Stories about India from June, 2009
Talking to Indian-Jamaican writer and blogger Annie Paul
An interview with Jamaica-based Indian writer and editor Annie Paul, whose blog covers art, literature, popular culture, politics, and current affairs.
India: The Twittering Minister
Shashi Tharoor becomes the first Indian minister on Twitter and this has sparked a debate: “Should government ministers use Twitter to keep the public informed of their daily activities?”, informs Sepia Mutiny.
India: Top Ten Solutions For Eve Teasing
The Rational Fool posts a list of hilarious solutions to tackle the eve teasing problem in India.
India: Tipaimukh Dam FAQ
The New Horizon posts a detailed FAQ on the controversial Tipaimukh Dam project in India and its consequences on India and Bangladesh.
India: The Future Of BJP
Rajesh Jain posts a series of commentaries on the future of BJP, which had a disappointing performance in the recent Indian Elections 2009. (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)
India: Treatment Of The Dalits
Amit Varma points to a picture by Ritesh Uttamchandani which brilliantly captures the treatment of people of the Dalit caste in India. The blogger comments: “I’d also bet that there are hazaar (thousands of) people out there who wouldn’t see anything odd in that boy sitting under the table. Such...
India: Ignorance About North Eastern India
Paritosh Chakma at Musings Of A Chakma writes: “what irritate me in Delhi most are two things: (1) Ignorance about my native state, Mizoram, and (2) ignorance and insensitivity towards my physical attributes.”
Caste Based Communities on Orkut Mirror India's Splintered Society
I have written before about Shiv Sena's militant approach towards Orkut communities critical of the party, its leader Bal Thakeray, or its Hindutva ideology. Caste-based communities on Orkut are another disturbing example of online communities mirroring the splintered nature of Indian society.
India: Interview with Gauravonomics
Blog Adda interviews Global Voices Author and popular Indian blogger Gaurav Mishra aka Gauravonomics on Social Media and Social Media Analytics.
India: Do Not Evict The Chakmas
Paritosh Chakma at Musings of a Chakma draws attention to the fact that in Mizoram state of India the land of many Chakma indigenous population have been acquired by the government to make way to border fencing along the Mizoram-Bangladesh border. “There is no plan to rehabilitate the displaced Chakmas...
India: Liberalizing The Education Sector
While discussing the recent increase of attacks on Indian students in Australia, Atanu Dey opines that the Indian Education sector should be liberalized, so that the Indian students do not have to go abroad for higher studies.
India: Reaction To The Obama Speech To The Muslim World
Sujatha at Blogpourri comments on US president Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim World in Cairo University today: “the speech is most definitely worth a read and worth sharing with our children.”
India: First Female Speaker Of Parliament
Aparajita reports that senior Congress leader Meira Kumar created history today by taking oath as India’s first female speaker of the Lok Sabha. This election proves that: “women are becoming more powerful day by day. Instead of being dominated by others they are going to dominate the country in the...
GM Bankruptcy And Its Effect In South Asia
South Asia Blog discusses how the filing of bankruptcy by GM will affect South Asian countries, particularly India.
Indian Students Under Attack In Australia
Rashmi Bansal at Youth Curry discusses about the recent attacks on Indian students in Australia.
