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mao: little red book of libido
The image Mao presented to his followers was that of the libidoless leader. He taught the youth of China that love…is a “psychosomatic activity which consumes energy and wastes time.”… …Whatever the reality, the image Mao presented to his followers … Continue reading
mao: ascetic revolutionary
…The image Mao presented to his followers was that of a libidoless leader. He taught the youth of China that love…is a “psychosomatic activity which consumes energy and wastes time.”… …In both the West and in India there existed a … Continue reading
gandhi and ascetism: spiritual weapons
…Fasting was a weapon- non-violent, of course- to control primarily oneself and one’s followers, and only secondarily one’s opponents. Gandhi, unlike Lenin, aimed first at truth and God. Only when these were attained, inside himself, could he have spiritual power … Continue reading
gandhi: passions and good intentions
…”A man who is swayed by passions,” Gandhi says, “may have good enough intentions, may be truthful in word, but he will never find the Truth. …A reformer cannot afford to have close intimacy with him whom he seeks to … Continue reading
lenin: gandhi complex
…Lenin however, had learned well from his earlier experiences. In general, he knew how to keep his emotions “to himself,” to “keep a stone in one’s sling,” and to regard all persons “without sentiment.” It was because he had steeled … Continue reading
what the meek shall inherit….
To be determined at a later date. Yelp has gone public, and good for them that they have made so much money on the offering. However, this company won’t even be around in ten years. The tech highway is littered … Continue reading
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eden postponed
Maybe Shiva knows? Its a struggle with modernity and some of its paradoxes hint at some great truths. Beginning in the 1960’s the hippies began traveling to India, on the quest of a sort of Thomas More utopia: a search … Continue reading
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do they take reservations?
Affirmative action. Or the reservation system. Is compensatory justice a justice? . Its a sensitive and complex issue that pits individual merit,social responsibility, economic injustice,privilege and social class into legislative melting pot where despite quotas, few of the oppressed community … Continue reading
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Tagged aarakshan, affirmative action, amitabh bachchan, bollywood banned film, Donovan, harijans, indian cinema, maharaj of alwar, mahatma gandhi, mandal commission, namrata joshi, prakash jha, saif ali khan, sandra day o'connor, stephanie nolen, the dalit india, Thorstein Veblen
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conversations with dharma: monkey business
Mahatma Gandhi dreamed that one day India would become a Ram-rajya. The Ramayan teaches Indians to perform their dharma. Originally, it was a 50,000 verse epic poem, seen to originate with Valmiki,the Sanskrit poet, around 1000 BCE. The hero, Rama, … Continue reading
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