These days, watching the news seems to be more of a crime.. everywhere one watches, there are crimes committed in the name of religion. Thousands of innocent people being bombed, massacred and killed – and the reason – Religion. I have always shied away from making any kind of ‘bold’ statements on this blog for [...]
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Message or Messenger: What is Important?
Posted: November 22, 2009 in All about Being a Writer in this Day and Age, Blog, Democracy, Equality of the Sexes, Existence, Existential Angst, Existing, I am an Idealist, Life, Religion, Spirituality1
Secular Democracy – or Is It?
Posted: February 7, 2007 in Banning Books and Movies, Democracy, Hindi Movies, INDIA, Politics in IndiaThe constitution of India states that we are a secular, democratic republic. But every morning when I see the newspaper, I find that very hard to believe. “Why?” you would ask me: the whole world is raving on about India. But as an Indian, I am offended when I see the newspaper every morning. There [...]