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Weekend Reading: Indonesia Special
Satyameva Jayate - India - March 20, 2010 07:53 ET
This weekend, some thought-provoking readings on Indonesia with special reference to radical Islam and Indonesia’s Hindu & Buddhist past and traditions. Why Indonesia? Because events that are unfolding in this country – home to the world’s largest...
Introducing Yourself to Indian Classical Music 4-Voices
Uttara, Author, "Likhati" blog - India - March 20, 2010 09:31 ET
Contd. from here. In the last two posts we heard the voice of MS Subbulakshmi, of the South Indian Carnatic tradition. It has to be said that North Indians who follow Hindustani music, i.e. the...
Mushairas in Delhi: Poets and Urdu couplets
An Indian Muslim's Blog - India - March 19, 2010 15:22 ET
Almost every day there is a grand 'mushaira' somewhere in the country apart from numerous small ones in the towns, however, Delhi being the capital plays host to a number of important mushairas. The major mushairas in the national capital recently were organised by Urdu...
Recommendations musn’t be Based on Ignorance: Part 1
Seriously Sandeep - India - March 17, 2010 16:27 ET
Introduction Offstumped’s post attempts to chart a course for the future of what he calls the “broad political space opposed to Left Liberalism.” As laudable and difficult the endeavour is, the ideas he espouses in the piece leave many gaps in clarity, ignores crucial...
Looking ahead
Feringhee: The India Diaries - India - March 15, 2010 22:43 ET
Kids from the Udana Tsunami camp (a special meditation program for kids from the tsunami-hit areas) visit Nilambe Buddhist meditation centre, near Galaha, Sri Lanka in 2005. These kids were all from the most affected (east coastal) areas of Sri Lanka. The camp was...
sweet dreams are made of this...
Project Why - India - March 14, 2010 19:47 ET
I remember the day when I first met Sanjay. It must have been 8 years or so ago and he must have been 14. We had just begun teaching a primary class at the Lohar Bati, gypsy camp, located next to our first centre. Sanjay and some of his pals, who had all dropped out of school,...
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