February 16, 2008

All in the Name of Power Politics
16 February 2008, by SC
As we go to press the news has come that exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreenâ€™s resident permit to stay on in this country is being extended beyond February 17, the day it is supposed to expire. However, she continues to remain interned at (...)
Desire for Sameness
16 February 2008, by Surendra Mohan
Raj Thackerayâ€™s campaign against people whose forefathers arrived in Mumbai from Bihar or Uttar Pradesh has its roots in his bid to win the battle of the Shiv Senaâ€™s leadership from his cousin Uddhav Thackeray. Since Bal Thackeray made Uddhav his (...)
Ejection from India would mean Cold-blooded Murder of my Most Cherished Ideals
16 February 2008, by Taslima Nasreen
Although I was not born an Indian, there is very little about my appearance, my tastes, my habits and my traditions to distinguish me from a daughter of the soil. My father was born before Partition; the strange history of this subcontinent made (...)

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