• India,  India Politics

    Get your Paws off our Temples.

    Has Supreme Court started the process freeing of Temples from control of the Avaricious State. Kerala High Court in 2011 had passed a controversial judgment directing the State Government to set up a trust to take control of management and assets of Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple—a very famous holy shrine in Indian state of Kerala. The Apex Court has upheld the right of the Travancore Royal Family in the administration of the temple. The administration of temple by the State and Central Government is a very controversial issue. The State has always had an eye on the massive wealth that the temples collect from the donors. Hindus of the country have…

  • India,  Jottings

    Left and its lack of decency.

    What is it about certain kind of people in India who love to trample upon the sensitivities of Hindus. In a country, that has enshrined as a constitutional guarantee, the right of freedom of speech and expression, one has to toughen his hide and suffer criticisms and abuses, and not always of the most bona fide kind, but the motives behind the critiques and barbs can always be scrutinized. It took this writer some time before he could write on this topic. Months ago this writer read this story regarding Kerala Tourism’s Twitter handle, where the handle drew flak of certain fair minded people after posting a picture of an…