One of the criticisms leveled against a Muslim in India is that they are supporters of Pakistan. Of course this is not true in the vast majority of cases. Some of us accuse Indian Muslims of supporting the Pakistani cricket team when they play in India. This is the very same accusation made by locals [...]
The Chennai Corporation has started enforcing the rule that shops in the city should display name boards in Tamil. According to the corporation the names and details in Tamil should occupy at least 50% of the total space. Such laws have been in the books in Chennai and most other parts of Tamil Nadu for [...]
Saint Thomas is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He is also known as “doubting Thomas” as he did not initially believe in the resurrection of Jesus. According to Christian mythology he is supposed to have visited India in 52 AD. Catholic tradition also states that he was killed by a Brahmin and buried [...]
It is very clear that the Indian government has a major problem on its hands in Maharashtra. The Shiv Sena is not only challenging the state and central governments authority over the state but is also trying to influence India’s foreign policy. If the government does not handle this swiftly and cleverly then it has [...]
Shanthi Ranganathan who is the secretary of T.T. Ranganathan Clinical Research Foundation said that “reducing the availability of alcohol, implementing the minimum age for drinking and tightening the drive against drunken driving are the need of the hour”.
Doordarshan is 50 years old. The first broadcasts (a few hours each day) started in September 1959 in New Delhi. Daily transmission started in 1965 and by about 1975 seven Indian cities had television service. Doordarshan went “national” only in 1982 and it was around the same time that color television was introduced in India. [...]
