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Comment on 6 Things To Like About The Jaipur Literature Festival 2012 by Dr Durgaprasad Agrawal

Dr Durgaprasad Agrawal — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:40:35 +0000

You are ABSOLUTELY correct.

Comment on 1 lakh people came together for Lokpal? Think again by Ritwik Agrawal

Ritwik Agrawal — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:51:26 +0000

@Neelakshi – Thanks :)

@USR – The RSS was providing support but not making the bulk of the numbers. Even a very well organized group needs crowds to work with, which were missing in Mumbai for reasons outlined above.

Comment on 1 lakh people came together for Lokpal? Think again by USR

USR — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:46:15 +0000

The kind of protest I saw in Delhi was uncannily RSS-like. All the slogan chanting, effigy burning etc. It’s the kind of high-decibel protests we see in most right-wing movements. Some of the slogan chanting even targeted certain Congress leaders personally :P. The RSS may have infiltrated the movement silently, via its massive cadre strength, thus creating an image of a lot of public support. But I wonder why that didn’t work in Mumbai. Considering that the RSS has a strong support-base in Maharashtra.

Comment on 1 lakh people came together for Lokpal? Think again by Neelakshi

Neelakshi — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:42:09 +0000

I am a little late but bang on. We’ve discussed the contents but I especially like the style of writing in this one.

Comment on Petition against removal of Ramanujan’s Essay by abhay

abhay — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:25:16 +0000

this is an essay and not a creative piece based on what is available. if as hindus we worship god ram then we should know the context of ramayana and its various retelling.

Comment on This university is a cola free zone by purushottam agrawal

purushottam agrawal — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:20:22 +0000

It is absolutely essential to ban bad things like aerated drinks. After all, big brother knows the best for you, and we have more than one big brothers these days. Some more unhealthy things and habits carrying forward from bad old days of JNU need to be banned. To begin with, it will be good to ban Awaragardi in the night, as it is a health hazard and also waste of precious human resources( what did you say- human beings…no chance you are just a resource) and also late library hours which are waste of precious electricity, which is badly needed for Malls and multiplexes. In fact talkativeness ( a hallmark of bad old days) must be banned forthwith, people should talk only after having due clearance from the powers that be…
Good carry on banning left and right..

Comment on This university is a cola free zone by Ritwik Agrawal

Ritwik Agrawal — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:57:33 +0000

Yeah, schools are different. That is why I support school uniforms too. Given how we’re are going nowadays as a nation, soon we shall have college uniforms too, with salwar kameezes.

Comment on This university is a cola free zone by Neelakshi

Neelakshi — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:55:42 +0000

I agree. I never liked the banning of coke and all in schools also. Schools are not hypocritical about it, they ban Mazaa also. And I grudgingly admit that it is important in schools.

Comment on Atulya Bharat, part 1 by Ritwik Agrawal

Ritwik Agrawal — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:50:01 +0000

lol that cartoon is very good.

Comment on Atulya Bharat, part 1 by Neelakshi

Neelakshi — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:16:27 +0000

One more of your ‘spur of the moment’ pieces. The Hindu cartoon today shows the BPL nonsense going down the Quota way.

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/cartoon/article2473754.ece