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A Lament for the Bamiyan Buddhas
2001

A Lament for the Bamiyan Buddhas

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March 19th, 2001 [The Bamiyan Buddhas installation] was vandalised and destroyed by the Taliban of Afghanistan. The followers of Islam are embarrassed as never before. Their enemies , the RSS/VHP/BJP Shiv Sena the Akalis and the U. S. of A. are delighted. The vandals of 6th December 1992 who destroyed the Babari Musjid under the… Continue reading A Lament for the Bamiyan Buddhas

1997

The legend of the origin of marriage in India

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August 20th, 1997 As we enter the second half of the first century of India’s Independence it is time to take stock. What has been achieved? And, more importantly, what should be the priority in the decade 1997-2007? What problem needs to be addressed most urgently? Perhaps the total absence of idealism requires immediate and… Continue reading The legend of the origin of marriage in India