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Harimau Iyer

The Hypocrisy of the Indian Leftists Dec 31, 1969

A great victory for the cause of the OBCs was proclaimed by Karunanidhi though the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) estimated the loss due to strike at Rs. 2.5 billion.

A Rant Against Reservations Dec 31, 1969

Facts on education in Pre-British India leads to the conclusion that Backward Classes (OBCs) are responsible for their own backwardness and for not transferring to the schools that the British opened in India like the Upper Castes did who had the most to

The New Colonials: Part I Dec 31, 1969

When Ingrid said she had a six-year-old daughter, Manimekalai asked her to bring the girl the next time so she could take care of her while Ingrid worked. I could see a mother’s love for the daughter she had lost to the sea

A New Taliban in Tamil Nadu Dec 31, 1969

There were slogans on public walls in Tamil Nadu asking Khushboo to leave the state and go back to her Hindi-speaking motherland but only after apologizing to Tamil women

A Personal Connection Dec 31, 1969

“Please save my baby. He is all I have got. I lost my seven-year-old son to the sea and my baby is dying in front of my eyes. Please, sir, save my baby.” Her plea was impassioned. There were no tears in her eyes, just despair and a faint ho

Report on the Tsunami: Cuddalore Dec 31, 1969

I thought all India needed was ten Anu Georges in each district to modernize it. Right now, altruism, however politically motivated, has met the idealistic civil servant and that had made the relief efforts possible.

Report on the Tsunami: Kanchipuram District Dec 31, 1969

Part I of a first-hand report on the tsunami in South India

The Kumbh Mela of the South Dec 31, 1969

The next morning, I am woken up by the muezzin’s call to prayer from a nearby mosque. Shortly thereafter, the Someshwar Temple starts some recorded chant on its loudspeakers.

Driving SAG for a Rockies Rider Dec 31, 1969

It is a thin line that divides impulsiveness from obstinacy and a thinner line that divides cussed obstinacy from sheer downright craziness

A Chance Remark Dec 31, 1969

Everything you wanted to know about Hinduism but were afraid to ask

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