Taking my fingerprints and iris scans by force
Will the government take my fingerprints and iris scans by force? Cause I’m not giving them willingly.
Rights and Freedoms
My first Radio Interview! – on the UID number
My first radio interview on the Unique Identity Number (UID) which will be given to all Indians. It focuses on privacy concerns and how it can be abused
Human Rights > Sovereign Rights
China’s assertion that censorship is a part of “Chinese culture” is a hogwash. Human rights trump the sovereign rights of any nation
Why are we angry with M F Husain?
Don’t see paintings of nude goddesses if you don’t want to, but please let others choose to do the same.
Nilekani admits that UID will be used for tracking people
Describes how the government’s real reason for the UID is for tracking Indian citizens. Shows how this was inevitable and how far things can go.
Stop Monitoring Religion! – Is the government crazy?
The government should stop trying to track religion statistics and leave things alone. By drawing attention to religion in the workplace, you merely increase its presence. Let things be
Poor people must die first – so says an Economist
Exposes the thinking of an Economist who feels that more toxic waste must be dumped in developing countries since the lives of poor people are worth less than those of rich people
How I want Women to be Equal
Explains how women’s equality can’t be achieved through special measures like reservation in parliament or separate coaches in trains. Draws a parallel between these measures and those implemented for eradicating caste
Article 377 case pushed to 9th December 2009 in Supreme Court
Provides the next date for the hearing on Article 377 and shows two new petitioners who’ve come to oppose the decriminalization of homosexuality in the Supreme Court
Trying to make the UID palatable to the common man
Exposes false claims that the Indian Unique Identity (UID) Number will check illegal immigrants and gives the real reason for the project – control