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		<title>In memoriam: Chinua Achebe; here&#8217;s an old unpublished piece of mine using the same idea &#8220;things fall apart; the center cannot hold&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Chinua Achebe passed away. He stood up for the rights of Africans threatened by imported colonial norms and religions. According to his Wikipedia entry,  Chinua Achebe (pron.: /ˈtʃɪnwɑː əˈtʃɛbeɪ/,[1] born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, 16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013)[2] was a Nigerian[3] novelist, poet, professor, andcritic. He was best known for his first novel and magnum opus,[4] Things Fall Apart(1958), which is the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rajeev2007.wordpress.com&#038;blog=395334&#038;post=534&#038;subd=rajeev2007&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fear of Engineering [replugged from some years ago] &#124; what liberals suffer from</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.rediff.co.in/news/2002/nov/01rajeev.htm Rajeev Srinivasan Fear of Engineering I have been noticing an interesting phenomenon for some time, but it reached a crescendo with the ascent of Abdul Kalam to the post of President of India. The rise of the humble aeronautical engineer to the nation&#8217;s highest post coincided with a flurry of articles and statements in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rajeev2007.wordpress.com&#038;blog=395334&#038;post=489&#038;subd=rajeev2007&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What ails #liberals? &#124; #warped #ethics #values #motives</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following was published somewhat edited by firstpost on March 18th, 2013 at http://www.firstpost.com/living/the-left-liberal-idea-of-india-is-mere-idea-and-no-india-665191.html Here is the original text. What ails liberals? Rajeev Srinivasan on how the leftist world-view ipso facto guarantees disaster The recent brouhaha over the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, its invitation to Narendra Modi, and its subsequent revocation under pressure from a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rajeev2007.wordpress.com&#038;blog=395334&#038;post=516&#038;subd=rajeev2007&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In memoriam: Christopher Hitchens</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from Shadow Warrior: This is an unpublished piece I wrote some time ago. I have admired Hitchens for a long time. Why Christopher Hitchens was one of the most important intellectuals of the recent past Rajeev Srinivasan looks back at the career of the formidable journalist and essayist who passed away recently We shall [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rajeev2007.wordpress.com&#038;blog=395334&#038;post=487&#038;subd=rajeev2007&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The dog it was that died: the Modi fiasco at Wharton</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A slightly edited version of the following was published by niticentral on march 5th (a bit late in posting it here): http://www.niticentral.com/2013/03/05/fiasco-of-modi-at-wharton-52433.html The dog it was that died: The fiasco of Modi at Wharton   Rajeev Srinivasan on why the whole thing was predictable   Now that it is official – Narendra Modi is no [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rajeev2007.wordpress.com&#038;blog=395334&#038;post=479&#038;subd=rajeev2007&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ashis Nandy inadvertently exposed atrocious leftist bigotry</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashis Nandy inadvertently exposed atrocious leftist bigotry Rajeev Srinivasan on the startling oppression of the disadvantaged by the Communists It has been a few weeks since Ashis Nandy made a statement that was roundly condemned by all. Although it made headlines at the time, we have moved on, as there are, daily, other, new atrocities [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rajeev2007.wordpress.com&#038;blog=395334&#038;post=457&#038;subd=rajeev2007&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Narendra Modi, Social Contracts, and Lee Kuan Yew</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A slightly edited version of this column appeared on firstpost on mar 11 at: http://www.firstpost.com/india/modis-social-contract-is-like-lee-kuan-yews-in-singapore-654892.html Narendra Modi, Social Contracts and Lee Kuan Yew   Rajeev Srinivasan compares how Lee and Modi have striven to create the conditions for growth   There is a cottage industry in India trying to establish analogs for Narendra Modi. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rajeev2007.wordpress.com&#038;blog=395334&#038;post=464&#038;subd=rajeev2007&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patriarchy on the ascent in Kerala: Smarta Vicharam to Suryanelli</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A somewhat edited (and diluted) version of the following was published on firstpost on 18 feb 2013. The content here is the original. Firstpost made it more genteel. I believe womens&#8217; rights have diminished over the last 100 years. And that is due to patriarchial semitic thinking. Firstpost link: http://www.firstpost.com/india/patriarchys-rise-in-kerala-from-smarta-vicharam-to-suryanelli-629118.html &#160; Patriarchy on the ascendant [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rajeev2007.wordpress.com&#038;blog=395334&#038;post=454&#038;subd=rajeev2007&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Intimations of mortality: Ikiru and Amour at the IFFK 2012, Trivandrum</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A version of the following was published by rediff.com in two pieces: http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-kerala-film-fest-amour-ikuru/20121226.htm and http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-kerala-film-fest-amour-ikuru/20121226.htm#1 Meditations on mortality: two brilliant films at the IFFK 2012 Rajeev Srinivasan on how two great films handle the delicate issue of death The International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), 17th edition, concluded recently in Trivandrum cementing its reputation as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rajeev2007.wordpress.com&#038;blog=395334&#038;post=415&#038;subd=rajeev2007&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In memoriam: Christopher Hitchens</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an unpublished piece I wrote some time ago. I have admired Hitchens for a long time. Why Christopher Hitchens was one of the most important intellectuals of the recent past Rajeev Srinivasan looks back at the career of the formidable journalist and essayist who passed away recently We shall miss Christopher Hitchens for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rajeev2007.wordpress.com&#038;blog=395334&#038;post=410&#038;subd=rajeev2007&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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