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June 2007

Raja Raja Cholan

Submitted by Ram on June 26, 2007

A YouTube Video on Raja Raja Cholan, the Tamil king (emperor?) who lived around the year 1000CE. Interesting stuff.

Is India Becoming a Fascist Society?

Submitted by Ram on June 26, 2007
26.06.2007

I know it sounds too damned far-fetched and unthinkable that India could ever become a Germany or an Italy during the early part of the last century. For one thing, the ethos of those societies was completey different from the Indian ethos of respect for freedom, human rights and truth. Well, hold on a minute (I am telling myself this) before lapsing into a fantasy.

Walk for Values

Submitted by Ram on June 11, 2007
03.12.2008

It was an amazing experience. I am not exactly the sentimental type (though I'm open to new ideas and new experiences) - in fact, I am pretty wary of joining any group or organization.

Big media, please screen your columnists from Nepal - do your homework!

Submitted by Ram on June 5, 2007
05.06.2007

Whenever I read news articles and columns, I cannot help wondering where the writer/columnist is coming from. I have become an expert at spotting their biases towards one way or the other. However, some columnists really make it easy - you don't really need to read between the lines to see where they are coming from. A case in point: Dhruba Adhikary from Nepal.