Archives for “Islam Watch”

Weak Before Bullies

After a long stint of academic silence, the Lamb has emerged with an indirect roar against Israel, shaming India again. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh voiced India's ...


Wanted: Vintage Military Action

35th attempt in less than a year. 132-plus infiltration attempts again, in less than a year. Says this Indian Express report. Less than a fortnight after Pakistan promised ...


Kanchan Gupta's superb piece on why it won't pay to give Iran the non-permanent security council seat. The foremost, nay only reason is the rabid ...


Remembering Madhava Vidyaranya

It is Vijayadashami here in Karnataka, a hallowed tradition that celebrates both the victory and renewal of the spirit of Sanatana Dharma in South India. ...


The news of "braveheart" MC Sharma's tragic death is a few hours old now. Another story of a firehearted warrior dying on the call of ...


Deepavali Gift

This attack is an advance Deepavali gift to the Indian people from the kind folks of the Indian Mujahideen. I can picture a top gun ...


From Sardar to Shivraj

This post is just one of the reasons why Nitin is a blogger par excellence. Let there be no mistake—Shivraj Patil ...


What's the difference between the "separatists" (who recently threatened to march into Muzzafarbad) and the Verbal Terrorist? Clearly, none. Especially after this earsplitting call. ...


The Devil and the Actor

It's the season of Minority drum-beating again. If you are a conspiracy theorist, you will link Shabana Azmi's interview with Karan Thapar to the recent ...


Academic Terrorists

Goes by the name of Denise Spellberg. Starting in 2002, Spokane, Wash., journalist Sherry Jones toiled weekends on a racy ...


But didn't know where to find the information In what I rate as his best piece till date, Tarun Vijay--yeah, RSS/Saffron/Communal/Right wing nut, etc--chronicles the entire ...


Everything is Connected

Does the lifting of the SIMI ban have anything to do with Amar "Broker" Singh considering news of some heavy-duty brokering going on? ...


No other civilization has suffered such severe body blows as the Hindu civilization. The fear of sudden and repeated massacres of Hindus no longer exists ...


Superb Article on Islamofascism

Kanchan Gupta, in the Pioneerabout why it doesn't pay to ignore and/or deny the real threat of Islamofascism, how it is similar if not the ...


Maut ka Saudagar?

Elections in India is fun time because you can mudsling at will and get away with it. That was the case when the Italian bosswoman ...


My Dear Dr. Manmohan Singh, I don't care if you read much less respond to this. You are after all, another inconsequential pawn who might be ...


Praveen Swami laments the "increasing marginalization" of Jammu & Kashmir's syncretic traditions. The last time I read syncretic in print was in school. ...


Islamic Republic of Kashmir Redux

The hullaballoo over the Amarnath land controversy amuses me. I fail to understand the wail of the idiots who still think Kashmir is part of ...


Will this be Banned in India?

The Indian Express reports A play inspired by a short story written in the 1960s, which prophesised the rise of religious extremists and bombing of mosques ...


Pragati: June 2008

The June 2008 issue of Pragati is out. Download your copy now. This issue carries a modified version of my article on the perils of lending ...


This blog refuses to let me have a peaceful vacation. I'm gone for four days, blasts erupt in Jaipur and the blogsphere is frenzied. Fellow-bloggers ...


The Way of Universal Brotherhood

We are witnesses to far gorier atrocities than this. On the day he decided to run away, 9-year-old Coli awoke on a filthy mat. Like a ...


Another Western Whitewash

Thanks to a reader who brought this article to my notice. I read William Dalrymple now and then. To me, he is nothing beyond a ...


Quote of the Day

Comes from Taslima Nasrin who has fled from India. The Government (of India) is no better than religious fundamentalists..


From Baroda to Chennai

I know I'm a little late in picking this storyup. An exhibition on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb at the Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai was abruptly closed ...