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Monthly Archives: February 2008

What do we do with cynicism

Friday, February 29, 2008

This Churumuri post (Everything is fine till something happens to you) by C H Swaroop was disturbing even for the cynic within me.
We all have moments of cynicism and find nothing redeeming, in our personal lives, communities and especially, nation.
So Swaroop has a question: ‘Post-independence, does India, as a nation, have achievements to be proud [...]

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Whither Karnataka

Friday, February 29, 2008

In Churumuri, Gauri Lankesh holds a mirror to contemporary Karnataka: How Karnataka is becoming Gujarat. While majority of the comments have been what I can only term as moronic, I wanted to highlight the three real dangers that Gauri points out.
First, suspecting all Muslims as terrorists and presuming/declaring their guilt even before it is established. [...]

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In search of Anubhava Mantapa

Thursday, February 28, 2008

I know this is the kind of post that often creates trouble, especially for myself and even if written responsibly.
But I must write nevertheless, if only to raise questions about what passes for research.
The Hindu had a report from Bidar with the heading: ‘Anubhava Mantapa’ site eludes researchers.
As the story stated:
Basaveshwara, social reformer of the [...]

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Forgive my snarky tone …

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

I like a good conference as much as anyone else. But reading this report (entitled ‘R.K.Narayan’s concern for Children recalled‘) in The Hindu today, I couldn’t help but be snarky.
R.K. Narayan’s insight into a children’s world and his concern for their emotional sensitivity came under focus at the inaugural session of the three-day national seminar [...]

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Karnataka elections

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

If the people of Karnataka haven’t had an elected government, then the two individuals squarely responsible for that are Kumaraswamy and Yedyurappa. Now having firmly settled that matter, I must also state unequivocally that it is unconscionable to have Governor’s rule beyond a point. However efficient a Governor and his bureaucrats may be, as a [...]

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Every father has to get his daughter married?

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

The Indian Express reports a Bombay High Court judgment with a slightly misleading heading: Every father has to get his daughter married: HC.
Before I read the story, I wondered about the strong tone of a moral injunction, previously found mostly in the texts of Dharmashastra.
While the judgment seems to have included the [...]

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