tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519186062588919071Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:31:44 +0000Human RightsPoliticsReligionAgricultureBollywoodCaste/Dalit/AdivasiDemocracyEducationGlobalizationListsPovertyTelevisionEssays and opinions published on India Indeedhttp://indiaindeedindepth.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (SN)Blogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519186062588919071.post-6263585070445045303Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:33:00 +00002007-10-09T21:36:28.992-07:00BollywoodIndian culture is quite "homosocial" in that displays of affection and body contact between men is socially acceptable and is commonly depicted in Bollywood movies. Research in India also shows that there seems to be a hidden subculture that allows a man to engage in homosexual activity without compromising his masculinity or his sexual orientation. The mantra must be; what is hidden is also http://indiaindeedindepth.blogspot.com/2007/10/bollywoods-gay-casting-couch-is-out-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SN)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519186062588919071.post-6707789254964669946Mon, 08 Oct 2007 05:07:00 +00002007-10-09T09:30:54.731-07:00Caste/Dalit/AdivasiHuman RightsThe Maoists (Naxalites) claim their violent struggle in India is driven by the predation and disenfranchisement of the under classes by the Indian government. As such they attract those they purport to fight for, the Adivasis, who make a large part of the Maoist armies. They are the impoverished indigenous Indian population whose wellbeing has often taken a back seat. For those of us unaffected http://indiaindeedindepth.blogspot.com/2007/10/binayak-sen-guilty-as-charged.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SN)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519186062588919071.post-7155434043620084140Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:39:00 +00002007-10-08T09:44:16.360-07:00AgricultureGlobalizationPrime Minister Manmohan Singh reviewed the situation on farmer suicides on August 31st during his visit to Mumbai and attempted to work out comprehensive strategies to combat the problem. But all if was more of the same. More aid packages or a true solid plan. Trade liberalization and globalization now has our farmers competing in a global market whose complexities befuddle even the most educatedhttp://indiaindeedindepth.blogspot.com/2007/10/farmer-suicides-searching-for-solution.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SN)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519186062588919071.post-5253873677898839253Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:57:00 +00002007-10-04T21:37:17.842-07:00DemocracyHuman RightsMyanmar (Burma) has been in the news lately for the recent iron hand crack down by the military junta on the saffron clad monk's pro-democracy demonstrations . Myanmar's most prominent allies and trade partners India and China have come under some strong criticism for their low key and muted response. India and China can play a key role in restoring democracy but will the burgeoning trade http://indiaindeedindepth.blogspot.com/2007/10/is-india-being-responsible-neighbor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SN)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519186062588919071.post-1616542917871548952Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:58:00 +00002007-10-03T11:02:28.901-07:00PovertyWith billions in reserves (In 2001 India had a national stockpile of around 60 million tons of rice and wheat) and a robust economy India still suffers from a malnourishment epidemic and persistent hunger among many of its people. The United Nations' World Food Program claims that "nearly 50 percent of the world's hungry live in India, a low-income, food-deficit country. Around 35 percent of http://indiaindeedindepth.blogspot.com/2007/10/indias-hungry-can-be-fed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SN)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519186062588919071.post-6989894157694057965Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:20:00 +00002007-10-13T12:48:28.381-07:00ListsTelevisionThe new season for US television shows begins this week, and finally we can boast of a significant contingent of Indian actors.Read the original and related post on "India Indeed" So in light of the new season of televisions here are three lists of interest.Actors of Indian origin in recurring roles on US TV ShowsAasif Mandvi, CBS's "Jericho" & Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” Adhir Kalyan, CW'shttp://indiaindeedindepth.blogspot.com/2007/09/indian-actors-make-scene-on-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SN)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519186062588919071.post-7205201321684032244Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:47:00 +00002007-09-21T01:20:36.212-07:00ReligionThe caste system is as horrendous as it has become inherently Hindu. This archaic system has survived and sometimes flourished as political and religious groups rationalize and propagate it within India using the Vedas, Karmic influence and ancient religious dictum. The caste system was created as a form social hierarchy with strict boundaries based on occupation and levels of purity (the lower http://indiaindeedindepth.blogspot.com/2007/09/outcasts-make.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SN)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519186062588919071.post-1379425582606865170Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:00:00 +00002007-09-19T12:17:07.089-07:00EducationA social service group in India is consulting with TFA to develop a similar model for India. The challenges and workability of the program in a country like India are hard to predict. An analysis of TFA's working here in the US itself reveals that it has its share of critics.Wendy Kopp started "Teach for America" in 1990 with a noble mandate to eliminate educational inequality. Today it has http://indiaindeedindepth.blogspot.com/2007/09/teach-for-america-theres-more-teaching.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SN)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519186062588919071.post-1805314171428524081Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:30:00 +00002007-09-19T12:22:36.494-07:00PoliticsReligionAdam's Bridge, also called Rama's Bridge (Ram Sethu) is a chain of limestone shoals, between the islands of Mannar, near northwestern Sri Lanka, and Rameswaram, off the southeastern coast of India. The bridge is 30 miles (48 km) long and separates the Gulf of Mannar (southwest) from the Palk Strait (northeast).The Ramayana describes the bridge as being built by Ram's (the protaganist of the epic)http://indiaindeedindepth.blogspot.com/2007/09/ram-sethu-bridging-science-with-faith.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SN)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519186062588919071.post-7279410833143342897Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:25:00 +00002007-09-19T16:28:12.755-07:00PoliticsFull text of the letter from Senator Obama to India IndeedI support strengthening America’s relations with India because we share many common goals and interests. America is India’s largest trading and investment partner, both countries value the rule of law and cultural pluralism, and both are united in the fight to protect their values, their people and their way of life from terrorism and http://indiaindeedindepth.blogspot.com/2007/09/senator-obama-on-india.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SN)0