Narendra Modi and indefensible defenses
Let me begin with paying that obligatory lip service lest I be seen as a “Modi hater”. I am not, but seeing as how I rarely hate at all, I […]
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CBI on Shehla Masood – Are you freaking kidding me?
Let me get this straight, dear CBI. You are saying a woman who suspected that her husband was involved with another woman knew a rent-a-sharpshooter? And had 3 lakh rupees
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A Response to Primary Red’s post on Justice and the Gujarat riots
Primary Red and I often have differences on the subject of Gujarat Riots. This is a subject with many differences of opinion, but what disturbs me about my conversations with
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In memory of Swami Nigamanand
Last year, on this day, the 19th February 2011, Swami Nigamananda took the place of another sadhu, Swami Yajnanda as a part of their long struggle against illegal mining of
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Defending vegetarian donkeys…
DNA ran a headline today: BJP brays for Kapil Sibal’s blood. Brays? Isn’t that what a donkey does? It has been used to describe harsh, futile sounds, but to describe a
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Transcript: Sainath on Mass Media v. Mass Reality: Part 3 of 5
A lecture at University of Texas, Austin by P. Sainath, sponsored by the University of Texas School of Journalism, the South Asia Institute, AID-Austin and the Society of Professional Journalists
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Unfreedoming Speech
Dear Mr. Sibal Let me begin with saying that not even my mother had ever made such a comprehensive effort to remove from my sight everything that would offend me.
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Slutwalks and the state
The Mumbai Slutwalk had died when the police required us to provide an undertaking on the letterhead of an NGO with details of the walk. We could have falsified it,
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Some Questions on Narendra Modi and Gujarat riots
A reader left an outraged comment defending Narendra Modi’s honor. I must admit I have not encountered them being answered. I have not thought enough on the subject to answer
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