Shikha Mukherjee writes in the Indian Express about the political readjustments taking place in the last bastion of the Left in India: West Bengal. Her conclusions seem to point towards a mellowed-down CPM as opposed to the perpetually shrieking party of the old times.
Critics could argue that in adapting to the system, the CPM has [...]
Does this throw any indicators of a deepening symptom?
Religious services and prayers for the dead are being offshored from the United Kingdom to India because of a lack of priests… [.]Amicus cited press reports which revealed how more and more prayers were being said in Kerala because they had become too expensive in the West.
In [...]
The Verbal Terrorist seems very concerned that martyrs terrorists have no intellectuals to defend them. In her usual style, she banters nonsense upon nonsense.
I’ve had it with examining such people’s arguments, so I’ll just console myself with a few quick points. Ravikiran must have coined the title on the spur of a moment, but [...]
Many thanks to JK for bringing this piece to my notice.
In this grand play, article, Shankar Vedantam sympathizes with some leading lights in the Hinduism studies (sorry, South Asian Studies) department in several universities in the US. To generate sympathy, one must have suffered injustice. The injustice must definitely have been done by a person/group/organization/nation. [...]
Ravikiran has an interesting analysis/question on the succession issue… err… he wonders who is going to succeed Advani. His dilemma (?) if I understand correctly, is based on the premise that Advani will be the unanimous choice for the PM’s position after Vajpayee. Ravi takes a brief look at the possible choices from the second [...]
Everybody has written off Bihar very long ago, more so after Laloo Raj. M.J. Akbar records in captivating prose, his ruminations on his visit to Laloo Land. A worthy read, an evocative commentary on the state of affairs.
The word Bihar is derived–correct me if I’m wrong–from Vihara, which means variously, a resting place, a [...]
Just when I think that I’ve had enough of trashing the Dynasty, it bounces back with innocuousness, abound. I’m also surprised, how easily and quickly they learn the art of deception the ropes. The latest Gandhi seems to be excelling in this art. Just a few days ago, when we all thought he has severe [...]
Blogcritics has a nice piece on legalizing the world’s oldest profession. Prostitutes and clients are likened to predators:
…prostitution is, in essence, a meeting of two predators. Prostitutes play on the insecurities and loneliness of their clients for monetary gain. Johns go to hookers to rid themselves of that loneliness, or perhaps to exercise a type [...]
I might be late in reading this-after all, other eminent bloggers have already written about it long back–it’s interesting, nevertheless.
In her typically pithy, scathing style, Shobaa De takes the insipidity called The Vagina Monologues to task.
Eve had one. I have one. So do all women. In all these years I have not engaged [...]
In his usual bombastic style, the Resident Idiot had vociferously declared that the Congress adopt a “populist” slogan/manifesto. Our own beloved Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna has adhered to it in letter and spirit (dunno whether he has read the Resident Idiot’s tripe or no).
He is touting it as if it is something to be [...]
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