While we have laws to offer protection to every vulnerable section of our society (women, children, workers and for specific marginalized groups), Mihir Desai and Titoo Ahluwalia (of Citizens for Peace) argue we need special legislation to protect those who are left out- victims of sectarian violence:
We need only look at the Srikrishna Commission Report, [...]
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‘Peace requires that justice be done’
Published by November 11th, 2008 in Justice, Regulation, Religion and Secularism. 0 CommentsRambler talks of a new kind of gender bias:
Maybe its not just me, how many times in movies do we see a women who is the main villain, even the vamps end up being shown to be kind hearted at the end, or someone who have been forced by circumstances, where as the men are the [...]
Reuben defends his friend, Sonal Shah, who was recently appointed to President-elect Obama’s team of advisors:
The Hindustan Times and the Times of India were the first to allege that Sonal Shah was linked to the RSS and the extreme right-wing of the hindu fundamentalist movement. The Daily Times of Pakistan upped the ante by stating [...]
Thought Room wonders if that’s true:
Does rationality depend on social pressure and upbringing? You see the epitome of an Indian woman is one who’s life revolves around the appeasement of her family, which has a list of qualities including being religious and sacrificing her body mind and soul to the welfare of her family. Her [...]
Vikram looks at a paper that examines how Hindi films have changed over the last two decades:
One very important aspect of the new Bwood is the representation of the NRI,
NRIs are shown as more patriotic, more knowledgeable about Indian culture. In comparison, Indians are shown as more irritated, more dogmatic, they are not as concerned [...]
The British imposition of the nation state has not been kind to either Pakistan or India.
So is there an alternative?
A month ago, I asked in this blog whether the salvation of Pakistan’s economy lay in making peace with India. At the time, it seemed as though regional trade might provide the cushion to see both countries [...]
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