gold Medals and India
Much as I hate to start anyone’s weekend with dismal news (especially a 3-day Independence Day special weekend), this trivia (courtesy Paul Kedrosky) really made me feel very very sad. Swimmer Michael Phelps has...
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