Exactly what we need in a President.
My heart swells with prideI’m glad that people like Kalam definitely suit the role of the Highest Office of the country. While Kalam’s appointment as President was seen again in the myopic light of political manoeuvreing–the BJP backed him because he hails from the minority classes, etc, in [...]
For some reason, I am continually bugged with thoughts of the Emergency, the greatest blot on Indian democracy. I was born a couple of years before it was clamped, and I can fuzzily recollect an admonition by my dad who asked me “not to take her name loudly in public,” or something to that effect. [...]
This news item is but a very summary of the 200-page report on
the The State of Curricula and Textbooks in Pakistan prepared
by A.H. Nayyar and Ahmed Salim, both hailing from the Sustainable Development
Policy Institute. I’ve read the report in toto and agree with the findings which
the authors have reached. Briefly, they touch on the following [...]
I have but mentioned Kerala very very briefly on this blog and intentionally so: some topics close to my heart require lot of deliberation before I can utter a word; but in keeping with my tendency, the deliberation often translates to laziness, and consequently, inaction.
Without much ado, here I go:
Kerala, known by various [...]
The High Priestess of Indian Marxism has spoken again! This time however, she speaks in a different language, but the meaning is the same. She leads us to believe that she is moving–surprise, surprise!–towards an honest examination of the infamous Aryan Invasion Theory.
But first, let me thank JK for providing this link. [...]
The Resident Idiot this time around, is thrilled at the events in Spain. Let me hasten to clarify: he is more concerned about the victory of the Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) than the recent train bombings.
On the contrary, he is grotesquely elated that the bombings have helped revive the good ol’ Left. [...]
This is both hilarious, so to say, and insightful.
Chris Satullo makes some interesting observations: he ties up the dynamics of free market capitalism to the philosophical tenets of Hinduism, mainly to the “fellow” called Shiva. But he says it well:
Well, Shiva embodies a central paradox of life. To create the new, you must [...]
For a long time, I’ve refrained from mentioning anything about the Communist Stinkhole (it’s a state in India) called West Bengal. Ever since Jyoti Basu took the reins of this now-unfortunate state, things have gone only one way–the Red Way.
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I’ve bravely made the decision to own a paid account and do whatever I please, on my OWN site.
As I’ve mentioned in my earlier weblog, I’m in the process of migrating all my older entries to this space. It’ll certainly take some (?) time. Meanwhile, I [...]
This news is another blow to the Grand Old Party of India, making its descent into oblivion more obvious day after day.
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