Media complicity in attacks on Activists
When Prashant Bhushan and Arundhati Roy were attacked by affiliates of BJP, there was news media in place and ready seemingly with prior information.
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Political parties
Corruption
Corruption is big news these days. We all see it as that shining pinnacle of everything that is wrong with India because of the government. Sure, the government has done
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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Whose side am I on, anyway?
I’m not a Congress supporter, BJP supporter, Hazare, Ramdev or anyone else supporter. I am a citizen of India, and I am unhappy with the status quo. I am angry
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Women and Power : The Gender Battle
Patterns of assumptions and stereotypes manipulate collective responses. Patterns based on things we refuse to acknowledge or even are aware of. “Strong man”, “Caring mother”, “damsel in distress”, “hen pecked”, “old coot”,
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Thoughts on Democracy: The rulers, the opposers and the irrelevants
As a kid, I remember questioning “If someone is really good at making country decisions, but doesn’t have money to advertise, then aren’t we losing him?” That’s profound, but I
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United States of India
I think we should rename our country. We have a lot of states, and the government insists we are all united. We are no different from America – both are
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