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Shantanu Dutta is a doctor by training and a development professional by vocation. He is an onlooker on events happening in India and the world in the realm of society, politics and the many intangible events that populate our lives. Additionally as a Christian and part of a minority community he tries to view things from the perspective of the underdog.
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Leaders, Heroes and Mountains
Shantanu Dutta Jan 15, 2008 interacts: 9 Views: 4573He (Sir Admund Hillary) was not a sahib who came, conquered and left having had his adventure in the hills. He established and sustained a lasting bond with the Sherpa people of the Himalayas.
The Arrest of Nuon Chea- Terror is an Old Hat
Shantanu Dutta Oct 5, 2007 interacts: 0 Views: 1283The arrest of Nuon Chea, a now obscure but once powerful symbol of terror re-minds us that the war against terror is not a new one.
Periyar An Iconoclast and a Reformer
Shantanu Dutta Sep 20, 2007 interacts: 15 Views: 3840Dr. Ambedkar found his answers (to caste problem) in Buddhism, Periyar felt the answer lay in humanism and he became progressively an atheist and a rationalist.
Dev Anand - Romancing Life at 83
Shantanu Dutta Sep 19, 2007 interacts: 12 Views: 3150The launch of Dev Anand's autobiography Romancing with Life is being done by no less than PM Manmohan Singh.
Pataudi’s Plight : The game of religious stereo typing
Shantanu Dutta Feb 14, 2007 interacts: 35 Views: 4091If Pataudi were to grow a beard and appear for photographs wearing a skull cap at the doorstep of a mosque, would he have become a better Muslim?
Dismantling India’s Colonial Past
Shantanu Dutta Feb 6, 2007 interacts: 5 Views: 2301In matters of foreign policy, India is beginning to abandon the Raj approach to our neighbors
Untouchability and Sex
Shantanu Dutta Jan 11, 2007 interacts: 79 Views: 10321No one practices untouchability when it comes to sex.
Tough to be Disabled in India
Shantanu Dutta Oct 16, 2006 interacts: 12 Views: 2800In a country like India the numbers of the disabled are so large, their problems so complex, available resources so scarce and social attitudes so damaging, it is only legislation which can eventually bring about a substantial change in a uniform manner.
The Export of Disease
Shantanu Dutta Oct 3, 2006 interacts: 4 Views: 1420India is among the countries with the highest number of polio cases and it is suspected that Indians travelling abroad are spreading the disease.
Whose Life is it Anyway?
Shantanu Dutta Sep 7, 2006 interacts: 3 Views: 1830The killing of another human being on the grounds that there is no quality of life is not accepted by the legal system and is repugnant to morality. But things are beginning to get complicated.
Bihar : Where Kangaroo Courts Rule
Shantanu Dutta Aug 27, 2006 interacts: 12 Views: 2741Caste panchayats in the heartland of our country often display a lack of consciousness and humaneness which belies the 21st century we live in.
Vignettes from the Cellular Jail
Shantanu Dutta Aug 25, 2006 interacts: 57 Views: 5586The cellular jail is a hugely understated monument to the sacrifices in fighting British imperialism for what is now India , Pakistan and Bangladesh
The Power Celebrities Wield
Shantanu Dutta Jun 5, 2006 interacts: 7 Views: 3901An interview given by Aamir Khan in Tehelka magazine changed my newspaper reading habits
Shantanu Dutta
- Articles on Chowk: 14
- First article: Jun 5, 2006
- Latest article: Apr 23, 2008
- Times read on Chowk: 49156
