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Recent articles from the archives

Miley Sur Mera Tumhara

Shantanu Dutta Oct 13, 2008

These days it is not enough any more to be a Hindu alone. No – indeed you have to be a particular kind of Hindu.

Aamir - A Film Review

Dost Mittar Jul 4, 2008

Most of the film is shot in the rough, mean streets of Mumbai and captures the cold, indifferent character of the city and its people.

Allama Iqbal- Is he still relevant?

Yasser Latif Hamdani Jun 21, 2007

Given the current turmoil, which has made it abundantly clear that the people of Pakistan desire a truly representative democratic civilian order, the question above has become very relevant.

Nehru’s Legacy: Time to pay tribute

Aparna Pande Jan 3, 2007

The 77th anniversary of the declaration of Purna Swaraj, the 57th anniversary of India’s Republic Day – it is time to pay tribute to some one without whom India would not be what it is today: a global economic, military and political power.

An Ode to Euthanasia

Feroz R Khan Jan 28, 2006

The Muslim ummah is a myth. The myriad nature of Islamic and Muslim political thought defies such a myopic conceptualization due to the multitude of variances

Secularism and Liberal Democracy

Bhaskar Dasgupta Nov 28, 2005

The US Supreme Court recently touched upon something which goes to the heart of what we all know and love about liberal democracy. The issue was around whether or not the Ten Commandments should be displayed inside a US courthouse.

The Barbarians Within The Gates!

Feroz R Khan Apr 1, 2005

The time for half measures is over and there is no more room left to retreat before the creeping evil of religion in Pakistan.

What is Secularism?

Mohammad Gill Mar 18, 2005

Many still think or like to think that secularism is essentially atheism or godlessness. While many secularists (freethinkers) are Individually indeed atheists and agnostics, secularism by itself doesn’t

God-shaped Hole: Contemporary Relevance of the Spiritual

Farrukh Khan Nov 18, 2004

From a world of certainty and solace provided by God– in the next world if not this one– the 19th century sciences, philosophy and political ideology plunged humanity into a crisis of faith and culture that has continued into the present times

The Secularity of India

Nader Thiasi Jun 2, 2004

a ’secularism’ that never came to be..

Gardens of Secularism and Soapboxes for Orators

Chithra Karunakaran Oct 22, 2003

The fact that I jogged in Kannur, Kerala in the early mornings before traffic got heavy was a matter for constant and amused comment

Rescinding the ’Concordat’

Yasser Latif Hamdani Oct 1, 2003

Like Napoleon, Bhutto has a dubious legacy. While he will be remembered for his heroism, his global vision and his genuine ambition to transform Pakistan into a world power under his leadership, he will be condemned for making the deal with the devil and

Two Phases of Indian Secularism

Dost Mittar Sep 14, 2003

The second phase of Indian secularism started at Somnath (Gujarat) in a Toyota pick-up converted to look like a medieval Rath (chariot)

Dec 31, 1969

Swat: Paradise Lost

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