Musings
Thoughts on a range of subjectsOn Amartya Sen
In his interview Amartya Sen betrays his inability to tolerate any political ideology which differs from his. It is ironic then that he criticises the idea of Solitarism, which believes that human beings have one principal identity. For Sen and many left leaning...
British Media’s negative reporting on India
The BBC online coverage of India is dominated by negative stories of the country and I wonder why such a reputable establishment seems to give a carte blanche to its reporters. No other country gets such a biased coverage, not China, not any number of countries where...
Dear Simon Tinsdall
This one went viral!Dear Simon TinsdallYour article in today's Guardian is a lot of breast thumping. You call the ruling party India, ' oppressive Hindu majority power '. Would you call the UK a oppressive Christian power considering the discrimination faced by etnnic...
Dear Siddarth Ray
Your moral outrage in the Guardian is not going to convince English readers if you are trying to impress them. The temple is being built after the clearance of the Supreme Court.It was originally a temple. Modi is a democratically elected leader who has brought about...
Dear Jonathan
In today's article in the Guardian Jonathan Freedland ( COVID-19 lets tyrants wreak havoc as we look the other) says that Naredra Modi is cracking down on Muslim citizens and their leaders. He goes on to say right wing Hindus are branding, 'corona jihad' and that Modi...
Letter sent to the Guardian and also Amartya.
Dear EditorAmratyasens critical piece on India has many flows (26 0ctober).He says anyone critical of the government is branded anti national, without giving any examples. There are anti national forces calling for India to be broken into pieces and they certainly do...
Dear Akansha Singh
Your article in the Independent in which you moan about the reaction to the advert and claim you are confused why it made people angry. India for you is no longer a secular nation. You further blame the right wing Hindus of the BJP. To educate the British people you...
Dear Hannah
Your Article in today's Guardian criticising the Modi Government for its plan to build a new parliament is fastidious. The world's biggest democracy needs a new building and after careful consideration it has come to this decision. The old argument that India could...
The following reply to Samanth Subramaniun’s article yesterday in the Guardian.
Dear SamanthYour article in the Guardian is peppered with innuendo and fake claims. You are mainly addressing a British audience hoping that it will create the impact you want suiting your ideology. Let us start with paragraphs you have written in your article.Para 1...
Guardian 13 January 2020
Message: Dear Kenan Your article today in the Guardian ( 13 January 2020 ) starts with a title belittling India and designed to please your British audience. The title, ' Its tempting to see India as a place apart but it offers lessons for us all'. In other words...