Echoes Dear Editors,
I am sorry to say, but the choice of Farzana Varsey is possibly the worst mistake that can be made. She is no way honest, unbiased or fearless, at all. She is completely and utterly biased against everything Hindu and Indian, which of course means she is not at all honest with herself or her readers, and she is only fearless when writing against Hindus and Indians. Her absolutely incoherent mumblings on chowk are now going to floodlight every anti Hindu and anti Indian article she can lay her hands on. I wouldnt be surprised to see the next ``Special Chowk Announcement`` being a request for funds for the Jihadi outfits.

Communal Stereotyping in Bollywood Movies From what I have read, the authorities are saying it is the islamic terrorists that are responsible for the blasts, trying to blame the sikhs for it. No sikh militant group (if there are any around) has claimed responsibility.
http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/afx/2005/05/24/afx2049902.html

Also, the christian groups are not complaining about the Bachchan ad because his robe is dirty, but because the ad uses the line ``...And then there was light``, which is from the bible. Christian groups are complaining that sacred text from the bible should not be used for commercial purposes.

My darling Dhoti! excellent article! Well, ok, it wasn`t excellent excellent, but it made for good reading.

Swami Vivekananda and Malcolm X Re: # 8
Tupac,
I think you make mistake when you think that south asians have a `horror` of associating Swami Vivekananda with Malcolm X, because he is black. I see no such revulsion when comparisons are made between Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. I believe the revulsioin comes from Malcolm`s espousal of violent means, and not the color of his skin.