Equal Rights are not a zero sum game: Response to Swapan Dasgupta
by Ritwik on July 8, 2009
Appliepiecrust has written a strong rejoinder to Swapan Dasgupta’s diatribe against gay rights. You can read it here Excerpts: Mr. Dasgupta is concerned about “in-your-face-gayness” and militant gay activism, and believes all gay activism to be defined by this “perverseness.” (…)
Continue ReadingGreat Danes
by Ritwik on July 8, 2009
A poem critical of colonialism and of those who overlook the role it has in the present poverty of so-called third world countries like India. Comparative analysis of Denmark and India.
Continue ReadingBoot Cake in Gujarat
by Ritwik on July 8, 2009
This week NDTV 24×7 will be airing Kathryn Millard’s film, The Boot Cake at the following times: The Bootcake – a film by Kathryn Millard – Part 1 July 4: 3 – 4 pm July 5: 1 – 2 pm (…)
Continue ReadingBlogs are an unforgiving medium
by Ritwik on July 5, 2009
Everyone knows that there exist people who make money off their blogs. They run these little “ads served by google” on their online pages and get paid every time someone clicks on one of these links. If one has many (…)
Continue ReadingInstalling software makes computer obese
by Ritwik on July 4, 2009
A user on Microsoft Answers discusses a matter of crucial importance: I’ve noticed that as I copy data/install programs on my Laptop, the weight of the Laptop increases. I have a bad back and am medically limited on the amount of weight (…)
Continue ReadingLeft Front Government drags feet over OBC reservation
by Ritwik on July 3, 2009
Everyone knows that the left parties in India [ie, CPI, CPI-M, RSP and Forward Block] are passionate supporters of caste based reservations. We see this here and here and here Why then, is the CPM-led Left Front Government in Bengal (…)
Continue ReadingReinterpretation of Dreams – a critique
by Ritwik on July 2, 2009
A critique of Jean Dreze’s Interpretation of Dreams that appeared in Times of India. This critique focuses on how Dreze has failed to appreciate the significant impact colonialism has in India’s present state of poverty and illiteracy. Also examines the impact of colonialism in widening caste based disparities in India.
Continue ReadingAmnesty International’s new anti-abuse ad
by Ritwik on July 1, 2009
Amnesty International has installed a new anti-domestic-abuse ad fixture in Hamburg, Germany which is equal parts clever and shocking: when you look at the photo, it’s a smiling couple; when you look away, it’s a dude punchin’ a lady. Full story on (…)
Continue ReadingAnt mega-colony takes over the world
by Ritwik on July 1, 2009
Very interesting story from BBC.co.uk: Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong to the same interrelated colony, and will refuse to fight one another. The colony may be the largest of its type ever (…)
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