Ishwar Sharan's Blog, page 179

13 – Tamil Nadu in the grip of Jihad – Thamizhchelvan

The fundamentalists of Ramanathapuram have been supporting ISIS and Kashmiri separatist movements. The coastal area has fallen under the control of jihadis. Secret camps are conducted for giving weapons training. Rampant smuggling of gold, arms and narcotics has been happening with ease. … The Ramanathapuram coast is a security threat for India. – Thamizhchelvan In its […]

How new atheism can combat jihadists who wish to end the world – Peter Boghossian, James Lindsay & Phil Torres

The beliefs of many radicals have become increasingly apocalyptic over the past decade. They’re convinced the end of the world is imminent and that they have a special role in bringing it about. Whether or not you’re interested in the apocalypse, terrorists who believe it’s coming are interested in you. – Peter Boghossian, James Lindsay & […]

Uri Attack: Talk of a tactical response over the strategic one is growing louder – Danvir Singh

Every attack is followed by high level meetings followed by dossiers and diplomatic sparring. On the other side, the cunning Pakistani leaders snigger at the Indian rhetoric. … India has to be serious to get the support it desires from the world on Pakistan. We need to help ourselves before expecting any one else to […]

Uri Attack: Is India getting impatient with Delhi’s strategic restraint? – Prashant Jha

“Strategic restraint”, a phrase limited to defence or foreign policy experts, is suddenly part of public discourse. Going beyond it may seem desirable, there are political and social pressures pushing India towards it, but it is a difficult unchartered path where risks, so far, appear to outweigh gains. – Prashant Jha The Uri attack that left […]

Don’t confuse Wahhabiat with Kashmiriyat – M.D. Nalapat

It is inexplicable why leaders of so many political parties seek to pamper with public funds the self-declared agents of GHQ Rawalpindi in the Kashmir valley. … The best course would be to give them a ticket to Pakistan, tearing up their Indian passports at the point of departure. – Prof M.D. Nalapat  Recently, CNN aired […]

Five myths about English that all Indians should stop believing right away – Sankrant Sanu

We need to provide an equal opportunity to study Indian languages. This will allow deep technology penetration. English cannot be the vehicle for our development, rather it remains the biggest barrier to our progress. – Sankrant Sanu Recently, Uma Bharti remarked on the need to propagate Indian languages and how English becomes a barrier. Predictably, people […]

The Cauvery water war – Livemint Team

The Cauvery issue blew up because of the increase in demand for its water. The rise in demand was primarily due to three reasons. First, the expansion of cities such as Bengaluru and Mysuru. Second, the drying up of other water sources, including groundwater, in these regions due to excessive exploitation and contamination. Third, the […]

Is yoga Hindu? – Devdutt Pattanaik

We must be careful of arguments presented by Right wing and Left wing thinkers, who are both outliers in all cultures, but tend to dominate discourse and take away nuance. … These two wings feed off each other as they spend all their time arguing against each other’s ideas, rather than appreciating that history is […]

Can we at least smoke ganja in Hindustan? – Palash Mehrotra

Possession and sale of ganja and hashish is a criminal offence in India. Yet its scientific name is Cannabis indica. No Mahashivratri and Holi celebrations are complete without it. The plant grows wild across large swathes of India. As states try and outdo each other in banning alcohol, we have been forced into a “post-alcohol” stage. Maybe […]

How Irfan Habib tried to highjack Indian history – Jayakrishnan Nair

According to Prof M. G. S. Narayanan, Prof Irfan Habib  has poisoned not just history, but culture and social life by his narrow groupism, nepotism and treachery. – Jayakrishnan Nair Few decades back, at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Prof Irfan Habib  summoned his former student and now faculty member K. K. Muhammed to his office.  Muhammed […]