“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, [...]
Some of my friends have told me that Indians are like “coconuts”. They are “brown” on the outside but “white” on the inside. I do not believe that all Indians behave this way but at the same time I think that there is some truth to these statements. Indians in the United States for example [...]
During my school days in India one of the routine rituals that we did as students was to stand up as the teacher entered the class room, say the appropriate salutations in unison and then sit down and get ready for the lecture. This is a small way to show our respect for the teacher. [...]
Whenever I am up late I turn on the TV and watch the “Tonight Show” hosted by comedian Jay Leno. My favorite segment of this show is called “Jaywalking”. Reporters from the Tonight Show approach pedestrians in some of the major American cities and ask them fairly basic questions. Some of the responses are hilarious. [...]
Some of the questions that I am asked most by readers of this blog and by a few of my friends are whether I am nationalistic and whether I see anything wrong with nationalistic thought. My first reaction normally is to ask for clarification on what they mean by nationalistic thought. In most cases the [...]
The world famous Lord Venkateswara Temple is located in Tirumala which is very close to the town of Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh). The Thirumala temple is one of the most visited places on earth. It is estimated that somewhere between 50,000 to 75,000 pilgrims and tourists visit this temple every day. Today the presiding deity of [...]
Most of us know by now that Ramkishan Alipur Yadav (known as Swami Ramdev) has started a political party. The party named Bharat Swabhiman will contest all 545 Lok Sabha seats in the next national elections. The Swami himself will not stand for elections (this stance reminds me of Sonia Gandhi and her relationship with [...]
George William Curtis was an American writer and an individual involved in the founding of the Republican Party. He is often credited with saying that “A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle”. This is a [...]
The N.D.Tiwari debacle reminded me of a similar incident involving the Governor of South Carolina Mark Sanford. Earlier this year the Republican governor went missing for almost a week (even his wife and kids were unaware of his whereabouts). Before leaving he had informed his staff that he was going to hike the Appalachian Trail. [...]
“This may be my last visit to you during your presidency and let me say, thank you very much. The people of India deeply love you”. These were the words uttered by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to then President George Bush when he visited the United States in September of last year.
