Religions at war, Politics at play
It is a common question to needle a Muslim with. “Is your first loyalty to God, or your country?” And they give whatever answer they give. And if they say […]
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Sanal Edamaruku and the dripping Jesus
Sanal Edamaruku, president of IRA Was invited to examine a certain crucifix in Irla (Vile Parle – West) by TV-9. The reason was Jesus was dripping water from its feet.
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In loving memory of Late Col AGJ Swittens (Joe) 4GR, an Indian POW (1971) in Pakistan
I came across the touching story of Col. Swittens when my friend forwarded it to me. Since then I found copies on some blogs, a forum or two and other
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Prostitution, sex trafficking, sexual slavery and personal autonomy
A pro-choice response to an article Taslima Nasreen wrote calling for the abolishment of prostitution: Sex Slavery Must be Abolished While Taslima Nasreen and I both share a concern for
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Stop being touchy over Gods
eople kill others over Gods being insulted. They burn buses, do other harm. They get touchy, promote hate, act superior, claim to know their God better than others, force their
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Balochistan: Winds of Change
For once, it is a treasure to read the wave of euphoria sweeping through the tweets of the Baloch people. After six decades of cries for help going into some
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The Graveyard of National Honor – hope you didn’t get an award this year…
Come Republic day, and it is time to appreciate the heroes of our country – the ones who in their own way add to our development and bring pride to
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Mr. Chidambaram’s war by Arundhati Roy – Part 2
Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 Right now in central India, the Maoists’ guerrilla army is made up almost entirely of desperately poor
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Mr. Chidambaram’s war by Arundhati Roy – Part 1
An article by Arundhati Roy that I respect highly. Originally published in theOutlook Magazine. Republishing here so that more people read it. Also a kind of public apology for writing
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