Christianity Makes Perfect Sense

It is based on perfectly logical and reasonable premises. What’s there not to like about Christianity? Continue reading “Christianity Makes Perfect Sense”

The Urbanization Imperative

In the February 2010 issue of Pragati I argue why India needs new livable, sustainable and well-managed cities. The text of the article appears below, for the record.
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Coke Harvests Rain Water in Madhya Pradesh

A news item reports that Coke has completed some rain water harvesting projects in MP. “The projects have the combined capacity to harvest 36 lakh liters (3.6 million liters) of rainwater annually, benefiting the schools and surrounding communities.” Good start.
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Matters may not have improved much

“A demoralized, timid, and hopeless mass bullied and crushed by every dominant interest and incapable of resistance.” Who said this about whom and when? Continue reading “Matters may not have improved much”

JNU and Commie Hypocrisy

Too much hypocrisy in the air these days. Commies, Christians, Congressis, . . . the list goes on. The three C’s converge on the campus of the Jawaharlal Nehru University — which is appropriate and right.
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The Tragic Hypocrisy of Christians Following Tragedies

Richard Dawkins, he of The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion, pulls no punches. He tells it as he sees it.
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Nehru rate of Growth was due to Lack of Will and Vision

For anyone to do anything great requires will and vision. True for an individual, true for a nation. India is stuck not because it does not have the resources but because it does not have the will and the vision to succeed. To be more accurate, India has not had leaders who have the required will and vision to make use of India’s resources, such as they are. The so-called “Nehru rate of growth” was the consequence of having leaders with little will and even less understanding — starting of course with Nehru.
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