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Monthly Archives: October 2006

Gandhi in popular culture

Thursday, October 26, 2006

From Munnabhai to Kris Kristofferson, Gandhi seems to be the flavor of the times. Here is a song by Kristofferson (thanks Rajeev for the link) for your viewing pleasure.
Mahatma Gandhi - music video
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Pamuk wins Nobel!

Thursday, October 12, 2006

The news flash from the Nobel foundation says, this year’s winner for literature is Orhan Pamuk,
who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures.
I began reading Orhan Pamuk less than two years ago. By the time I finished My Name is [...]

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Kanshi Ram

Monday, October 9, 2006

Kanshi Ram passed away early monday morning. After suffering a paralytic stroke two years ago, he had been bedridden and continued to face multiple health problems.
Kanshi Ram’s was perhaps the most powerful independent Dalit political voice in independent India. Unlike other Dalit polticians who owed their power to their association with political parties, Kanshi Ram [...]

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Cemetery Tourism

Wednesday, October 4, 2006

(Also posted at History News and Network)
Do you have ancestors who died in India during the Sepoy mutiny of 1857? If so, you could go on a mutiny tour next summer and visit the cemeteries where your ancestors are buried. It’s time to add cemetery tourism to India’s other tourism attractions, heritage and medical tourism.
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