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Why the Documentary ‘India’s Daughter’ should be aired

There is debate as to whether the documentary that has the Nirbhaya Rape accused Mukesh’s Interview be aired. Many say yes and Many say no. Without seeing the interview it is tough to say especially in a time when media’s race for TRP has seen breaking many ethics in Journalism. Also this has become a a Media against Media issue with TimesNow going openly criticizing NDTV and BBC. Even Kavitha … Continue reading Why the Documentary ‘India’s Daughter’ should be aired

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A Muslim Teacher in a Muslim Country taught me Mahabharata and Ramayana

I have often felt that my school life was fun, with friends, pranks and laughter. But education was quite different; Cramming up on things I never understood. I was never an utterly bad student except probably in my first grade when the teachers told me that I was really bad at studies and made me sit in the 1st grade one more year. The second grade … Continue reading A Muslim Teacher in a Muslim Country taught me Mahabharata and Ramayana

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Religious Conversion through different sets of eyes; Some closed and some open

Religious Conversion is a very complex activity and based on who you are and how you look at it, it can become acceptable or unacceptable to you. The Atheist – He/She probably does not care much about conversion of a person from one religion to another because for him if someone decides to transfer the blindness from one eye to another then it is their choice … Continue reading Religious Conversion through different sets of eyes; Some closed and some open

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The Rage on Mohan Bhagawat’s Mother Teresa Statement is Baseless

Why are people pissed off on Mohan Bhagawat’s comment on Mother Teresa. Is it because Mother Teresa was not doing conversion OR are we saying that Mohan Bhagawat does not have a right to say anything against Mother Teresa? Both don’t sound right to me. Mother Teresa herself has agreed that bringing people to the christian faith (read conversion) is one of her main goals as a christian … Continue reading The Rage on Mohan Bhagawat’s Mother Teresa Statement is Baseless

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What is the problem with the Former ISRO Chief Madhavan ‘Vedas and Science’ claims and people running around with it

I have an issue with both Mr. Madhavan’s claims and the fact that many folks feel that we should all follow that claim. They vigorously defend what is being said. As an Indian one does not have a responsibility to defend any claim made by anyone irrespective of who it is. What we need is to question it. So what are we trying to prove … Continue reading What is the problem with the Former ISRO Chief Madhavan ‘Vedas and Science’ claims and people running around with it

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Thank You Sheikh Bandar Al Khobairi for telling that ‘Earth is Stationary’

Recently Social Media was filled with news of the Saudi cleric Sheikh Bandar al Khobairi explaining his theory that the Earth is stationary and does not revolve around the Sun. I was also tempted to comment and share. This was what I wanted to comment “It is critical for the well being of our human race to invent a time machine as soon as possible so that … Continue reading Thank You Sheikh Bandar Al Khobairi for telling that ‘Earth is Stationary’

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Punish Nisham – Kerala’s Case on the ‘Value for Human Life’

Yes that is how I want to call this case because Kerala is also my home state in India and this case is about the lack of value for human life. The case is that a millionaire Tobacco businessman who lives in one of the high profile luxury communities in Kerala rammed his Hummer on the guard and beat him with an iron rod because he delayed in opening the … Continue reading Punish Nisham – Kerala’s Case on the ‘Value for Human Life’

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Philip Levine the Pulitzer Prize winning poet Dies at 85

Philip Levine’s poems were a filled with graphics that made the voiceless heard. The imagery of Detroit, the factories and the labor. He painted pictures of sweat stuck to the coldness that blanketed an era. For generations to come readers will walk through Philip Levine’s words feeling those hands that held a lot of heavy life before the pen found its way through. Here is his “An Abandoned Factory, Detroit” The gates are chained, … Continue reading Philip Levine the Pulitzer Prize winning poet Dies at 85

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Alabama Cops encountered and leaves a 57 year old Indian Grandfather Partially Paralyzed; What can we do as a community?

The Alabama cop who encountered and threw down the 57 year old Suresh Bhai Patel under suspicion has been arrested. But SureshBhai is partially paralyzed. We can all understand how the family feels as we all have had our parents come here from India and gone for morning and evening walks and if something like this happens to us we know how devastating it can be. I … Continue reading Alabama Cops encountered and leaves a 57 year old Indian Grandfather Partially Paralyzed; What can we do as a community?

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Can atheism instigate violence on a personal level?

Three Muslim students in North Carolina were shot and killed; the details and motive are still surfacing but it is clear that the murderer Craig Hicks is an atheist or anti-theist. Since I identify myself as an atheist and a secular humanist, I am extremely saddened reading the news that the murderer is an atheist and the victims were religious. May be his anti-theist thoughts had nothing … Continue reading Can atheism instigate violence on a personal level?

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