Indian democracy collapsed into Religious terror?
Martha Nussbaum has written another article which is much less unprofessional or controversial than her previous one. I had written a rebuttal to her earlier article, and continue to pooh-pooh her fears for India’s democracy.
Which intellectual would not condemn religious riots, be their perpetrators Muslim or Hindu, Catholic or Protestant? So Martha chides the “Hindu [...]
US Professor’s faulty logic blames Indian government for religious riots
Martha Nussbaum, a professor of Law in the University of Chicago and a romancer of Amartya Sen in an earlier life, is seriously prejudiced against the BJP in India. Her article that constantly rebukes Modi and the BJP and flowers immense praise on Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh raises serious questions about the professionalism and [...]
Congress thinks Muslims don’t have enough brains
It was very heartening to see that the UP High Court has quashed the reservation for Muslims in Aligarh Muslim University.
The news a month or so back that AMU had decided to reserve a quota for Muslim students came as a real blow to the secularists. Why would people of any religion need reservation in [...]
Mahatma Gandhi was a force, a phenomenon
Happy Birthday once again to the glorious Mahatma - this article is in continuance with the Gandhi Jayanthi celebrations of Indiblog.
I have just finished watching “Gandhi”, the film, and should firstly commend all the actors. It made a lot of sense to watch this movie on the anniversary of a man who in Eintein’s words [...]
Sania to play tennis in burkha?
Sania has received threats from her highly vocal and highly physical community to cover herself when she’s playing tennis. What do the maulvis expect her to wear - salwar, or sari?
Mirza has refused to be drawn on the controversy over her clothes and is scheduled to play in Kolkata beginning on Monday, despite the call [...]