Author Archives: Manas Shaikh

About Manas Shaikh

Manas is a research scholar at IISc, Bangalore.

Let us Bring Back Civility in Politics

There is no need to emphasize the importance of politics on our lives. It is now very common to dismiss all politicians as selfish people who have absolutely no principles. Interestingly, politicians of different parties try to make the best … Continue reading

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Hindutva Terror: Why?

Arrest of Sadhvi accused of terrorism is an important turn in our history. We need to understand what drives the masterminds and the foot soldiers in order to address the problem. Continue reading

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Crafting An Antidote For Extremism

Indians’ search for a suitable image. Continue reading

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Open Thread: Your Vision For India

What is your vision for Future India? Continue reading

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Salman Rushdie and Taslima Nasrin

Analyzing Salman Rushdie and Taslima Nasrin and their convictions Continue reading

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Cricket(s) and Burnt Lives

The fanatics were busy in Orissa while the nation was busy with its cricket. Continue reading

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Malaysia Violences, Hindu Rights and Indian “Interference”

Let us first note that the banner under which the disaffected and discriminated Hindus are fighting is “Hindu Rights Action Force”, and not “Indian Rights Action Force.” And that, my friends, is the right thing to do. They are Hindus, … Continue reading

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Travel, Kannada and Untouchability

I was traveling from Bangalore to Kolkata few days ago. On my way, I saw a few things, which I thought I might share. Travel South India is very sensitive about it’s languages and culture. They feel that the North … Continue reading

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Petition: Allow Al-Jazeera to Downlink in India

Target url I have written about Al-Jazeera not being allowed to downlink in India before. Nothing has changed since then (who expected anything to happen? ) (In the meantime, I’ve loved this interview of Alice Walker. Have a look, it’s … Continue reading

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Independence Eve Gift

Just as we were leaving behind the blatant attack by MIM, the Shiv Sena has offered us another incident to stir Gandhi in his grave. They, it appears, have a good sense of humour. They chose independence day eve. It … Continue reading

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