Never underestimate the power of human stupidity, says Yuval Noah Harari in his book ” 21 Lessons For The 21st Century”. If anyone doubts this truism he has only to see what we have been doing to the Himalayas for the last three decades, particularly in Himachal and Uttarakhand, in the name of development. This stupidity also […]
Himalayan Blunders, Tragic Ironies, Retargeting Glaciers. Read More »
DID CHRIST FAIL RAVI ZACHARIAS OR WAS IT THE HYDRA OF CHRISTIANITY? https://youtu.be/T7yjKQ0a2pw American writer, Jack Lee wrote, “culture is an unforgiving animal that will eat its own if given a chance.” Well, the knives are out for the late author and apologist Ravi Zacharias and the people pointing fingers to his depravity seem to
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What was staged in the Capitol, Washington, DC, on 6 January 2021 was a hybrid event: part religious, part political. At the centre of it was the image of the QAnon shaman, Jacob Anthony Chansley, alias Jake Angeli, described picturesquely by Chris Cuomo of the CNN as the ‘horned heathen’. Angeli is no politician. Nor
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With agents, sub-agents, double agents, and intrigues within the system – The Khalistan Conspiracy reads like a thriller. Yet it throws light on highly-current questions, such as: should today’s protesting farmers be dubbed as Khalistanis? How astute has India been historically in dealing with farmers? With Sikhs? Further, was it the Indian Government which actually
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The Congress has won political freedom, but it has yet to win economic freedom, social freedom, and moral freedom. These freedoms are harder than the political, if only because they are constructive, less exciting and not spectacular -Mahatma Gandhi The opening quote of Oral History of Indian Freedom Movement by Mahatma Gandhi sums up the true
Moin Qazi’s Review: “Oral History of Indian Freedom Movement” by Dr Licy Bharucha Read More »
WOULD YOU TRADE RELIGION TO KNOW YOUR TRUE IDENTITY? https://youtu.be/LYtJWZUR234 So you call yourself a Hindu? But for the accident of birth and geography, if you were born in Russia you might have been an Atheist. You call yourself a Muslim? If you were born in America you might be following Christianity. You call yourself
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Bharara describes this book as a treatise on “the rule of law, and faith in the rule of law”. Such a treatise is desperately needed in India today. Why? Because, as is the case with most non-Reformation cultures, our culture is inherently against the spirit of the Rule of Law. Most Indians understand neither the
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Reading The Zoo in My Backyard, the first thought that comes to mind is how apt the title is. In just the first few chapters, a black monkey, a baby elephant, a mouse deer, and numerous birds and rabbits have pranced through the pages, kindling amusement, occasional bouts of trepidation, and a heavy dose of nostalgia.
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ITS A MERRY CHRISTMAS WHEN CHRIST ENTERS AND RELIGION EXITS
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