Monthly Archives: February 2012

Dastaan-e-Ghare Baire

Posted on February 29, 2012 by secondsaturn

Dastangoi, is a medieval form of storytelling devised by the Prophet’s father-in-law, Amir Hamza Esquire and contains stories of magic, fairies, truant students and naïve maulavis. The form has been revived in modern India through Danish Hussain and Amar Farooqui. … Continue reading →

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Salman Khurshid Demands Pakistan

Posted on February 25, 2012 by secondsaturn

My friend, Kavita Chowdhury sends me an interview with Salman Khurshid taken by her from Uttar Pradesh. Salman Khurshid has promised a Muslim quota within the already existing reserved categories of backward classes. While this should have been read as … Continue reading →

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Scheming Men, Stupid Women

Posted on February 22, 2012 by secondsaturn

Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay in his essay Manushyaphal (Humans as Fruits) said that a woman was very much like a coconut, naïve and sweet when young (youthful and desirable by men) and a hard nut to crack when ripened into post menopause. … Continue reading →

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Fatal Flaws of Feminism

Posted on February 21, 2012 by secondsaturn

When I was born a girl child, being the first born in a family of sparse fertility, my parents decided that never in my life as an adult they will allow my gender to get in my way. Thus while … Continue reading →

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