Category Archives: india

Was Thackeray an Anachronism?

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

  Bal Thackeray was the Hitler of Maharashtra.  He not only admired the ‘Great Dictator’ but also tried to emulate him by fighting the non-Marathis with all resources available to him.  The number of people in various parts of India … Continue reading →

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Jai Hazare

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

 Albert Camus, a Nobel laureate in literature and a prominent Existentialist philosopher, defined a rebel as a person who says ‘No’ to a system and also introduces an alternative system.   My problem with the Anna Hazare politics has been that … Continue reading →

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Didi Politics

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

There’s a saying in Malayalam which translates as: ‘Two mountains may unite, but two women won’t.’  [The real humour of the saying will be clear only when you know that the word in Malayalam for mountain is mala and for … Continue reading →

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