On Islamic Fundamentalism – Taslima Nasrin
This article is adapted from Taslima Nasrin’s April 28, 1996 speech at Harvard University, sponsored hy the Humanist Chaplaincy. Read more »
Wed
17
Oct '07
Let’s Burn The Burqa – Taslima Nasrin
My mother used purdah. She wore a burqa with a net cover in front of the face. It reminded me of the meatsafes in my grandmother’s house. One had a net door made of cloth, the other of metal. But the objective was the same: keeping the meat safe. My mother was put under a burqa by her conservative family. 
They told her that wearing a burqa would mean obeying Allah. And if you obey Allah, He would be happy with you and not let you burn in hellfire. My mother was afraid of Allah and also of her own father. He would threaten her with grave consequences if she didn’t wear the burqa. Read more »
Fri
05
Oct '07
CK Prahlad Speech
I had no problem accepting this invitation at all. This is the best thing we can do in India, to respect and also show gratitude, not just to our parents, mother and father, but the teacher who makes us so. Read more »
Mon
02
Jul '07
Good Quotes
“Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake a whole relationship.”
- Sharon Stone Read more »
Mon
29
Jan '07
President’s address Jan 26th 2007
Dear Citizens,
On the eve of the 58th Republic Day of India, my greetings to all of you in the country and those living abroad. Read more »
Sat
13
Jan '07
GE’s Jeff Immelt on the 10 Keys to Great Leadership
When GE’s CEO Jeff Immelt teaches up-and-coming leaders at the company’s famed management-development center, he runs through a checklist of what he calls “Things Leaders Do.” In an interview with Fast Company, Immelt reveals his own leadership checklist. Read more »
Fri
05
Jan '07
Thoughts for 2007
“It is better to have a wise man as an enemy than to have a fool as a friend.”
Anonymous Read more »
Wed
15
Nov '06
Arundhati Roy on Narmada- The Greater Common Good
“If you are to suffer, you should suffer in the interest of the country.” – Jawaharlal Nehru, speaking to villagers who were to be displaced by the Hirakud Dam, 1948. Read more »
Sun
09
Jul '06
Sat
24
Jun '06
President Kalam on Indian attitudes
Why is the media here so negative?
Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our
own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great
nation. We have so many amazing
success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them.
Why? Read more »
