At the core of the present row over Jallikattu lies a question of morality and subjectivity. That we need to keep a common minimum baseline of reality is of prime importance. ...
Tamil Nadu’s golden age was a 1000 years ago and ever since the end of that age, the region never saw any large scale military-imperial revival. The Cholas were the last ...
“While the protests in other states was about demonetisation, for want of foods and higher wages, Tamilnadu stood out for its protests over Jallikattu; for an entertainment?” My senior colleague commented. ...
As far as rituals and customs are concerned, the states of our vast nation are mini countries in themselves, each one has unique festivals and a distinct way of celebrating them. ...
Amid the politically volatile situation in India, courtesy demonetization, riots and Kejriwal, a smartphone shot video by BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav sent ripples in the political circles. In the video, ...
Almost all modern Indologists, all modern Indian education, all modern Indian religion is looked upon from an explicitly and unabashedly Semitic or Abrahamic point of view, arising from the Colonial superstructure ...
Politics in West Bengal has a history of violence and intimidation. During the Left regime, political violence became the norm rather than the exception. And Mamata Banerjee, who has herself been ...
Arvind Kejriwal had stormed into power in Delhi almost a couple of years ago riding on a set of lucrative promises lacking pragmatism. He somehow managed to convince the Delhiites that ...
In 2002, the Tamil Nadu assembly passed the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Forcible Conversion of Religion Bill. The bill was one of CM Jayalalitha's pet projects. In fact, during the tenure ...
हमारे देश में 'धर्म' को लेकर खूब बवाल मचता है, इसी के नाम पे वोट बैंकों की राजनीति खूब फलती-फूलती है और नफरत और उन्माद फैलाना तो बहुत छोटी बात है। ...
It must be basic human nature that when we think about the idiosyncrasies of Religion, we always assume the worst, the most extreme and the most bizarre ways Religion has forced ...
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