Prize and prejudice: Why a lot of rotten people win the Nobel Prize
In 1964 when Jean-Paul Sartre was given the Nobel Prize for literature, the French author and leftist icon rejected the award, saying it was “an honour restricted to Western writers and Eastern rebels”. More...
Hating India, not so cordially!
In over fifty years, I can only truly recall only one palpably warm and affirmative article in the British media about India. It was written by a former student of mine, the correspondent of a leading London daily More...
Winston Churchill: Why the Anglo-American glorification of this monster must stop
Most people in the English speaking world consider Winston Churchill a hero, but the war time British Prime Minister was one of the top mass murderers of the twentieth century. Here are the facts and figures. Mao More...
Why is the world so obsessed with India’s caste system?
India’s caste system and ‘untouchability’ have been a matter of profound interest to a large number of social science researchers, historians, and even the general public in modern times. Perceptions of Indian More...
Chetan Bhagat as a Symbol of Deracination
I have never read any book by Chetan Bhagat. When a friend asked me what I think of him, my response was factual – that I don’t think of him. It does not mean I dislike him or his books, it is just that he More...
Rape narrative undermines India as a source of wisdom and healing
Recently the Indian Government’s Minister M Venkaiah Naidu labeled the BBC’s documentary as part of a conspiracy against India. Some responded by saying if there is any conspiracy it is against women. There More...
Britain’s Daughters and America’s Daughters
A foreigner-made documentary called “India’s Daughter” is much in the news. What is clear is that the Government of India supported and cooperated in its production on the express understanding that the More...
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. More...
India’s Daughter and Richard Dawkins’ Racism
The BBC documentary India’s Daughter announces that every 20 minutes a woman is raped in India. It characterizes Indian society as inherently patriarchal and misogynistic. We shouldn’t tolerate a single incident More...