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EU backs to end apartheid condition in India
The European Union passed a resolution against caste-based discrimination in India, amid widespread reports that Dalits were denied their basic human rights. The resolution came after strenuous efforts by South Asian Campaigners against atrocities towards Dalits. The International Labour Organization estimates that the lower castes are subjected to labour victimization, with forced and bonded labor […]
America’s new villains
A video which was leaked through social media, including Youtube and Myspace, exposes some slides which characterises certain moderate Islamic groups as having infiltrated the public space, including media, education, government and military. In a slide, Al Jazeera reports, the photo of Al Qaeda militants beheading someone was shown with the caption: Violence of Muslim […]
Whither Art?
The Kochi Muziris Biennale, the first of its kind in India was initially celebrated in the media as an Olympics of contemporary art. The Biennale was expected to cater to and enhance the prospects of art works based on the local life of Kochi, especially the Fort Kochi, Mattancherry regions having a rich legacy of […]
Let Beet Root for You
Steamed Beet Cake I fumbled through the vegetable bin located at the base of my refrigerator in the hope of finding something that would add to the filling for my daughter’s sandwiches and found two round brown beets staring back at me. Sorry!! I shut the door simply ignoring them and continued with my chores. […]
A Door Opening into Rumi
Rumi is one of the literary sensations especially in the West . He serves as a beacon of hope for a lot who are lost in the desolate world of spiritual famine. He is a friend of the love-starved romantic and a master of the traveler on the metaphysical quest. The most widely read poet […]
Sexuality and Parenting: Lessons from Ulrike
“So the main problem of all women in politics is the gap between acting in your personal role and on the other hand dealing with your everyday problems. Sometimes, you feel helpless as a woman in this situation. This is not the problem of an individual, this is the main problem of women in society. […]
The First Muslim : The Story of Muhammad
If he weren’t standing lonely vigil on the mountain, you might say that there was no sign of anything unusual about him. The earliest sources describe him with infuriating vagueness for those of us who need images. “He was neither tall nor short,” they say. “Neither dark nor fair.” “Neither thin nor stout.” But here […]
Konya, Where The Past Transcends the Present
Last year in June, during my visit to Turkey I visited the Mevlānā Museum in Konya and it was indeed an experience that I continue to cherish in my heart. Mevlana Museum is the popular name of the Green Tomb (Yeşil Türbe), a splendid shrine where Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (d. 1273), popularly known in […]
Hindi and Bengali among top 10 most common languages in the world
The British Council released The Languages for the Future report in London recognizing the top ten languages Britain needs to learn on priority. Two Indian languages Hindi and Bengali found their place in the report released on Wednesday with Hindi acquiring the position of the fourth and Bengali the seventh most common languages spoken around […]
Compelled to be Perfect
She sat in front of me; the dejection in her eyes mixed with something else – confusion, bewilderment. She still didn’t know where she went wrong, how she went wrong. She tried to do everything right, the way he wanted it. She tried hard, a bit too hard perhaps. She had been married for two […]
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