Mr. Vijay Tarun wondered aloud, why when we have South Indians, you know, blacks- with us, how can we be racist? Some were angered and exasperated. I was only amused. Greatly amused. For one thing, he was not malicious at all. He was actually trying to put forward a genuine point of view. It is […]
Category: Rational ruminations
Why the Extremists are wrong
“It is spineless not to have strong views. And one should stick with them” A friend told me, half accusingly. “Is it? May be you are right. May be one should take a non-negotiable stand on certain issues. But we may need to keep thinking, looking at possibilities and eye the middle ground when possible.” […]
Indecent proposals- why women should propose to men and not the other way.
Recently I saw a film in which the woman proposes to the man. It was a hit scene in that movie. In movies, it happens occasionally, nowadays. We get a thrill. This is nothing but a gut reaction to the novel. It is sensational, only because what happens is usually the reverse, But I think […]
The Dragon under the surface
The Gombe War is famous. It is also known as the “Four-Year War” of Gombe, and lasted from 1974 to 1978. It was a violent conflict between two communities in Gombe, in Tanzania. They were a single, close-knit community. Any one member of the group couldn’t have survived without the group. They shared food, and were united under […]
The Economics and Politics of MONOGAMY.
I was going through the morning newspaper. The debate about the uniform civil code was on in full swing. Lot of activists accused the Muslims of wanting to continue having four wives. Progressive Muslims formed at the mouth and reminded all about the terrible row many sadhus and traditionalist Hindus at that time made when […]