On Nano, global warming, India and China
Srinivas Bharadwaj, writing in rediff recently, made some great points about the “trashing” of Nano by some in the western media (“Why some US scribes slammed Tata Nano“, Jan 14 ’08) � Excerpts: “…Tata...
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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...
How another “secular democracy” might have dealt with Sh. Karunanidhi
Even as Shri Karunanidhi refuses to back down from his remarks on Shri Ram, comes this news from neighbouring Bangladesh*: “Bangladeshi authorities (on) Tuesday (18th Sept) arrested a cartoonist after drawings that Muslims said insulted their...
Of Bharatiya passion and “phirangi” thoughts…
Aditi Goyal from Bharat Uday Mission recently wrote this essay – worth a read. Some excerpts below: “About 3 days prior to a national holiday – the independence day of India – I along...
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