A backgrounder on this series of posts in the run up to the Open Call to Debate on Challenging Left Liberalism, can be found here.
The first in this series of posts defining Left Liberalism can be found here.
To recap from…
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March 10th, 2010
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Fallacy of Using Identity as an Ideological Label
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A rubbery excursion
On the drive back from the hills of Vayannad, where we’d spent four restful days at a homestay, our vehicle – a Toyota Qualis – broke down. Someone passing by noticed smoke below our car; we stopped immediately. After a…
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Come, Before Evening Falls by Manjul Bajaj
Come, Before Evening Falls takes place in the village of Kaala Saand in Punjab in 1910, and features characters belong to the Jat(t) community, an agrarian sect with a long tradition of working in the armed forces. I was agreeably surprised by this novel setting—most contemporary…
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A Geological Ode To Charles Darwin
And so really, it’s just a scandal that the biologists have absconded with Darwin’s memories…..He’s ours. He’s a geologist, and we’re filing a class action suit..
Geophysicist Ross Stein of the USGS makes a good case in a discussion which…
March 9th, 2010
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Challenging Left Liberalism Part 1 – Of Labels and Definitions
It was heartening to get a positive response to the open call to debate on challenging the Liberal Left monopoly in the public discourse.
Full details on how to participate in this Open debate can be found here.
In the run up to this…
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Why is India interested in Afghanistan?
Only one reason — ensure the security and well-being of its citizens, thereby providing them with a better life.
Amidst all the hype over Indian involvement in Afghanistan and lamentations over declining India influence in that country, here is a quick…
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How Tom Hanks makes History Interesting
The current issue of Time features Tom Hanks on the cover. They have anointed him as America’s Historian in Chief for producing From the Earth to the Moon, Band of Brothers, John Adams and The Pacific. The article then mentions…
March 8th, 2010
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Four Reasons Not to Pass the Women Reservation Bill
Congress led UPA government is trying to amend the Indian Constitution for reserving one third of the seats in Parliament and Assembly to women. This is done with the intention of empowering the women but will this bill serve its…
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Saturday at Chatuchak
I am not very fond of shopping, even in a place like Bangkok. Or perhaps, particularly in a place like Bangkok – all the malls seem the same after a while – all glass and steel and selling characterless branded…
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This seat is reserved
Brothers and their sisters, this is ace journalist Munna Mobile wishing you a happy Women’s day as we round up the events surrounds the much hyped bill in parliament. Firstly I beg to know, how does one wish women today…
