L’Affaire Azaan and Noise Pollution in India

Superstar Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam’s recent volley of tweets expressing his annoyance over being woken up by azaan, the Islamic call to prayer that is broadcast from mosques, on loudspeakers, five times a day, More...

ಅಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೂ ಸೋನು ನಿಗಮ್ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದರಲ್ಲಿ ತಪ್ಪೆನಿದೆ ಹೇಳಿ?

‘ಕಂಕರ್ ಪತ್ತರ್ ಜೋಡ್ ಕೆ, ಮಸ್ಜಿದ್ ಲಾಯೇ ಬನಾಯ್ ತಾ ಚಡ್ ಮುಲ್ಲಾ ಬಾಂಗ್ ದೇ, ಕ್ಯಾ ಬೆಹ್ರಾ ಹುವಾ More...

Azaan and Freedom of Expression – Are they Compatible?

Sonu Nigam is what we would call a moderately famous personality in Bollywood. But on 17th April, he shot to fame once again when he inadvertently committed a cardinal sin according to Indian secularism. He criticized More...