Obed Manwatkar “Hinduism is not a religion, it’s a disease.” ~ Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar On 9th November 2014, Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai, a senior Journalist of the so-called ‘mainstream electronic media’ tweeted to the world that Mr. Manohar Parrikar and Mr. Suresh Prabhu were elected as full cabinet ministers. He proclaimed his ‘Saraswat Pride’ in that …
Sardesai, Caste Pride, and The Kalyug of Inverted Logic
Gaurav Somwanshi So a few days ago Rajdeep Sardesai tweeted1, “Big day for my Goa. Two GSBs, both talented politicians, become full cabinet ministers. Saraswat pride!” (GSB= Goud Saraswat Brahmin) That led to some criticism which was conveniently dubbed as “abuse and hate mail” by Sardesai in a follow-up article2 on Hindustan Times where …
Aarakshan: Expression with Reservation
by Bobby Kunhu I have not watched Aarakshan. I am an unapologetic advocate of free speech. And I generally do not like writing about what I do not know. But then this piece is not about Aarakshan, but about dominant discussions about the movie from newsroom discussions to (English) newspaper headlines. And most of the …