Friday, July 17, 1998
No peace without dialogue
An Inter-religious Appreciation as well as one of the Sakhis attribute a similar incident to Guru Nanak when he was called away from this world. Shilananda holds that Guru Nanak, following in the footsteps of Kabir, "began preaching, `there is no Hindu, there is no Mussalman'.
Caste your vote
The manner in which the Women's Bill was thwarted in Parliament highlights the primacy accorded to caste in electoral politics by every political party except the Left. Unfortunately, the area of public discourse has shifted so far to the right that it is unfashionable to applaud the Left for anything these days.
Spoiling sport
India is known for its ingratitude to its sportsmen, but the case of Joe Philips is beyond belief. Not only has his widow been reduced to penury, her representations to the government for aid have been answered by an imperious request that she supply the "full particulars" of her case.
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