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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>
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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>Dreams of my Father</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/08/20/dreams-of-my-father/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a war of words going on between the Church and the State in Kerala.  Sitaram Yechury (Senior Member of the politburo of the Communist Part of India (Marxist)) said that the Church “should not take its position in politics”.  There was an immediate response from Father Paul Thelakkat who is the spokesman of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muslim Fanatics Sever Christian Fanatics Hand in India</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/07/06/muslim-fanatics-sever-christian-fanatics-hand-in-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiafirsthand.com/?p=2526</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I normally do not spend a lot of time thinking about the titles for the articles that I write.  This time it was different mainly because it was personal and close to home.  I am from Kerala and Malayalees are known for their high literacy rates and left leaning socialistic ideologies.  So the question that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baptist Church of Mizoram to Excommunicate Gays</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/03/14/baptist-church-of-mizoram-to-excommunicate-gays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev C Rothuama is the President of the Baptist Church of Mizoram (Mizoram is a remote state in the northeastern part of India).  In a meeting chaired by Rev Rothuama in Lawngtlai the Baptist Church of Mizoram (BCM) decided to take strong actions against members of the Church who are homosexuals including ex-communication from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gay Prostitution Scandal Rocks Vatican</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/03/07/gay-prostitution-scandal-rocks-vatican/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Italian press is now reporting that one of Pope Benedict’s ceremonial ushers as well as a member of the Vatican’s elite choir at Saint Peter’s Basilica were involved in a gay prostitution ring.  Secret wiretaps and recording reveal that Angelo Balducci (an Italian executive who was a “Gentleman of His Holiness”) negotiating with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama to Confess to the Dalai Lama?</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/02/06/president-obama-to-confess-to-the-dalai-lama/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/02/06/president-obama-to-confess-to-the-dalai-lama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a tradition particularly among Catholics that a person should confess to his/her priest if they commit sins.  The person will begin by saying “Forgive me father for I have sinned”.  The priest will then listen to the sins and once it is concluded the priest will give the person penance (prayers).  Confession gives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangalore University Says No to Astrology</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/01/12/bangalore-university-says-no-to-astrology/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/01/12/bangalore-university-says-no-to-astrology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiafirsthand.com/?p=1197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The head of all science departments of Bangalore University voted and unanimously rejected the BJP lead state governments efforts to introduce Astrology (Jyotish Shastra) as a course in both the undergraduate and post graduate levels.  The faculty’s approval is required under the Karnataka State Universities Act 2000.  The faculty called the governments move “obscurantist and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Madrasas Get a Bad Rap</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2009/10/17/madrasas-get-a-bad-rap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian State of West Bengal has decided to introduce English as a medium of education in all the state run Madrasas.  Muslims account for 28% of the population in West Bengal.  This decision was announced by the state minister for Minority Affairs Abdus Sattar.  There are about 576 government run Madrasas in the state.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muslim Board to Dissuade Divorces Among Indian Muslims</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2009/09/15/muslim-board-to-dissuade-divorces-among-indian-muslims/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2009/09/15/muslim-board-to-dissuade-divorces-among-indian-muslims/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to PTI news bulletin, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has decided to hold seminars and discussions at various mosques to make people “aware of the ills of divorce”.  Participants will be informed on how and when a Muslim can seek divorce and still be within the framework of the Quran.  AIMPLB [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Literacy Rate in Kerala Not Because of Catholic Church</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2009/09/08/is-high-literacy-rate-in-kerala-because-of-catholic-church/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2009/09/08/is-high-literacy-rate-in-kerala-because-of-catholic-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every once in a while you read something that just blows your mind away.  A few days ago I read an article that basically indicated that the high literacy in Kerala is because of the Catholic Church.  According to the Malayalee Catholic Fellowship (MACAF), this comment was made by well known historian Dr. M.G.S. Narayanan [...]]]></description>
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