Blind men and their Elephants
Ramkrishna Paramahamsa once shared this parable: A number of blind men came to an elephant. Somebody told them that it was an elephant. The blind men asked, ‘What is the […]
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Politics & Political Commentary
Intolerance
Intolerance. Intolerance of intolerance. Intolerance of both kinds of intolerance. Trying to find words… just deep sorrow. Doesn’t matter who is right or wrong… so much rejection. What is the
Why don't I support ban on caste discrimination?
Why don’t I support ban on caste discrimination? For the same reasons as I don’t support the ban on sex determination. In the words of Einstein “We can’t solve problems by
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An intellectual deficit in Indian Society
I am rather troubled in this moment. All around, I see tremendous rigidity and an inability to learn. Be it something like the slutwalk, or a political problem in Kashmir…
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Criticism of the slutwalk – Besharmi Morcha
On comments and other dialogue around the slutwalk think this is a misguided movement. Never mind that it spread like wildfire around the world because people saw its significance. “misguided”
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The name is insulting to women – SLUT walk, besharmi, maal…
No. It is the attitude that is insulting to women. The name is just a word. We have a lot of tongue wagging happened in our country about naari shakti
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Reply to the letter to me on Kone Nakshatra
Yesterday, I wrote a letter to the VHP. Taking up on that, a mother of two daughters wrote another to me expressing some concerns she has. I appreciate the efforts
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