Death Sentence for Rape?
Should rapists get the death sentence? Here are some of the issues I feel we need to consider before deciding if rape should get the capital punishment
Politics
Kashmir – Azadi from what??
What do the Kashmiris want Azadi from? They live in a free country and democratically elect their own government. So what’s the problem here?
How to Smuggle a Nuclear Liability Bill
It’s easy to pull a fast one on the people of a democracy. Let everyone agree to a bill after debating it for days, and then at the last moment, quietly introduce a small but crucial change which almost reverses the meaning! Now we cross our fingers and hope no one notices. Usually no one … Read more
Exposing Right Wing extremism in India
What makes intelligent and educated people take up right wing extremism in India? Why do they go over the top and become so shrill. Analyzing the Hindutva mind…
Tracking our country's improvements
Keeping track of improvements that are happening in India
The Results are in – Reaching out to the right
The results of my experiment to reach out to the far right and start a dialogue
Two reasons why Muthalik’s pub attack deserved so much outrage
Explains the reasons why there was greater outrage over Pramod Muthalik’s Bangalore pub attack compared to the outrage over the Islamic hand cutting incident of the professor
Reaching out to the far right – start of a dialogue
We all blog in gated communities. Not by choice, but it happens that way. We mostly read those people whose views we agree with. As a result on most personal blogs, the comments on each post read something like this: You’re so right! I couldn’t have said it better! I agree completely etc etc… But … Read more
Question for Khaps – Child vs Parents. Who wins?
How can a parent put his or her own needs above that of their kids? How do “Honor Killings” really work?
Do you sympathize with the Naxals? – Opinon Poll
Naxalites are terrorists – pure and simple. There’s never any justification for killing people