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” [...]
A few days ago I saw a documentary on Public Television (PBS) called “The Buddha”. This documentary was narrated by actor Richard Gere and also included comments and thoughts by well known Buddhists including the Dalai Lama and Pulitzer Prize winning poet W.S. Merwin. The program was very well done and very informative particularly for [...]
We I was young my family used to travel a lot. One of the trips that I remember clearly was the one we took to Shravanabelgola. Shravanabelgola is a relatively small town in the South Indian state of Karnataka. It is known all over India as one of the most important pilgrimage centers for members [...]
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.
About four years ago a Jewish friend of mine and I were discussing the similarities between our names. His name is Ari and mine Hari. I knew that Vishnu, Krishna and Buddha (and many other gods) where called Hari at one point or the other. I also knew that Hari can refer to the color [...]
