The extremely depressing aspect of our understanding of freedom of expression as evidenced on TV debates recently aired, is that we think freedom of expression is defined by what we think are the merits of the work in question.
Thus, we have people defending the opposition to Hussain saying he “hurt Hindu sentiments” by painting [...]
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March 2, 2010 by uttara · 8 Comments
Filed under: Art, Desi Pundit, Fiction, Human Rights, India, Law, Religion, Writing
Social Tagging: Desi Pundit • Freedom of Expression • Human Rights in India • Javed Anand • MF Hussain • Taslima Nasrin
Filed under: Art, Desi Pundit, Fiction, Human Rights, India, Law, Religion, Writing
Social Tagging: Desi Pundit • Freedom of Expression • Human Rights in India • Javed Anand • MF Hussain • Taslima Nasrin
March 1, 2010 by uttara · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Books, History & Archaeology, India, Religion, South Asia
Social Tagging: Buddhism • Gautama Buddha • History • Religion • Stephen Batchelor
Filed under: Books, History & Archaeology, India, Religion, South Asia
Social Tagging: Buddhism • Gautama Buddha • History • Religion • Stephen Batchelor
Seven years ago, when Buddhist scholar and former monk Stephen Batchelor embarked on a search for the real Siddhartha Gautama, rooting through over 6,000 pages of the Pali Canon—the oldest set of texts on his teachings, which provide glimpses into his social and political world—perhaps he didn’t even dream of the Buddha that would emerge [...]
February 27, 2010 by uttara · 23 Comments
Filed under: Blogs, Desi Pundit, India, Languages
Social Tagging: Blogs • Desi Pundit • Twitter
Filed under: Blogs, Desi Pundit, India, Languages
Social Tagging: Blogs • Desi Pundit • Twitter
Some months ago there was a sudden spike in the number of people following me on twitter, all on the same day. They were all Tamilians, and mostly male. I tweeted my confusion and discovered via one of my new followers that I had been put on a list of Tamilian bloggers/tweeters to make [...]
February 25, 2010 by uttara · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Blogs, Human Rights, India, Islam, Pakistan, Religion, South Asia
Social Tagging: Islam • Shah Alam Khan • Sikhs in Peshawar • Taliban
Filed under: Blogs, Human Rights, India, Islam, Pakistan, Religion, South Asia
Social Tagging: Islam • Shah Alam Khan • Sikhs in Peshawar • Taliban
Via Spirited Seeker
Shah Alam Khan on the beheading of Sikhs in Peshawar:
What surprises me is the eerie silence of the Muslim ulema in the subcontinent (particularly in India) in their condemnation of this cowardly act of appalling brutality. Where are those who leave no opportunity to condemn what is inconvenient to them, no matter how [...]
February 19, 2010 by uttara · 1 Comment
Filed under: Human Rights, India
Social Tagging: AMU • homosexuality • Human Rights • Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras
Filed under: Human Rights, India
Social Tagging: AMU • homosexuality • Human Rights • Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras
Some of you may have already read about the AMU’s shameful and despicable act of removing the chair of Modern Indian Languages for engaging in consensual sex with another man. How did the authorities at AMU find out about what should have been a private affair? The incident was filmed with secret cameras.
Here is a [...]
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