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Why statues won’t help Mayawati
by Ritwik on July 17, 2009
The reporting of the latest statue building exercise hasn’t touched upon the topic of electoral gain: will this statue building spree benefit Mayawati electorally?
Since I am not a journalist,I will go ahead and do what most Indians are very happy doing in their drawing rooms/paan shops/offices/playgrounds etc etc – predict the fate of politicians and political parties.
Continue ReadingEqual 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 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.
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