An open letter to BalaSaheb from a Marathi Manoos
Adarniya BalaSaheb, Pranaam. I would have written this letter in Marathi but most of my blog readers are Indians. I have never done a survey to find out how many of them are Maharashtrians...
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On Blogs, Comments, Liability and Being Sued
This is a quick post or more accurately, a collection of snippets in reaction to recent news about a bloggerin Kerala being refused protection against summons issued by the High Court in Maharashtra over comments...
The Politics of “Identity”
Many of you would remember the controversy surrounding Jaya Bachchan from a few months ago, triggered by a speech she gave in Hindi in Mumbai. Writing about it, Tarun Vijay wrote (emphasis mine): What are...
No longer funny…
A Marathi Manoos’ house is ransacked in Jamshedpur for no other reason except that he belonged to the wrong “state” A 10-year old boy – almost certainly too young to understand what the fuss is...
Do the “ends” justify the “means”?
This thought was prompted by an exchange in the comments section of this post. Courtesy of Acorn, please read and reflect on this extract from a speech by the Honourable Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on...
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