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| June 22, 2007 | |
It's politicians who elect the President, stupid!
The President's election is hitting the headlines because all the parties believe that in the 2009 general election no single party will get a majority. In such a scenario the President's role becomes crucial
Dr Singh's daughter blasts Bush administration
Amrit Singh believes violent measures have resulted in some Americans feeling it is okay to racially profile South Asians, Sikh Americans and Arab Americans, whom they perceive as terrorist threats.
A journey into Pratibhatai's past
Syed Firdaus Ashraf and Reuben N V discover that the Candidate is much loved in her native village.
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| June 12, 2007 | |
Sonia's desperate gamble for President
If at all it boils down to an election for President, then just around 60,000 votes can turn the table ? which means cross-voting cannot be altogether ruled out.
These young girls just wanna study
"I am the only Muslim girl in my college and my friends call me Krrish because I wear this burqa," jokes Samina. Her sister Zarina, who is doing her first year BCom from Maharashtra College, adds, "I am called Al Qaeda because of my dress."
'Once you let government meddle, you set a precedent'
"Today in Guruvayur, you can go inside if you have an Arya Samaj certificate. But the Arya Samaj is itself opposed to idol worship; what value does a certificate from that body have, to say you are an idol-worshipper?"
'Couldn't Ravikrishna have clarified before entering the temple?'
Do they, these atheist ministers, known what the rituals are? To change something, you first have to know it, to understand it ? do they?'
Avoidable temple row in God's own country
The matter could have been resolved with little fuss except for what some devotees, and representatives of Hindu organisations, claim is inspired fishing in troubled waters by the "atheistic" Communist government now in power in Kerala.
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| May 24, 2007 | |
What is fundamentalism anyway?
'It's interesting that given the greater freedom Indian journalism enjoys, it constrains itself.' In conversation with Mohsin Hamid, author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
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| May 07, 2007 | |
Meet the new French President
Though he is considered a pragmatic leader, Nicolas Sarkozy has courted controvery with his remarks
A unique festival
Every year, a nondescript Tamil Nadu village witnesses a congregation of gay and trans-gender men
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