Category Archives: politics

Jimmy Carter talks about how religion subjugates women

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Aditya

Recently on the Guardian, former American President Jimmy Carter has written an article “The words of God do not justify cruelty to women.” He talks about why he left his church, the Southern Baptist, because the leaders ordained that women … Continue reading →

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Freedom anyone?

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Aditya

Recently, on Slashdot, a member from the UK asked the question “Which country should I move to?” His point being that the UK is becoming increasingly less free, and he wants to know which country would be better. Of course, … Continue reading →

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Riots, Religion, Politics

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Aditya

Today is 26th January. It is India’s 58th Republic Day. It is the 58th time that we as a nation have come together to celebrate the forming of a republic which is governed by a constitution that states: WE, THE … Continue reading →

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Strongly rising anger…

Posted on March 28, 2006 by Aditya

despondent recently had an entry Open Your Mouth and Die about the shooting of Meher Bhargav. When I was writing about the furore about Rang De Basanti (see earlier posts), what I was most upset about was the fact that … Continue reading →

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Far too much yellow!

Posted on February 7, 2006 by Aditya

This is not a review of Rang de Basanti. For my own review you can read it at my other blog. I am disappointed that many people have felt the movie is bad because of personal prejudice. The contentions raised … Continue reading →

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