Ishwar Sharan's Blog, page 186
July 15, 2016
Whether UPA or NDA, discrimination against Hindus and Hindu temples continues – Kanimozhi
Why should government control Hindu temples, while churches and mosques are given a free hand? Why is the government spending, tax-payers’ money towards churches and masjids, while diverting most of the money collected from temples into non-temple, non-Hindu activities? – Kanimozhi There are as many as 2,07,000 temples in Karnataka and the total income of these temples […]
July 14, 2016
Gandhi’s prescriptions for Hindus living with Muslims in their midst – Radha Rajan
I would have ignored the Mahatma theatrics as Modi’s persistent foible except that the Prime Minister chose to go public with only one statement on the jihadi violence in Kashmir soon after he returned with Gandhi magic still misting his eyes—advising the army to show restraint and to ensure that no “innocent civilian” faced hardship […]
July 13, 2016
Swastika dates back 11,000 years – Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey
“We have found the most mature and geometrically ordered Swastika in the pre-Harappan times in the form of seals. We have also been able to trace the mention of the Swastika in the Vedas around the same time. These are scintillating findings that will help us announce that the Indian civilization is far more ancient […]
July 12, 2016
Letter to Kashmiri Youth: Even if you don’t like India, your best bet is to join India – Chetan Bhagat
Though Chetan Bhagat wrote this letter to the Kashmiri youth in April, it is as relevant today as it was then—perhaps even more so. — Editor Dear Kashmiri Friends (the ones who don’t like India), I write in this open forum because something terrible is happening in the Kashmir Valley. The recent events at NIT […]
July 11, 2016
Muslim clerics in India unite against televangelist Zakir Naik – Uzair Hasan Rizvi
One of the most powerful Muslim leaders in Bengal, Syed Mohammad Nurur Rahman Barkati, criticised the Muslim televangelist for misleading people and suggested a ban on all his preaching materials in India. “Zakir speaks rubbish,” said Barkati, who is the shahi imam of Kolkata’s Tipu Sultan mosque. “He is only amassing huge wealth. Who […]
July 10, 2016
Excusing Muslim terrorists and blaming Hindus – David Frawley
Muslim preachers like Zakir Naik are afforded respect even when teaching intolerance and excusing terrorism. Hindu gurus like Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, on the contrary, are criticized and even sued for promoting world peace and the unity of humanity. And this is occurring in Bharat, which is not an Islamic country. – Dr David Frawley Muslim […]
July 9, 2016
Exposing Zakir Naik might be a better idea than banning him – T. A. Bharadwaj
The problem with having hate speech laws is that they aren’t designed to fight hate. They just make voicing a hateful opinion illegal. – T. A. Bharadwaj As per recent revelations, at least two of the seven terrorists, who hacked 20 people to death in Dhaka, were followers of Dr Zakir Naik. Naik, a controversial Indian […]
July 8, 2016
PMO Classified File: Bose was alive in 1968 – Prithvijit Mitra
Filed before the Mukherjee Commission in 2000, Sindkar’s affidavit quotes Chattopadhyay as saying that Bose was in hiding in Russia for he feared being prosecuted as a war criminal in India. – Prithvijit Mitra Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was in Russia till at least 1968 when he had met Nikhil Chattopadhyay—son of revolutionary Virendranath Chattopadhyay—at Omsk, […]
July 7, 2016
3 – Temples, Elephants and Traditions – B. R. Haran
We now turn to see how captive elephants experience a life of isolation, pain and suffering due to lack of infrastructure and the cruelty and torture perpetrated by mahouts, which often lead to their deaths. – B. R. Haran Samayapuram Mariamman Temple Elephant ‘Mariappan’ was a male elephant serving at the famous Mariamman Temple at […]
July 6, 2016
Taslima Nasrin: Stop saying Islam is a religion of peace – DT
“For humanity’s sake please do not say Islam is a religion of peace. Not anymore.” – Taslima Nasrin A day after the devastating terror attack in Dhaka, exiled author Taslima Nasrin on Sunday said it was time people should stop saying Islam is a religion of peace. Several news outlets including Indian Zee News brought […]
