Barack Obama should negotiate with Osama bin Laden!

How does it sound, stupid? Well, that’s exactly how America sounds when it advises India to negotiate with Pakistan. What al-Qaeda is to the United States Pakistan is to India. If only Americans could understand this simple fact, negotiations would be much simpler for Indo-US relations. Probably the US policy makers don’t care about India’s [...]

Mohammad Ali Jinnah was not a monster…

Jaswant Singh, a senior BJP leader, tried to achieve two objectives form his book, “Jinnah”. The first was to put the record straight; Mohammad Ali Jinnah was not the only one responsible for the partition of India. But the second objective is far more potent, i.e. to destroy the reputation of Congress Party’s leadership. Of [...]

Racism is well and alive in America

Shah Rukh Khan, the Bollywood superstar, was on his way to Chicago to attend the Independence Day celebrations. He was detained at the Newark Airport and questioned for about two hours before the Indian mission intervened and secured his release. Khan said he was “angry and humiliated”. The incident took place on Saturday and Shah [...]

The history of ‘Higher Education’ in India – Part V

The history of education, specifically higher education, in India goes back to the days of Governor-General of Bengal Warren Hastings since 1772. Unlike Lord Macaulay who had contempt for all Indian languages including Sanskrit and Arabic, Warren Hastings had great respect for the ancient scriptures of Hinduism. This appreciation by Hastings pleased the high-caste Hindus [...]

The history of ‘Higher Education’ in India – Part I

Modern higher education in India has a rich legacy going as far back as 1817 in Calcutta. With the establishment of the Supreme Court in Calcutta in 1773, Hindus of Bengal became aware of the job prospects if they could learn the English language. David Hare, Radhakanta Deb and Babu Buddinath Mukherjee met at the [...]

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