Clearing the dust off Macaulay’s “famous quote”
Many of you must have come across this “famous quote” of Macaulay in which he appears to be praising the wealth, cultural and spiritual heritage of India: I have travelled across the length and...
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Help Hindupedia get off the ground
I heard from Krishna a few days ago that Hindupedia is now “live”. As some of you know, this idea had been on my mind for a while now…and at one point I was also...
A kindred spirit in blogosphere…
I had not visited Sandeep’s blog before although I had seen it linked on several blogrolls. Today, I finally chanced upon his blog (following a link from another one) and came away impressed with...
The “calm” amidst the storm
Following the publication of the latest Index of Failed States by Foreign Policy, India probably has the unique distinction of being the only “stable” country in the world that is “ringed” by failed states...
You can keep out the infidels; not the State
Chanced upon this nugget from Saeed Naqvi’s piece “Beijing Diary” in Outlook’s latest issue 25th Jun ’07. Describing an altercation between a policeman and “a young man with a wispy beard” in inside Xian’s great...
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