The politics of human rights
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. ~ Anatole France […]
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religion
RSS’s Christianity Samasya?
When a woman tweeted the image of a pamphlet allegedly issued by the RSS, dropped at the Shekinah prayer house in Bangalore, she was trolled to the point she got
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Is this really Ram Rajya or Hindu Rashtra? A post for bhakts
I am an atheist, but was Hindu by birth in a family that studied the dharma and followed it to its best. My father refused to do kanyadaan in my
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Constitution Day, 26th Nov 1949
Making of the Constitution of India – A vision document. The Constituent Assembly took 2 years, 11 months and 17 days to prepare the Constitution of India. Constitution of America
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The Sanskriti of Sanskrit, the language of Brahmins
The attempt to enslave India under Hindu elite castes continues. This time it is by shoving Sanskrit down the throats of upcoming generations so that those who know “most” about
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Some comments on the case of the self-declared Godman Rampal
“Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent, but the tests that have to be applied to them are not, of course, the same in all cases.”
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Godmen making Godless news #shortpost
India’s Godmen seem to be falling a little short of godliness. Asaram Bapu has had his bail plea in rape cases dismissed by Supreme Court. In the meanwhile, the FOURTH
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Violence vandalism riots arson murder … and some questions
India stands at a crossroads. Much depends on how citizens assert themselves. The rise of the right wing in India, apart from bringing about the much hyped Modi sarkar has
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The Shattered Dome and reflections on Indian politics
The Caravan has published yet another of its very excellent mini-novel grade stories. This time around the Operation Blue star by Hartosh Singh Bal. For someone who was but a
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