An image of devout members of one faith smiling affectionately at the gesture of a leader of another should be seen as nothing more than a symbol of love.
...Full StoryThe tragedy in Kansas City has brought out a sense of deep pain, fear and confusion among Hindus in America.
...Full StoryThe weak ploy of dancing around the obvious by calling it an 'anti-hero' and not a romantic movie doesn’t work.
...Full StoryA civil and respectful debate about how an important and influential part of privileged South Asian society presents itself in history is not inappropriate.
...Full StoryThis sort of activism is an emanation of the sort of education being imparted not just in India but the world.
...Full StoryPlease stop thinking about your revolution, and think about Hanumanthappa and his family instead
...Full StoryDo not turn a tragedy into food for a theory that only perpetuates racism instead of ending it.
...Full StoryTo anyone who has closely watched RSS, it is clear that they are not a militant, or even supremacist group.
...Full StoryHindus have been putting up with a lot more fashionable hatred than any other community in the world today.
...Full StoryIt was about a democracy reminding itself that dissent without reason is quite meaningless.
...Full StoryThe Infosys founder needs to understand that the disciplines of politics and religion are very different from the sciences and technology.
...Full StoryNo amount of denial or spin or 'don’t shoot the messenger' excuses will distract from the truth.
...Full StorySeveral 'experts' simply don’t have a clue what the PM is talking about that gets ordinary Indians so inspired.
...Full StoryIn the last few months we have seen too many examples of media sensationalism, all so pointedly one-sided.
...Full StoryThe PM is bringing the diaspora the assurance that it is cool to be exactly who they are.
...Full StoryImposing restrictions on unwilling populations is not the best way to change things.
...Full StoryThe challenge here is as much an intellectual one as a cultural and spiritual one.
...Full StoryClearly, this was not a good week for satya, or ahimsa.
...Full StoryWhen words are cheap to type and tweet, we forget their value.
...Full StoryThe biggest problem with liberal-secular commentary on India today is that it vehemently denies a place for a Hindu point of view.
...Full StoryVegetarianism, simply put, is not so much about a mythical golden age in the past but about the present and the future.
...Full StoryThe prime minister has been pushing a lot more than a simplistic shopping mall fantasy of ‘let’s turn India into America’ .
...Full StoryIndia’s religiosity is not just about superstition and conmen.
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