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Indian Politics Archive
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It’s all about Winning Elections
Posted on July 10, 2012 | 16 CommentsIntroduction Jagadish Shettar is all set to take oath as the 27th Chief Minister of Karnataka. The incumbent, Sadananda Gowda has already submitted his resignation to the BJP party president. That makes it three Chief Ministers in four years to rule Karnataka. That this is... -
Why Doesn’t the Hindu Talk about the Demographic Siege
Posted on July 9, 2012 | 55 CommentsIn a highly communally-charged article, the Hindu reports on a supposed “housing apartheid” that seems to exist in Delhi. Although the piece is focussed on Delhi, one can’t help feeling that the content of the piece can be extrapolated to other Indian cities and reach... -
The Will of the People Always Triumphs
Posted on July 5, 2012 | 38 CommentsStarting about two months ago, the spate of attacks in the media and elsewhere on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been relentless. Narendra Modi is no stranger to having all sorts of abuses, denunciation, and innuendo heaped upon him—for about a decade, he’s faced... -
The Long List of Sins of the Ignobel Laureate
Posted on June 29, 2012 | 42 CommentsFew things scare me as much as reading a news report or article or oped that opens with or contains the words “…Nobel Laureate.” I stop reading further even if it means losing whatever wisdom or insight that piece may contain. The only time I... -
Sunday Reading: He Still Stands the Tallest
Posted on June 17, 2012 | 26 CommentsNote: This is a translation of journalist Pratap Simha’s original essay titled Matte Eddiruva Hale Vivadada Nepadallaadaru Avarannu Nenapisikollabekenisitu Ashte (Literal: Felt like remembering him again in the wake of the controversy that has erupted again) in Kannada in May 2009, published in Vijaya Karnataka.... -
They Came, They Saw, They Flopped
Posted on June 14, 2012 | 23 CommentsA Kannada proverb goes thus: It takes a year for the potter but a fraction of a second for the stick. For the last 60 odd years, the Congress party both at the Centre and in various states has done just that: clobbered the nation... -
In Which the Racist Psychoanalyst Needs Treatment –Part 2
Posted on June 4, 2012 | 156 CommentsAshis Nandy lives in and endorses a world where an open call for murder is termed as a diplomatic communication and an expression of grievance becomes an act of extremism. But that isn’t all. Anything that Hindus do to assert their self-respect, to hold their... -
In Which the Racist Psychoanalyst Needs Treatment –Part 1
Posted on June 3, 2012 | 8 CommentsBetween now and the five years that have passed when I psychoanalyzed Ashis Nandy, little did I realize how many points I had overlooked about him. Back then I had clubbed him with that vile cosmos of the creatures that are known as Indian Secularists.... -
The Wages of Teesta’s Sins
Posted on May 29, 2012 | 62 CommentsSo the Narendra Modi baiter extraordinaire has been suitably rewarded. Social activists Teesta Setalvad and Shabnam Hashmi have been ‘rewarded’ by the UPA-II Government for what seems like their pro-Congress, anti-BJP activities. The HRD Ministry has nominated them in the high-powered decision making body for... -
Sorry Can’t Make a Dead Man Alive
Posted on May 8, 2012 | 41 CommentsA timeless line from Dr. S.L Bhyrappa’s multi-layered and philosophical novel Saakshi (Witness) reads as follows: There is no greater arrogance than the arrogance wrought by a sense of self-righteousness. This quote accurately describes Yoginder Sikand’s textual barrage flowing over a course of 4373 words.... -
Exploiting Dalits in the Name of Beef
Posted on April 20, 2012 | 68 CommentsIntroduction I’d have been surprised if this hadn’t happened at Osmania university. It was past midnight on Sunday when the organisers of the festival located one of the students who strongly opposed inclusion of beef in the menu and stabbed him. They also torched a... -
![This woman is the worst thing ever to happen to the Office of the President of India. Worse even than that deceased dynasty-server who pompously declared that “If my leader [Indira Gandhi] had said I should pick up a broom and be a sweeper, I...](http://www.sandeepweb.com/wp-content/uploads/pratibha.jpg "Shame on You Madam!")
Shame on You Madam!
Posted on April 16, 2012 | 86 CommentsThis woman is the worst thing ever to happen to the Office of the President of India. Worse even than that deceased dynasty-server who pompously declared that “If my leader [Indira Gandhi] had said I should pick up a broom and be a sweeper, I...