Are Hindus inherently Communal – Part II
The last article in this series had covered the specter of Hindu intolerance in ancient India. In this part, we will see how Hindu intolerance manifested itself between 1000 CE-1500 CE approx. ...
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India – The Land of Doublethink and Doublespeak
As George Orwell writes in his Masterpiece, 1984, "To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which ...
CRIME AGAINST WOMEN- DO WE NEED A MORE PRAGMATIC APPROACH?
Rising statistics of crime against women and children is a pointer to the abysmal lows our once great civilization has sunk. The rot has set in; almost everybody is raising their ...
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, ...
From Kashmir to Kerala, It is Beef that is rocking the nation
A nation that aspires to be world leader in technology is currently grappling with the issue of cows! In the 21st century, we are discussing if beef was eaten by our ...
Vladmir Putin: The world’s knight in shining armor
In June last year, a fairly unknown armed group took control of Iraq’s second largest city Mossul. Most people following this development didn’t bat an eyelid. A weak Iraqi government with ...
Only a great actress like Shabana Azmi can defend Fatwa while criticizing the Fatwawallahs
"Majidi and A.R. Rahman cannot make a movie that is inflammatory and would hurt sentiments of the Muslim community." The above-mentioned quote was made by none other than the self-proclaimed ...
A R Rahman Fatwa and Silence of the Adarsh Liberals
The very talented and renowned, Oscar winning music director Mr. A R Rahman received an unwarranted acclamation for one of his recent works in form of a ‘Fatwa’ issued to him ...
A Homeland for Kashmiri Pandits
"Zalimo, O Kafiro, Kashmir hamara chhod do" The streets of Srinagar shook with cries such as these on a cold night in January 1990. The edifice of Kashmiriyat had finally been ...
Can only God help Muslim women?
There is a news report today which talks of how Muslim women in India would like to break free of the shackles that society has placed on them. Honestly, it does not ...
Anti-Hindi Forever?- In search of a National Language!
I read an article here that talked of twitter being up in arms over the Union government's attempts to impose Hindi. some Twitterati felt that Modi, by delivering most of his speeches in ...
