Amit Varma has turned politically correct. In an article criticizing the Gandhi family, he makes this appalling assertion:
Sonia Gandhi, while she had the character to refuse the prime ministership, also has all the wrong ideas.
And now this blog post on the 2-Rupee coin controversy. Deconstruction follows soon.
Poor Abi.
I can picture the circumstances that led to this post. The fringe benefits of working at IISc sometimes exceed the actual salary. I’d trade my lucrative job right now to just be in the serene IISc campus.
One fine evening, after work, a tired Abi dozed off at his desk lulled by the gentle [...]
A Personal Journey
When I was new to blogging, there was so much to know and write about. I was serious about what I wrote. I read all I could find. I dug offline for information to support and validate what I wrote. I devoted a few hours each day to learn stuff if that learning [...]
Lalu Yadav is sending out strong signals of what we can expect if he becomes Prime Minister.
In an audacious statement, Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday justified the indefensible when he said the imposition of Emergency in 1975 was “necessary for curbing indiscipline in the country”. [.] The railway minister went on to add that [...]
This demoniac action is nothing new to the Faithful Followers of the Prophet (PBUH). However, we need to remind ourselves of what we stand to lose by choosing to close our eyes.
Norwegian-Somalian Kadra, who became famous in Norway for exposing imam support of female circumcision, was beaten unconscious on Thursday.
Kadra was attacked and beaten senseless by seven or [...]
Here’s another dose of assaulting news after Jayalalithaa destroyed the Kanchi Mutt in one stroke.
The director, Leela Samson, took charge about one and a half years ago at Kalakshetra Foundation, which has a tradition of more than 50 years. She has destroyed the values for which this institution stands for and is still continuing the [...]
Manmohan Singh and Musharraf share several similarities, starting from the first letter of their names. Both need to appease the forces that control them, and over time, have proved how ineffectual they are in dealing with crises. However, Musharraf scores notches above Manmohan Singh in the latter department. And recently, both have created enormous messes of their own making: Musharraf with [...]
Please applaud Mani Shankar Aiyar for his honesty, a scarce virtue in politics. He ties himself up in inextricable knots in the article but that’s entertainment value.
I was always something of a leftist. But I became a complete Marxist only after the economic reforms. Because I see the extent to which the most important conception [...]
My literary tastes have turned more classical nowadays. That hasn’t however, dimmed my fascination for Byron. For some reason, he’s like a powerful spell not in the least because Don Juan was one of the poems that has influenced my growing-up years.
Anyway, here’s a superb review of Byron’s biography. The biography be damned, I loved [...]
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Threat to the Idea of India
EPW carries an interesting article-cum-report on the plight of Dalit Christians (Downloadable PDF). It appears to be well-researched replete with historical, contemporary, and statistical data. Prakash Louis, the author, argues that Dalit Christians have been betrayed on all counts and from everybody including the Church.
I argue that his premise is flawed for a most [...]