Monthly Archives: November 2008

Today’s bombings in Mumbai

The bombings and gunfire in Mumbai today (reuters, cnn) make me thankful for my comfortable, secure chair here at home.
Upon hearing the news, I felt two things:

I am going to change this. Idealism swept through me for a few seconds, and subsided.
What is wrong with our country? My family is from India, so this news [...]

Hunting Christians in Orissa

The caption of the article summarizes the atrocity — “Rewards offered for murdering Christians, destroying homes, churches.” In reaction to the murder of a prominent Hindu leader, Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, the Hindu extremists have just declared an ultimatum:
“This week, Hindu extremists said they have set a deadline for the capture of Saraswati’s murderers. If the [...]