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What if one doesn’t speak Marathi in Maharashtra? Well, if you’re a South Indian it’s OK because you contribute to the economy. But if you’re from Bihar or UP, then you’ll be beaten up because you’re a criminal. This is how Raj Thackeray’s head works, and the idea has a substantial following. That this should…
All political parties backed the law for 27% reservations for a whole new class of population that amount to over a quarter of a billion. They certainly did not want to alienate this population for electoral purposes. The Supreme Court recently ruled that the law is constitutional because the fathers of our constitution clearly advocated…
Is this how a democracy is supposed to work? I think our people have got the formula wrong. It is a dictatorship if I have to be patriotic to live in India. In a democracy I should be permitted be as un-patriotic as I like and to even hate the country that I live in….
I was embarrassed and laughed aloud on reading the headline on BBC’s website: Indian MPs almost come to blows. The members of the two parties shouted at each other and in a fit of anger, Mr Yadav’s party colleague and brother-in-law, Sadhu Yadav, rushed towards Mr Singh. He was stopped by other members. Another angry…
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…
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…
UPA is planning to celebrate its second anniversary of what they seem to call governance in India. Let’s see if what they did is befitting of the high meanings of the word ‘governance’. Or if they have brought disrespect and something akin to anarchy in India. Why all their allies are turning against them and…
There was a time when the Mughals invaded India and plundered, slaughtered and converted. Thus came about Indian Muslims. Then the British invaded India and plundered more, slaughtered less and converted too. But what they did best was they divided India along all sorts of lines – religion, caste, language, region etc. And Indians despised…
The new fever to have gripped India is Arjun Singh’s or Congress Party’s yet another silly gimmick. Hiking reservations to almost 50% in IIMs, IITs and Central Universities – the cream of the country. There are presently reservations in these institutions, but hiking them to 50% of the total seats will lead to incredible devaluing…
Sonia saves Congress’s face – isn’t that a stale story now? The BJP and the entire Opposition and even many allies were up against the Congress for the ordinance closing the Parliament session prematurely in the middle of a very serious argument in the House. There was confusion in India. The next day, Sonia rose…
Aham: I am – Hinduism
