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Sadistic secularism - I like the term

Posted on Sep 15 2007
Either you be a "real secularist / rationalist " and treat every myth and story the same or you don't.. This is aptly called as "sadistic secularism" by Advani and I hope that Advani and whoever concerned raises the pitch so as to decide the meaning
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Why partition (1947) is the best thing to have happened for India (Part 1)

Posted on Jul 13 2007
There is a lot of misconception and fudging of facts abound in people's minds about the history behind partition of the geographical entity comprising of British India and the princely states after the British left in 1947.
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Does India need a President / Governors??

Posted on Jun 16 2007
After 60 years of Independence, we need to rethink the different constitutional posts being held by ex politicians / ex bureaucrats that makes no sense in the current context.
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Temple entry: Hindus and Non Hindus

Posted on Jun 2 2007
The recent controversy after the visit of Vayalar Ravi's son seems to obfuscate the issue.
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1857: Myth and Reality

Posted on Apr 22 2007
The events around 1857 have been mythologised in modern Indian history as the "First war of Indian Independence".
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Tamil sangam - Kurunthokai - Red earth and Pouring rain

Posted on Feb 19 2007
This is a famous song from "kurunthokai" literally meaning a collection of short poems. For translation, I am going to plagiarise from wiki (original by A.K.Ramanujan).. This is also popularised by the lovely "narumukaiye" song in Maniratnam's "Iru
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Song from Tamil sangam - Kongu ther vaazhkai

Posted on Feb 18 2007
"Kongu ther vaazhkai" is a famous song populariased by a tamil movie. "thiruvilayadal", legend says this poem is written by Lord Shiva.
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Comparison of Manmohan Singh and Mohammed Ali Jinnah's statements

Posted on Dec 9 2006
I remarked in a comment a few days back that people should compare the comments made by Rajinder Sachar, Manmohan Singh and Mohammed Ali Jinnah and ponder if they sound the same..
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Zakir Naik and his mathematics..

Posted on Nov 17 2006
Apparently Zakir Naik (Muslim preacher from Mumbai, India ) is a big name in the islamic world..
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Responding to terrorist attacks

Posted on Jul 13 2006
I have been thinking over the last few days of how to respond to terrorist attacks as a civilian and what should be our duties and responsibilites..
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Pro-reservation arguments: Elimination of creamy layer

Posted on Jun 15 2006
I am seeing a spate of pro-reservation arguments in favor of continuing the benefits for the creamy layer on spurious grounds..
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Merit, Genetics, Reservations

Posted on May 22 2006
If you repeat some stories again and again, after a few decades they are considered as facts..
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Anti reservationists - Are they stupid ??

Posted on May 18 2006
Anti-reservationists claim they want "merit" to be the deciding factor in admissions to professional colleges.. But their strategies are lacking in merit to achieve any modicum of success
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100% Reservations in Arranged Marriages

Posted on May 15 2006
The reason "caste system by birth" continues is because of the 100% reservations practised in the case of arranged marriages..
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Reservations: A compromise solution

Posted on May 14 2006
The anti-reservationists are at the losing end of the issue. It is better to settle for a compromise ..
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Tamilnadu Polls: Predictions

Posted on May 8 2006
Closely contested TN elections are over and the initial reports indicate 60-65% turnout which though not high is higher than the last time (2001 - 59%)
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Kashmir seminar...

Posted on Apr 13 2005
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Problem with old Brahmins..

Posted on Apr 8 2005
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kaathal - tamil movie

Posted on Jan 21 2005
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