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Are Hindus inherently communal?- Part 1
In the past couple of decades, India has been rocked by communal disturbances which have claimed the lives of people from different religious communities. While disturbances between religious minorities are not ...
Media, Liberals, Politicos and the great game of “Secularism”
In India, Secularism or the liberal tag is a much-maligned concept today. Rather than the lofty ethos that those words should represent, ideas that come to our mind are the negative ...
Nepal now that you are secular, here are some lessons from Secular India
Mahatma Gandhi wrote in his autobiography: “I have a horror of “isms” especially when they are attached to the proper names. Even if all that you say of me is true, ...
Dear Media if you are done with Dadri reporting, shall we move to Kupgaon, Mograhat and Dimapur?
Before proceeding any further, I would like to say that I am absolutely against the lynching of the man that occurred in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh recently and condemn it. It is ...
Aadarsh Liberal Times
Aadarsh Liberal Times Late City Edition October 6th, 2015 #LETSEATBEEF By Gagarika Dose Since 2014, the secular fabric of our nation is under a constant threat. Sanghi miscreants with the support of rioter-in-chief ...
Some sections of Indian Media are now on their full time job at playing ‘divide and rule’
The Dadri incident is shameful and barbaric. Or maybe these words are not enough to even sum it up. But what is equally horrific is the systematic polarization in popular discourse. ...
Run Jholawallahs, Subramanian Swamy cometh?
The Jholawala woke up with a shudder. He had been asleep for only 5 minutes, but to him, it felt like a lifetime. He dreamed that Subramanian Swamy had taken over ...
The Nepal imbroglio!
Our mediawallahs do a superb job in sensationalizing worthless news items. Sadly, the important and relevant pieces of news which definitely have an impact on us and our nation are relegated ...
Is Owaisi the next Jinnah?
Owaisi: Man with a mission? A man immortalized in history had once remarked "I will have nothing to do with pseudo-religious approach to politics". At another time, he was reported to ...
A Jain responds to Meat Ban in Mumbai
What does Jainism preach? Live and let live. What is Paryushan? 10 days in which Jains follow absolute abstinence as much as possible in order to clean their mind and ...
