Posted by gargi on 30 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Caste, India, Society
Dr.Ambedkar in Annihilation of Caste:
It is a pity that Caste even today has its defenders. The defences are many. It is defended on the ground that the Caste System is but another name for division of labour and if division of labour is a necessary feature of every civilized society then it is argued that [...]
Posted by gargi on 11 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Culture, India, Religion
Today is Basant Panchami - the day traditionally marked as the first day of spring. It is that period of time when the world is so very beautiful, that love blooms…..
The Siva Mahapuran describes the first day of spring as the time when the God of Love Kamdev shoots his passion filled darts at Shankara [...]
Posted by gargi on 19 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: And Finally ...
James Watson seems to have been infected with the Prince Phillip Syndrome - this is a syndrome when otherwise intelligent men open their mouth in public and plunge head long into it…..
It is also sad to see once brilliant men, instead of evolving with society and new thoughts — remaining fossilzed in the past especially [...]
Posted by gargi on 14 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: Diary
….asked SR yesterday …… theoretically, he added rapidly. And given that he keeps accusing me of being theoretical (and I suppose that i am) - i was surprised.
Lots’ of things, i said. Theoretically of course.
At the core there is my family culture - whatever is my family’s padati (traditions) and customs.
Then comes that defined by [...]
Posted by gargi on 17 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Diary, India
January Second, at about 5 a.m. on a cold desert’s winter morning, we drove down from Jaipur to Pushkar. It was my unlce’s 7th death anniversary, and my aunt wanted to offer prayers for his soul. The predominant colours along the journey were earths, a smattering of green and blues. Very few other colours [...]
Posted by gargi on 19 Sep 2006 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
With defenders like this, Islam does not need any enemies!
The Mujahedeen Shura Council, an umbrella organisation of Sunni Arab extremist groups that includes al-Qaida in Iraq, issued a statement on a web forum saying the pontiff and the west were “doomed”. The message, the authenticity of which could not be immediately verified, said: “We shall [...]
Posted by gargi on 07 Jan 2006 | Tagged as: And Finally ..., India, Politics
Hello and welcome to the first edition of BlogMela this year. And the year has gotten off to a great start. Some great writing in various categories from Desi Blogdom. Here goes. Arts and Entertainment Srican has an account of the nature of the harmonium vis-a-vis the sarangi as an accompaniment [...]
Posted by gargi on 17 Oct 2005 | Tagged as: India
When 6 million Jewish people perish in concentration camps, it is called a Holocaust.
When 20 million people died in Stalin’s Soviet Union it was called ruthless Communist murder.
When PolPot murdered 1.8 million in Cambodia he was a madman.
When a million plus died in the fatricidal civil war between the Hutu’s and Tutsi’s in Rwanda and [...]
Posted by gargi on 23 Sep 2005 | Tagged as: India, Media, Print, TV
Cylcone Pyar hit AP and caused destruction to life and property.
Almost with cyclical efficience, cyclones have hit AP this year destroying property and life. Around a 60 dead (officially) and 200,000 displaced - evacuated with monotonous efficiency by the armed forces. Yet, if you read the press, or blogdom - there is nary a comment [...]
Posted by gargi on 09 Sep 2005 | Tagged as: And Finally ..., India, Media, Politics
The Day has arrived. And after an extensive search through Indian blogdom - this week’s Bharateeya Blog Mela is finally in place. Thank you for all those who nominated. And as usual, this task would have been chaotic without Bloglines.
Announcements
JK at Varnam announces the setting up of the new History Blog - The [...]
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