Is India now officially “Hindu”?
…Wall Street Journal thinks so. And if the eminent WSJ says so (in a title, no less), it must be true, right? During last weekend, came across this half-baked opinion passing off as a...
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High-Tech Pranayama
Came across an ad for this device in a recent edition of Newsweek. Excerpts from the ad (emphasis mine): “…Now you can enjoy the pleasures of stress-free living and feel younger in just 15...
A Sequel to Bamiyan…
Most of you would remember the senseless destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas by Taliban from a few years ago. Some days go, I had alerted readers to another attack on Buddha statues – this...
Of Turkey, Secular States and Religion
A few weeks ago, I had asked the question: Why is a “Hindu nation” automatically assumed to be a “fundamentalist, fascist state led by Hindutva fanatics”? My hypothesis was: A Hindu state can be the ultimate...
A fresh look at Reservations and Quotas – Part II
A few weeks ago, I wrote a detailed post examining the various issues with the current system of reservations and quotas. In that analysis, I identified the following serious problems: The present system does...
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