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Old is Gold
Posted on December 2, 2007 | 11 CommentsKrish is back with a real gem after a long time. We’d kind of missed this one for a while. From comments on this post: krish Says: November 30, 2007 at 8:02 pm Dude, how do you bullshit with a straight face? Tweet -
Praful Bidwai on Nandigram
Posted on November 20, 2007 | 11 CommentsPraful Bidwai pitches in with lots of acid against Buddhadeb and Left goons in this interesting center-page article in the Slimes. Whereas his criticism of the Left is blistering, his article as a whole is immeasurably clever. Offstumped digs up a similar (earlier) denouncement from... -
Nandigram, Muslims & Media
Posted on November 20, 2007 | No CommentsThe Indian media sometimes acknowledges truth when it has no alternative. This Indian Express report of Muslims who were butchered in the Nandigram saga belongs to that category. …dominance of Muslims in Opp, relief camps prompts attack from Muslim voices But thanks to excellent blogs... -
Ananda Coomaraswamy on Indian Education
Posted on November 10, 2007 | 3 CommentsIntroduction Ananda Coomaraswamy was featured in this blog earlier. He remains one of the most staunch defenders of the Indian tradition in the mould of what David Frawley calls an Intellectual Kshatriya. Coomaraswamy wrote a series of articles about the state of (the British-imposed) Indian... -
Cowardly Bravado
Posted on November 2, 2007 | 6 CommentsA passing comment on the now-completely depraved Indian media trigged by Tehelka’s latest shameless act of opportunism. There’s a pattern to its Hindu-bashing. Come up with a brazen “expose/sting op/shocking revelation” and demonize your pet hate. Hope that the millions of voters don’t vote for... -
Atanu Tagged Me
Posted on July 5, 2007 | 5 CommentsI dare not disobey Atanu. Here’s the list of eight random things about me: Tweet -
The Idea of India
Posted on June 12, 2007 | 11 CommentsIn a previous post, I had pondered aloud about the idea of India. In two words, each consisting of exactly two syllables, the idea of India is: Rta and Dharma. This idea has still prevented India from exploding into bits. Tweet -
Autobiography of a Failed Film Critic in Two Parts
Posted on May 24, 2007 | 3 CommentsI’m a flunked film critic and this is my story. My dad’s list of favourite movies began with Nagin, Anarkali, Bees Saal Baad, Chaudvin ka Chand, Aah, Shri 420, Dilli ka Thug, Sahib Biwi aur Ghulam, Funtoosh, China Town, Aawara, Anari, CID, Jewel Thief, Gumnaam,... -
Spot the Difference
Posted on May 15, 2007 | 6 CommentsWhat differentiates the First Family of India from the following, similarly family-run political “parties?” 1. DMK-Karunanidhi 2. Shiv Sena-Bal Thackeray 3. JD(S)-Deve Gowda Tweet -
India
Posted on May 3, 2007 | 6 CommentsWhat is the idea of India? Tweet -
Socialist Professor Clobbered
Posted on April 28, 2007 | 3 CommentsPoor 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... -
Picturesque Hilarity
Posted on April 24, 2007 | No CommentsSeen somewhere in Vijayanagar, Bangalore. Long Leave is highly ppropriate. Now you know why no grievances are addressed. Crossposted on INI Signal. Technorati tags: India, politics, Indian politics, Bangalore, Posters, Congress party, Humour Tweet