Hindustan Times
As the power of organising societies evolved from primitive groupings based on fear and incentives to complex networks powered by science and reason, the role of religion has for all practical purposes become irrelevant to public discourse. Read more
(10 votes, average: 4.6 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 9:08 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged Constitutions, dogma, Gautam Chikermane, hindustan times, news, politics, public opinion, religion, rituals, spirituality
I admire Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi — forget the economic parameters of the state, you just need to go out at 1 am in the morning in Baroda to see and experience the huge number of women and men walking on the roads, free from any threat, real or imagined. That state, when you know that the chances of your being assaulted at that time are close to zero, is to my mind the epitome of security, the first dharma of governance. This sense of security has attracted carmakers like Tata and Ford to Gujarat, a feat that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is only beginning to aspire for. Read more
(39 votes, average: 3.41 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 9:01 pm
Filed under India, religion · Tagged and Rajiv Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Cutting the Edge, Gautam Chikermane, Godhra, hindustan times, Hindutva, Mohan Bhagwat, Narendra Modi, National Democratic Alliance, NDA, news, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, RSS
When I wrote about Islam, I was hounded by Muslims. When I wrote about Hinduism, the Hindus attacked me. I have also faced angry Christians and Jews. Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains have been missing so far. Read more
(70 votes, average: 2.74 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 10:18 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, cyber-Hindutva, Gautam Chikermane, Hinduism, hindustan times, Islam, natinalists, news, religious tolerance, Rohit Vyasmaan, Sangh Parivar
Even though the legal position is clearly in favour of the Muslim Personal Law — and accordingly, the Delhi high court upholding the wedding of a 15-year-old Muslim girl is in tune with the law — a sense of unease has gripped the nation. Read more
(15 votes, average: 4.2 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 8:18 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged All India Organisation of Imams of Mosques, biology, Christianity, consensual sex, constitution, Delhi high court, education, faith, Gautam Chikermane, Hebrew, Hinduism, Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, Islam, Marriage at 15, Muslim Personal Law, PCSOA, premarital sex, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, religion
