Cultural stereotypes, rapes, and German cannibalism
Note: I posted the following letter on Twitter, as a satirical response to stereotyping about Indian men by a German professor, who was supported by German media. Disclaimer: This is satire about stereotyping. It was not sent to the German ambassador or the professor. It is to drive home the issue of political stereotyping. The letter is obviously More...
Killing the feminine: Misogyny in Christianity
“She can show you the world we come from. There’s no green there. They killed their Mother, and they’re gonna do the same thing here.” From the movie, Avatar. “The Father, the Son, and the Holy More...
Christophe Jaffrelot allows ideology to defeat objectivity
If one wishes to have a cursory idea about contemporary Indian political life, Religion, Caste & Politics in India (Primus, Delhi 2010) by Christophe Jaffrelot is highly recommended. This book is packed with More...
And the Evil lives on…with help from NDTV
The first time I saw the interview here I was aghast. Just reading whose interview it was made me cringe. Why are we giving hardened criminals so much space? Completely unnecessary, needless and worst of all, heartless. More...
An exposé of Mother Teresa’s deceptions and demagoguery
The Indian Christian United Forum (ICUF) has launched a slanderous propaganda in Bangalore as reported by IndiaFacts. It claims that the priest of the Kāḻi temple persecuted Mother Teresa when she founded the More...
Lutyens Durbaris equally stuck in a time warp
Good lord! Tavleen Singh is back with a vengeance against the RSS on an unprecedented scale. Of course, her venom is always couched as an “advice” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as to Mohan More...
Open letter to the Indian media by a senior Navy Officer
Note: This was sent to IndiaFacts by a serving officer in the Indian Navy with over two decades of experience in various positions and involved in several operations. The name of the officer cannot be disclosed More...
The truth behind Church attacks in India: an Interview
That both the national and the international media have raised a resounding noise over church attacks in India–notably in Delhi–is now old news. However, to those who have been keenly following the More...
The Godhra Riots Postscript: The Masterminds
Note: This is a postscript to The Godhra Riots: Sifting Fact from Fiction, July 2013, by the same author (written originally in October 2014.) In May this year (2014), the people of India chose their Prime Minister. More...
Dear Aswathy Senan: A Hindu woman married to a Muslim man
This piece was sent by an IndiaFacts reader, supporter and well-wisher who wishes to remain anonymous. You can follow the author on Twitter at @readernewspaper. Dear Aswathy, As one who has read your article, may More...