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		<title>Islam and the False Concept of Equality in Indian Society</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kancha Ilaiah is an activist, writer and also the Chairman of the Political Science department at Osmania University.  Recently the Deccan Chronicle published an article written by Kancha Ilaiah titled “Islam and the Concept of Equality in India”.  In this article the author makes several claims about the “social role of Islam in the subcontinent” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sabarimala: Light of Knowledge For Devotees</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2011/01/31/sabarimala-light-of-knowledge-for-devotees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) President M Rajagopalan Nair addressed the controversy surrounding the Makara Jyothi.  He stated that “It is known to everybody that Makara Jyothi is a fire lit up by men at Ponnabalamedu and TDB also recognizes this”.  Rajagopalan Nair and the TDB should be commended for making this statement.  Telling the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PETA India: A Vegetarian Agenda For The People of India</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2011/01/11/peta-india-a-vegetarian-agenda-for-the-people-of-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Beatles singer, songwriter and composer Sir Paul McCartney has sent a letter to the Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh asking him to declare January 12th as a meat-free day in India.  In his letter McCartney said that “It would be a celebration of life, all life”.  Coincidentally January 12th is also the anniversary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Binayak Sen: Civil Rights Activist to Convicted Criminal</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2011/01/05/binayak-sen-civil-rights-activist-to-convicted-criminal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian judicial system is imperfect.  Most Indians know that when charged with a crime an individual’s position in society, financial background and political clout will play a major role on whether or not that person will be convicted of the crime and on the nature of the punishment if convicted.  Surprisingly India is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sonia Gandhi Destroying Indian Religion, Culture and Traditions</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2011/01/03/sonia-gandhi-destroying-indian-religion-culture-and-traditions/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2011/01/03/sonia-gandhi-destroying-indian-religion-culture-and-traditions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“She (Sonia Gandhi) wants to destroy Indian religion, culture and traditions. We are opposing this, since we will not let this happen. She realizes that our strength is growing, and she is scared of our power. That is why she is opposing us. We are not in any way connected to extremism. Neither the VHP, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eradicating Corruption in India: Sonia Gandhi’s Ill-Advised 4 Step Process</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/12/27/eradicating-corruption-in-india-sonia-gandhi%e2%80%99s-ill-advised-4-step-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 83rd Plenary Session of the Indian National Congress ended a few days ago.  The Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi delivered the inaugural address.   In this address she laid out a four step process for “intensifying the battle against corruption”.  There is no doubt that Sonia Gandhi is the most powerful political figure in India [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Aroon Purie, Vir Sanghvi &amp; Barkha Dutt Journalists?</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/12/02/are-aroon-purie-vir-sanghvi-barkha-dutt-journalists/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/12/02/are-aroon-purie-vir-sanghvi-barkha-dutt-journalists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 18, 2010 Aroon Purie who is the founder and editor-in-chief of India Today wrote an article about Rajinikanth and his latest movie Endhiran.  It was a well written article and paid a glowing tribute to superstar Rajinikanth.  It was the cover story of the weekly edition of India Today (regional).  There was only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Myth or Reality: India is prospering but not Indians?</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/12/01/myth-or-reality-india-is-prospering-but-not-indians/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congress Party member Mani Shankar Aiyar said recently in a meeting that “India is prospering, Indians are not”.  He added “GDP growth rate is no index of what is happening in our country”.  He criticized the Indian government (which is lead by his own party) and questioned the governments economic policy. There is no debate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manmohan Singh Gets Blessings from Sai Baba!</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/11/22/manmohan-singh-gets-blessings-from-sai-baba/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/11/22/manmohan-singh-gets-blessings-from-sai-baba/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The statement of Christ is simple. &#8216;He who sent me among you will come again!&#8217;, and he pointed to a Lamb. The Lamb is merely a symbol, a sign. It stands for the Voice &#8211; Ba-Ba; the announcement was the Advent of Baba. &#8216;His name will be Truth,&#8217; Christ declared. Sathya means Truth. &#8216;He will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lord Ayyappan and Sabarimala Pilgrimage</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/11/17/lord-ayyappan-and-sabarimala-pilgrimage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have undertaken the pilgrimage to Sabarimala three times.  The first trip was when I was a small kid in the late seventies.  My father had recovered from a major surgery the year before and my mother had taken a vow that she would send me and my father to Sabarimala if my fathers surgery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pervez Musharraf: Can India Trust the Former Pakistani Dictator?</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/11/15/pervez-musharraf-can-india-trust-the-former-pakistani-dictator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pervez Musharraf is in the middle of a transformation.  The former Pakistani military dictator is now portraying himself as the savior of Pakistan and the beacon of democratic values.  Musharraf is currently visiting the United States to promote his new political party which is the All Pakistan Muslim League.  He has given a few interviews [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should India Become a Permanent Member of the Security Council?</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/11/10/should-india-become-a-permanent-member-of-the-security-council/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/11/10/should-india-become-a-permanent-member-of-the-security-council/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama’s long awaited trip to India has ended.  The president was gracious and said some wonderful things about India during his visit.  As expected billions of dollars worth of deals were signed.  But nothing got more media attention than the one sentence he uttered in his speech to the Indian parliament. He said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barack Obama: Inspiration From Mahatma Gandhi?</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/11/08/barack-obama-inspiration-from-mahatma-gandhi/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/11/08/barack-obama-inspiration-from-mahatma-gandhi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama addressed the Indian parliament on Monday.  In his speech he said that “Throughout my life, including my work as a young man on behalf of the urban poor, I have always found inspiration in the life of Gandhiji and in his simple and profound lesson to be the change we seek in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rahul Gandhi and His Two Hindustan Myth</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/11/02/rahul-gandhi-and-his-two-hindustan-myth/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/11/02/rahul-gandhi-and-his-two-hindustan-myth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Election Day in the United States.  The enthusiasm, exuberance and the “Yes We Can” attitude that swept President Barack Obama into office in 2008 has disappeared.  As a comedian recently said the mood now seems to be “We thought we could”.  Americans are pessimistic about their future like never before.  Many of them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Relationship with Jesus Christ Myth</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/10/28/personal-relationship-with-jesus-christ-myth/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/10/28/personal-relationship-with-jesus-christ-myth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Earth is part of the solar system which in turn is part of the Milky Way galaxy.  There are billions of stars in the Milky Way galaxy (Sun is one of the stars).  In addition, there are billions of such galaxies in our Universe alone (the visible universe is about 28 billion light years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kashmir is an Integral Part of India</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/10/25/kashmir-is-an-integral-part-of-india/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/10/25/kashmir-is-an-integral-part-of-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In December 2008, about 60% of the eligible voters turned out to vote for the state elections in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.  Despite calls for boycott and threats of violence and intimidation by the separatists groups, the turnout was 17% more than the previous elections.  1354 candidates from 43 parties participated in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Rajan Zed Promoting Hinduism or Damaging Hinduism?</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/10/22/is-rajan-zed-promoting-hinduism-or-damaging-hinduism/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/10/22/is-rajan-zed-promoting-hinduism-or-damaging-hinduism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hindu “leaders” are dime a dozen.  You will find plenty of leaders and their organizations in India and also all over the world.  Recently one such organization calling itself the Universal Society of Hinduism (USH) was in the news because of some of the comments made by its President Rajan Zed to a website called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ban the Burqa or Ban the Sena</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/10/20/ban-the-burqa-or-ban-the-sena/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a move that is mostly aimed at reviving its sagging fortunes the Shiv Sena has called for a ban on the burqa in Maharashtra (India).  The obvious reason is their well known dislike for the Muslim religion.  But like many religious fundamentalist groups in the West, they have pointed to other reasons for imposing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multiculturalism: Germany Should Learn From India</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/10/19/multiculturalism-germany-should-learn-from-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My parents are from Kerala.  But I consider myself more of a Tamilian since I lived most of my formative years in Tamil Nadu.  Some of the most memorable times were when we lived in Madurai.  Madurai is the heartland of Tamil Nadu.  It is one of the most ancient cities in the world and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Politics: Secularism and Pseudo-Secularism</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/10/18/indian-politics-secularism-and-pseudo-secularism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Secularism is one of the most abused words in Indian politics.  Secularism in a political and social context is a belief in the separation of the state (government and government agencies) and the religious beliefs of the people.  To many Indians a secular state also means a state that guarantees their right to practice the [...]]]></description>
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