Spiritual but not religious
I have seen many people using this expression – ‘I am spiritual, but I am not religious’. I used to say that about me too. But I don’t think I’d fully understood what it means and I still don’t. It is...
View ArticlePositives of Indian election results
Some of the positives of Indian election results are stable government, relatively more secular government, communist cleansing from Indian politics and crushing defeat for Lalu Yadav. Overall, this is...
View ArticleStruggle for purpose
“Science can explain how universe came into existence or how life came into existence, but science can never explain why. Finding the purpose of life and quest for eternal peace are subjects of...
View ArticleIndia and Gays
I did not know how to react to the news item when I read it first. In a landmark judgment, the Delhi High Court on Thursday struck down the provision of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which...
View ArticleIndia 2010
On the brink of year 2010, India stands with a great promise of the future – a march towards becoming an affluent state, a developed nation. Yet, the grip of superstition is so strong that any dream of...
View ArticleJaswant is out! For good!
The question is not why Jaswant is out, the qustion is why he was in, in first place? He never belonged there and definitely not in post-Vajpayee BJP ruled by modis and morons. Rajdeep got it right!...
View ArticleWho we?
Some misguided individuals tend to think they’re Hindus, they’re marathis, they’re gujaratis, they’re Indians, they’re Americans, they’re Chinese, they’re muslim, they’re whites, they’re blacks …....
View ArticleHappy Diwali …
You can earn money, you can control money, you can desire money…but should you really worship money? Beats me. What an irony that the religion which makes such a big stink about non-materialistic...
View ArticleSalute to the man of great courage!
Basava Premanand, the inspiration of Indian rationalist movement, breathed his last on 04-Oct-2009 at the age of 79. Obituaries can be found here....
View ArticleWelcoming 2010
The most significant event of 2009 for me was my marriage … last few months were really hectic for the same reason. Hoping to find more time for this blog in 2010 … Hoping to read more on reason in...
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