I am confused when people criticize Radhe maa… after all can anyone tell me what is the difference between Radhe Maa and sudhamani. For those who do not know ‘sudhamani’ is the real name of Mata Amirthanandamayi…. In the image here are the pictures of many people all are spiritual leaders in one way or other. All claiming to connect you with the divine. When I say … Continue reading You have no right to Question Radhe maa’s Divinity
Think of a world where you cannot speak and then you will understand why it is important to speak up against religious fanaticism and violence. This year four secular bloggers have been hacked to death by Islamist militants in Bangladesh. Niloy Roy the 40 year old secular blogger being the fourth. Ananta, Avijit, and Washiqur all had been killed by the islamic religious fanatics. Every such incident tells the world that religion … Continue reading Dear Peaceful Religious friends; You are guilty of Intolerance and silence
So a few days back one fine morning many people in India figured out that they could not access some close to 900 websites most of which were porn sites. There was a big outcry and unlike anything seen before the Government responded quickly and lifted the Ban partially and credible authorities saying that “A new notification will be issued shortly. The ban will be partially … Continue reading India’s Porn Ban, Partial revoke, Mastrubation, sex and other taboos
Now that Yakub Memon is hanged I hope we can discuss the issue of capital punishment without Yakub in the picture because the reason to be against Capital Punishment is a humanitarian stand, it is not a religious or nationalistic stand and not based on (or biased to) whose neck is on the noose. While Capital punishment is a very primitive form of punishment, the … Continue reading Why take a stand against Capital Punishment?
I have always supported the Police force and other officials because as a law abiding citizen I realize that there are people in the society we live, who do things that are bad for coexistence and that bad things are done by people irrespective or race, religion, color and belief systems. Some actions are so violent with immediate effect where as some are not very … Continue reading The Brown Responsibility – Fighting Racism in Our World
This Saturday I took a walk, a 3 hour walk through the heart of South Asian Radical History in Berkeley. Something I would recommend every South Asian in Bay Area to have attended at least once. I was amazed that I never knew about it till now… And if you are just visiting the area you should do this more importantly than the Facebook selfie in your list … Continue reading The Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour
Since last few days a controversy is burning on Facebook among the folks because Babu Kuzhimattom, a writer from my home state Kerala in india and the MD of The Kerala Book Marketing Society put up a Facebook post that many people found offensive and say is very demeaning to women. The post is in the image here, it is in malayalam, so I will try to put the gist … Continue reading Even Freedom is a ‘F’ word – The Babu Kuzhimattom Controversy
A religion will behave in accordance with humanity only if it is in minority. The indifference the world population shows to what happens to the Rohingya muslims has a lot to do with putting the Buddhist religion in a different league from others. The western world, spiritual peace lovers and even some new age atheists’ adoration for it as a philosophy and not a religion does … Continue reading Irrationality Can Irreparably break Everything – Be Rational
The religious minority world over cry that their religious freedom is curtailed and they are being victimized for their beliefs. And understandably the religious world every time comes together and rebukes these actions. But my question is what about the religion less, the atheists, the skeptics, the rationalists, the humanists, the secularists who are slaughtered one after the other. Bangladesh, you need to answer… Avijit Roy, … Continue reading Avijit, Washiqur and now Ananta; Bangladesh; Wake up & Voice up
The Indian court determines that Salman Khan the Bollywood superstar is guilty as charged for driving his car under influence and running over street dwellers sleeping on footpath. This incident 12 years ago killed one person, another person lost his leg and some were injured. The long justice process, the verdict and the reactions of many of his film fraternity after the verdict is in the … Continue reading Sorry Sallu: This Mallu is not with you – #SalmanVerdict
Vinod Narayan 