Archive for May, 2006
Even the politicians lack freedom of speech in India
Continuing on from the previous post where we saw how celebrities such as Aamir Khan are harrassed for their views and opinions. But, even the politicians who run the world’s largest democracy are denied the freedom of expression!
Politicians kicked royally for holding diverse opinions
In the UK and even the USA many MPs hold their own [...]
Aamir Khan has no freedom of speech - Do you or I?
There are many instances where India is proud of herself, and the health of its democracy is one of them, especially because all the dignitaries from other countries keep pampering India on this note. India might be a well-functioning democracy in the electoral sense, but I don’t see it in any other sphere of Indian [...]
Uranium-poisoned villagers point to Irresponsible India
BBC has done a exposé on how a village in Jharkhand has been affected by nuclear wastes from the Uranium mining that goes on there. The village of Jaduguda boasts the most important (and the only?) uranium mine in India.
State-owned Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) is the owner of the mines and brought prosperity [...]
Merged with Hindupedia.com
Dear friends - Namaste
I wish to share a great and happy news with you all - Hindu blog has merged with Hindupedia! All the posts and most of the discussions have been transferred to Hindupedia.com
You will discover that Hindupedia is a much more comprehensive website for Hinduism - not simply is it called “the global [...]
New face of Police beating up students
This is a guest column written by “amolagirhe”
Medical students were protesting against the reservations at Mumbai. They did not have any weapons. It was going on very peacefully. Suddenly, police arrived and asked the students to leave. Students peacefully answered that they want to talk to Governor. The intention was to send the message to [...]
India falling into a Nuclear trap with bully USA?
Many have warned that India is losing its sovereignity by entering the nuclear deal with USA. The thing is, US has imposed far too many restrictions on India as conditions to the deal. And India is trying to keep them!
Separation of civilian and military nuclear facilities has already been done and the civilian facilities been [...]
India is a sinking ship, jump out NOW
It is with great sadness that I write this - advocating brain drain for India. Well, the practicalities of this, I recognize, are futile, but the idea holds water and even gains strength from the ongoing madness of Manmohan Singh’s government.
The largest democracy is ruled by a Prime Minister without a backbone. All that Manmohan [...]