Introduction Once hailed as a land of diverse cultures, economic potential, and a model for peaceful coexistence, India is now facing a perilous ideological shift. The rise of Hindutva, an ideology that seeks to impose a singular religious identity on a pluralistic society, is not just a threat to India’s secular fabric but also to […]
Tag Archives: Gujarat
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Oct
Oct
Recently in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat a billionaire businessman Mr. Parag Desai died due to a brain haemorrhage which was caused by a fall when he was trying to run away from attacking street dogs who were chasing him. Every day in the state of Gujarat and elsewhere in the country hundreds of people […]
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Dec
Dec
Until a couple of decades back, Indian politicians were restricted to using only Indian cars, the now extinct Ambassador or Premier Padmini. The cars of the President and the Prime Minister, however, except for the facade, contained engines and other mechanisms imported from Germany, etc. Both companies have since gone the way of the […]
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Apr
Apr
By Madhusudan Raj Many parents in different states of India, including the state of Gujarat which is my home state, are right now agitating against private schools (sic) for higher fees (see here, here and here). Troubled about the rising cost of their children’s schooling many of these parents are asking the government to control […]