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Discussions Archive
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Colour in Indian Mythology
Posted on February 7, 2007 | 5 CommentsThis post is partly my response to an offline discussion I had with a blogger I admire, whose original post trigged this response. Jagadish writes: This makes it even tougher to explain how dark-skinned chaps became heroes in the epics since most folks in northern/western... -
Screwing India: The Left Way
Posted on February 5, 2007 | No CommentsRead and weep tears of blood. Our Puppet Prime Minister makes a stirring speech set to ignite the souls of India’s youth. Right in his backyard, his own people–with or without his knowledge–indulge in mischievous plotting to screw India forever. PM’s thinktank falls apart Santanu... -
New Year Frivolity: Blog Reviews
Posted on January 1, 2007 | 10 CommentsHere’s wishing you guys a splendid new year! I hope you’ve recouped from your collective hangovers. As kids, we grew up listening to and believing the famous line where we’ll keep doing throughout the year the thing that we did on Jan 1 of that... -
The Truth About Islam: Not an Alternate View
Posted on November 16, 2006 | 5 CommentsAndrew Morris proposes an alternate view of Islam; he calls it the Truth About Islam. I’m thoroughly impressed with his prose but mostly disagree with his view of Islam for reasons we shall see going forward. Tweet -
Indian Secularism has Come of Age
Posted on October 11, 2006 | 8 CommentsIndian secularism has come of age. Not too long ago, assorted figures like Mullahs and now, increasingly, Christian groups, used to holler that their sentiments were hurt and blah. The current dispensation would instantly rush to their rescue and impose a quasi ban on whatever... -
Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai
Posted on July 18, 2006 | 5 CommentsThus spake the architect of India’s downfall, Jawaharlal Nehru, before the shameful defeat of 1962. Cut to 2006, his successors–irrespective of which party they belong to– have done him proud. Desipundit calls Slashdot’s headline on the subject “unfortunate” Slashdot has the story with an unfortunate... -
(Re) Opening the Debate
Posted on May 8, 2006 | No CommentsReader Santosh made an observation on my review of Impressing the Whites and asked me if I’m open to debate. Since this is a topic lots have varied and often severely passionate opinions on, I thought it fit to reproduce his remark here. Your contributions... -
A Stunning Perspective
Posted on February 21, 2006 | 5 CommentsFrom a columnist I’ve long admired: Sandhya Jain. Here’s the article, reproduced in full because the Pioneer link is… I don’t have to repeat it. Communal catechism Sandhya Jain An unmistakable aspect of the controversy over the Danish cartoons caricaturing Prophet Mohammad is that the... -
A Reader Responds
Posted on December 26, 2005 | No CommentsReader Chetan has sent in a thoughtful comment as response to my post on Ananthamurthy. He has hoped it’ll garner a debate, so I’m posting it as is. Hi Sandeep, I tried to post my comment on your excellent post on the Bangalore issue. However... -
Who do we Blog for?
Posted on December 1, 2005 | 7 CommentsIt’s feels nice to say, hear, and read that Weblogs are “personal” records that if you don’t like someone’s blog, don’t read it. However, do we actually write for a specific audience? More generically, do we write in the hope that somebody reads it and... -
Joining the Battle
Posted on October 11, 2005 | 4 CommentsFirst: a resounding standing ovation to Gaurav Sabnis for refusing to be cowed down by the venal IIPM’s hectoring tactics. A second round of ovation also for displaying courage that is rare in these days of cynicism: electing to quit from his job. The Indian... -
Supporting the Patriot Act?
Posted on April 15, 2005 | No CommentsSorry but I’m totally uninformed on this. But this article made interesting reading. Those who want to debate on the points I thought were significant can do so. And the reauthorization debate offers another important opportunity as well—the chance to blunt one of the most...