Has India got a unifying politician like Obama? John Elliot tells you, gently, why the Indian political environment isn’t right:
Basically, there aren’t many people to choose from because most politicians are in their jobs, as I’ve often written, for their own self-serving reasons – to become rich, and more powerful, and then richer, and to [...]
Archive for November 4th, 2008
Anu believes The Root., an online magazine run by African Americans, can be a model for Dalits and other underprivileged sections in India, ‘left out of the political processes and civil life’ seeking to create their ‘own effective media’.
Vamsee posts these beautiful Tulips along with much more about Amsterdam on her blog. I somehow discovered it late.
Do Hindus have one Absolute Truth?
Published by November 4th, 2008 in Caste, Culture, Dalit, Religion and Society. 0 CommentsRefractor, who has been posting excerpts from his forthcoming book on the Hindu caste system, now discusses the contradictions in Hindu spirituality:
In Rig Veda it is said that “Ekam Sat Vipra Bahuda Vadanti”. It means that there is only one truth (God) or Sat but wise men call him by different names. Or there is [...]
Krittivas Mukherjee wonders ‘how wise is predicting U.S. policies for any one particular country when what Obama or McCain will eventually do is, what they perceive is, good for the American people’ but asks the question nevertheless:
Not all agree. “Yes, McCain might be more inclined to attack Iran. By the same measure, he would also [...]
Can Kashmir make or break Obama?
Published by November 4th, 2008 in Media, Policy and South Asia. 1 CommentAs the world prepares for arguably the biggest showdown of the year, Mr. Barack Obama mentioned Kashmir in one of his speeches with less than 24 hours to the first polling booth opening. Kocuthresiamma at Pareltank voices a few concerns of the sceptic:
Why should Kashmir figure in Obama’s election speech? Don’t know how Am-Indians feel [...]
So says Mohan:
She starts off by calling Gautam Gambhir a “serial pest”! Gautam Gambhir can rest assured that he has made it into the annals of “great” cricketers because the author goes on to claim that Gautam Gambhir is “the new Harbhajan Singh”.
Why? Because he has been “emboldened by his success against the best team [...]
From Alybaba:
I think it’s hilarious that Indians still think of Pakistan as the enemy, when it’s clear we don’t even stand a chance anymore. This isn’t the 60’s when we actually had some semblance of military prowesses, we’re nothing more than a nuisance factor at this point. Besides, we have better things to worry about, [...]
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