Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s thought-provoking piece analyses the tensions between multiculturalism and liberalism. This comes in the backdrop of David Cameron’s recent call for ‘muscular liberalism’ in stead of multiculturalism in Britain. The tension is ever-present …
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In news: love jihad, Telengana
1. On love jihad – A Kerala judge has sought to legitimise the use of a dangerous concept – ‘Love Jihad’. Liberals should be worried, for this is a clever reactionary assault on the basic …
Continue readingDwindling number of Parsis
The National Minorities Commission ‘s Report on the dwindling number of Parsis in India provides very useful statistical evidence to show that there is a problem. What is disturbing is its prescription for remedying the …
Continue readingMore views on ‘the Baroda case’
Vir Sanghvi and Pratap Mehta weigh in on this issue, adopting contrasting approaches, and responding at least in part to the concerns raised by Jaitley that were highlighted in the previous post. Their ruminations provide …
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