Jai Bhim Network is a group that is working among the Romas (derogatorily referred as Gypsies) in Hungary. In their effort of creating linkages with the Dalit movement of India and draw inspiration the network has been in constant interaction with many of the young Dalit activists in India. The network is also instrumental in [...]
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The Dalits of Europe
Published by October 15th, 2009 in Activism, Dalit, Human Rights, Prejudice, Racism and World. 0 CommentsSandhya Krishnan talks about it, after having ‘written enough cover letters and resumes to reach the moon’:
Phase 3: ‘Everything happens for the best’
By now, it has been 3-4 months since your last working day. You have slowly begun to accept the fact that the job market really IS bad. You have also attended some job [...]
Nino’s Mum wants Obama to give the Nobel back.
But I felt no pride or tears of joy today when I read that Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. There was shock, disbelief and anger. Shock at how much this puts into perspective the fact that what he signifies to me and the world [...]
A ban on headscraves in Dakshina Kannada
Published by September 2nd, 2009 in Government, Religion and World. 0 CommentsAn unofficial ban and a complicit Government is escalating tensions in Dakshina Kannada.
Says Aysha Ashmin, an 18-year-old student from Bantwal in Dakshina Kannada district, “Initially, Muslim women were asked to remove their burkas before entering class rooms. A month later, this was extended slightly – no burkas in college campuses they said. So women hurriedly [...]
Afanasii Nikitin
Published by June 24th, 2009 in Books, History, India, Language, Media, Travel and World. 2 CommentsFëanor translates Afanasii Nikitin’s fifteenth century memoirs of his travel to India (Journey Across Three Seas):
Who was Nikitin? He was a merchant of Tver, a principality abutting the Mongol domains in Russia. He set out down the Volga sometime in the 1470s with some merchandise, was robbed by Tartars, and decided that he could not [...]
Unveiling martyrs
Published by June 23rd, 2009 in Culture, Human Rights, Racism, Religion, Secularism, Women and World. 0 CommentsAlankrita doesn’t understand why a democratic nation would want to impose a dress code:
The veil , however confuses me. I find the basic idea of covering up to prevent others from getting tempted, unadulterated nonsense. But there are those who choose to. I might find that choice stupid, or ill-informed or even regressive. But then [...]
Iran’s lost generation
Published by June 16th, 2009 in Democracy, Politics, Religion and World. 0 CommentsAddicted to Friends reflects on recent events in Iran:
It was Khatami’s second term, a time when hopes of rapid social liberalization were fading. Despite that the impression you gained was of a society that assumed change would occur, if only more slowly than many people wanted. That the change could come from within the system [...]
‘Because I wanted SRK’s Ikea furniture’
Published by June 15th, 2009 in Cinema, Culture, India and World. 1 CommentVicki’s story of how she grew to love Indian and South Asian culture:
It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I love all things Indian. I love saris, chapatis, rotis, and Saif Ali Khans. I can’t say for sure when this began, but I think it was around the time I saw DDLJ on [...]
Some pictures and videos of the situation in Iran after the elections.
Viswanathan meets a popular radio show hostess in Buenos Aires who “feels at home” in India:
So I met Daisy May Queen last week . I found that she not only says Namaste but means it seriously and sincerely. Daisy May Queen told me ¨It is the Divya in me which says Namaste ¨ She has [...]
Cool it please!
Published by June 2nd, 2009 in Human Rights, India, Indiaspora, Media, Prejudice, Racism and World. 1 CommentRajni A.Luthra asks Mediawallahs to cool it please!
Most Indian homes in Australia have had this phone call from concerned family in India by now. “Are you alright? What are they doing to you guys over there?”
It’s almost as if Australian gangs are roaming the trains seeking out Indians to bash up, or roaming the streets [...]
More on attacks in Australia
Published by May 31st, 2009 in Education, India, Indiaspora, Prejudice, Racism, Violence and World. 2 CommentsRashmi Bansal offers some insights:
Actually, back in March, the Economic Times had reported on this issue as follows:
The growing number of attacks on Indian students in Australia has become a big cause for concern at the Indian High Commission in Canberra. A senior diplomat at the High Commission told ET that in the last six [...]
Attacks on Indian students in Australia
Published by May 30th, 2009 in Caste, Education, Indiaspora, Prejudice, Racism, Violence and World. 173 CommentsSome bloggers seem to think they’re racially motivated.
Sanjeev Sabhlok, in a long detailed post, disagrees:
I agree that more can be done to ensure the safety of Indian students. But I am personally outraged at the unsolicited allegation being made about Australian racism by the Indian Foreign Minister (and India’s High Commissioner as well). This amounts [...]
One world, different crises
Published by May 29th, 2009 in Capitalism, Development, Economy, India, Regulation and World. 0 CommentsWhy has the global financial crisis not generated any ‘existential angst about capitalism’ or any ’serious questioning of the role of the market’ in developing countries like India, unlike in the west? Arvind Subramanian offers some great insights:
There is a gradual realization that the diagnostic spotlight must shine on the revolving door between Wall Street [...]
Obama and outsourcing
Published by May 25th, 2009 in Business, Economy, Globalisation, IT, Policy, Politics, Regulation and World. 0 CommentsJoyeeta Biswas looks at Obama’s new policy initiatives on curbing outsourcing:
And even at one fifth of the salary of the American workers, Indian workers in the IT and BPO services still account for 5-7% of India’s GDP, bringing about a huge impact on cities such as Bangalore, the centre of the industry. Needless to say, [...]
Indian economy: Finest hour ahead?
Published by May 20th, 2009 in Business, Economy, India and World. 0 CommentsEdward Hugh asks: is the Indian economy heading for its finest hour?
Many are called, but few are chosen, as the saying goes. But could it just be that this time around, and on a one-off, never to be repeated basis, India might find itself right there in the midst of things, with a 50-50 opportunity [...]
Burma Digest
Published by May 12th, 2009 in Activism, Human Rights, Internet, Media and World. 0 CommentsFound this interesting online bilingual magazine that focusses on ‘Human Right Affairs of Burma’.
‘So, what is the difference between elections in India and elections here in America?’
Published by May 12th, 2009 in General Elections 2009, Geopolitics, India, Politics and World. 0 CommentsSriram Khe observes:
In India, elections are conducted over one month, and the results are announced in a day. In America, elections are held on a single day but the result may not be known for months and months!
Interesting post.
Bindu takes us to history of Tierra del Fuego in South American continent where the descendants Mannekenk and Selknam lived till 1869 and then died out, due to exposure to different ways, diseases.
The fact that utterly fascinates me is that only the women could swim. And since the Yamana didn’t wear any clothes, these amazing [...]
Janet Tinsley, Africa project director, international programs, CFCA, finds out an interesting fact.
Research from around the world shows that women police officers are adept at resolving conflicts through non-violent means. In a war-weary country like Liberia, this is a very valuable skill, and this makes the FPU’s mission very important. The Indian officers also spend time [...]
The greatest casualty
Published by December 4th, 2008 in 26/11, India, Terrorism and World. 0 CommentsAnother thought provoking post at the Pak Tea House- Shaheryar Azhar observes that the greatest casualty of President Bush’s version of the ‘War on Terror’ has been the death of common sense and intelligence itself:
As I was watching the coverage of the Mumbai massacres, the Western media was so busy bashing Pakistan or talking platitudes [...]
Bombay attacked
Published by December 2nd, 2008 in 26/11, India, Media, Politics, Religion, Secularism, South Asia, Terrorism and World. 0 CommentsSepoy, at Chapati Mystery, questions the experts in the Western press:
Then there was someone named Reena Ninan waxing eloquently about “our 9/11? on FOX News. Which, to the anchor, meant only that India must now act like US did (given the usual suspects, so far):
1. Bomb Pakistan
2. Bomb Dubai
3. Bomb Somalia
4. Bomb England
Here is Dalrymple [...]
Respect the victims
Published by November 28th, 2008 in Geopolitics, Media, Terrorism and World. 0 CommentsVamsee Juluri asks the Western Press to be fair and professional:
Why is this a terrorist attack “in” India, as everyone is saying, and not “on” India?
Why then, was 9/11 an attack “on” America and not “in” America?
This little difference has a huge consequence for how we understand and deal with terrorism today. The world press [...]
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