India

Are there Inherent Pitfalls in Soul Searching within Pakistani Society?

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Pakistan is in a strange situation. On one side, its citizens are seeing their country move rapidly towards abyss, and on the other side, they – despite their opposition – cannot (or will not, at least completely) back the banishment and complete destruction of the Jehadi system. Jehad is not the product of some people, [...]

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Tata Motor’s “Air Car” – now in 2nd phase of Development

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World’s first Air car may be on its way in the coming years.  As discussed earlier, Tata Motors had signed a license agreement in Jan 2007 with Motor Development International (Luxembourg) to use their Compressed air technology to power the cars. Now a press release from Tata Motors says the first phase (proof of the technical [...]

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Ridiculousness of Campaign against Isha by some Houston groups

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For last 5 months, I have worked to promote a program called Inner Engineering by Sadhguru. I am just one volunteer and on this blog I don’t carry any brief from the organization. I have always written what to me is important with utmost frankness. And that is exactly what I intend to do this [...]

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From India Shinning to India Suffering

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Amidst the cool confidence of the Indian professionals and businesses, India’s economy and outlook seems to have taken a nosedive.  By most signs, India Shinning is become India Suffering! In November, a Firstpost article had asked the question “Is Manmohan taking us back to 1991 external mess?”  The question seemed to have popped out of [...]

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Losing our Historical Legacy

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India’s heritage seems to be in a major crisis. As a nation, India has not really cared for its historical legacy and day by day, it seems to get worse.  Recently Comptrollers and Auditor General of India came out with its take on how the historical sites and legacy is being maintained by the Government. [...]

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Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Foolish “Brain Drain” Bogey for Medical Students going to US

Is it really Brain Drain?

There was a time in India when many were concerned about “Brain Drain” – i.e.; students leaving India and staying in the US to contribute to that economy. Lot of thoughts were thrown around to restrict that, but none was workable. And thank God, they weren’t! For, these very professionals and entrepreneurs from the US [...]

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“Hindu Terror”, Fabrications, Flimsy Investigations: UPA Government with a Mission

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Mecca (Makkah) Masjid is a mosque in the old city of Hyderabad. On May 18, 2007 a bomb blast occurred in the mosque and 14 people died, including 5 from police firing. After the bombing, the Muslim community started a riot and police had to quell the rage. The investigation agencies have put the onus [...]

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Hyma Sagi – NRI lady leaving for India to join politics on her own terms

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There are many people who want to do something for India. They want to go back. But very few can. Of those, still few can go back to dedicate their lives to something larger than themselves. Very few people in this world can indeed be driven by their passion. I have been lucky to know [...]

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Varna, Caste System, and Skin Color: Shallow understanding and Dubious arguments

There is a sad problem with those who consider themselves “Hindus” in India and those who comment on the larger history of the Hindus.  Personally, I don’t like this term because it boxes India’s historical ethos into a box.  Indians prior to religious invasions were “Dharma” oriented.  So Dharmic.  Religion is a restrictive concept. “In [...]

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Blame the Rape Victim courtesy Delhi Police

In a recent investigation by NDTV and Tehelka into the rapes in Delhi and how the law enforcement handles and looks at them, there was a stunning revelation: Most senior cops are hostile to the victims and blame them for their own rape. In a two-week long investigation, Abhishek Bhalla and G Vishnu spoke to [...]

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