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Friday, October 2, 2015

Launching QuietGrowth

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It has been a lot of work by many talented and motivated team members over the last 1 year in Sydney, Bangalore and few other places, to make this happen.

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Have a good day!

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Name and shame the anti-India scoundrels

Below is the list of pathetic living beings who have written a letter to work against the Republic of India and the democratically elected Indian Prime Minister of India on the eve of the visit to the silicon valley by the Prime Minister.

Instead of just refuting the content in their letter (which many have done in detail), I am going one step ahead to name each one of these anti-India agents and shame them.

The letter can be found here: academeblog.org/2015/08/27/faculty-statement-on-modi-visit-to-silicon-valley

Enjoy your pathetic lives, my dear pathetic creatures! Find your name below and enjoy!

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Meena Alexander, Distinguished Professor of English, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York
Arjun Appadurai, Paulette Goddard Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication, New York University
Anjali Arondekar, Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, UC Santa Cruz
Fredrick Asher, Professor of Art History and South Asian Studies, University of Minnesota
Paola Bacchetta, Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies University of California, Berkeley
Sarada Balagopalan, Associate Professor of Childhood Studies, Rutgers University, Camden
Radhika Balakrishnan, Prof of Women’s and Gender Studies, Rutgers University
Shahzad Bashir, Professor of Religious Studies, Stanford University
Manu Bhagavan, Professor of History and Human Rights, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, The City University of New York
Mona Bhan Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology DePauw University
Srimati Basu, Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, University of Kentucky
Prashant Bharadwaj, Associate Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego
Nilanjana Bhattacharjya, Faculty Fellow, Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University
Nandini Bhattacharya, Professor of English, Texas A &M University, College-Station
Tithi Bhattacharya, Associate Professor of South Asian History, Purdue University
Amit R. Baishya, Assistant Professor of English, University of Oklahoma
Akeel Bilgrami, Sidney Morgenbesser Professor of Philosophy and Director, South Asian Institute, Columbia University
Purnima Bose, Associate Professor, English and International Studies, Indiana University-Bloomington
Christopher Candland, Associate Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College
Paula Chakravartty, Associate Professor, Gallatin School, & Department of Media, Culture and Communication, New York University
Shefali Chandra, Associate Professor of South Asian History Washington University, St. Louis
S. Charusheela, Associate Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Bothell
Partha Chatterjee, Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies, Columbia University
Indrani Chatterjee Professor of History and South Asian Studies, University of Texas, Austin
Swati Chattopadhyay Professor History of Art and Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara
Marty Chen, Lecturer, School of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School and Affiliated Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Rohit Chopra, Associate Professor of Communication, Santa Clara University
Elora Chowdhury Associate Professor & Chair, Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston
E. Valentine Daniel, Professor of Anthropology, Colombia University
Monisha Das Gupta, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies and Women’s Studies, University of Hawaii, Manoa
Jigna Desai, Professor of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, University of Minnesota
Pawan Dhingra, Professor of Sociology, Tufts University
Wendy Doniger, Professor of the History of Religions, University of Chicago
Richard Falk, Professor of International Law Emeritus, Princeton University
Bishnupriya Ghosh, Professor of English University of California, Santa Barbara
Huma Ahmed-Ghosh, Professor and Chair of Women’s Studies, San Diego State University
Durba Ghosh, Associate Professor of History, Cornell University
Sumanth Gopinath, Associate Professor of Music Theory, School of Music, University of Minnesota
Nitin Govil, Associate Professor of Cinema & Media Studies, University of Southern California
Paul Greenough, Professor of History and Community and Behavioral Health and Director, South Asian Studies Program, University of Iowa
Inderpal Grewal, Professor of South Asian Studies, Yale University
Sumit Guha, Frances Higginbotham Nalle Centennial Professor of History, University of Texas, Austin
Thomas Blom Hansen, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for South Asia, Stanford University
Syed Akbar Hyder, Associate Professor of South Asian Studies, University of Texas, Austin
Nalini Iyer, Professor of English, Seattle University
Priya Jaikumar, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, University of Southern California
Pranav Jani, Associate Professor of English, Ohio State University
Sheila Jasanoff, Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Arun W. Jones, Associate Professor, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
May Joseph, Professor of Social Science, Pratt Institute
Priya Joshi, Associate Professor of English and Associate Director, Center for the Humanities, Temple University
Sampath Kannan, Henry Salvatore Professor of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania
Suvir Kaul, A.M. Rosenthal Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania
Waqas Khwaja, Professor of English, Agnes Scott College
Naveeda Khan, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University
Nyla Ali Khan, Visiting Professor of Women’s Studies, University of Oklahoma, Norman
Satish Kolluri, Associate Professor of Communications, Pace University
Ruby Lal, Professor of Middle East and South Asian Studies, Emory University
Sarah Lamb, Professor of Anthropology and Head of the Division of Social Sciences, Brandeis University; Co-Chair of South Asian Studies
Karen Leonard, Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus, University of California, Irvine
David Lelyveld, Professor of History, Emeritus, William Paterson University
Jinee Lokaneeta, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Drew University
Ania Loomba, Catherine Bryson Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania
David Ludden, Professor of History, New York University
Ritty Lukose, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and South Asian Studies, the Gallatin School, New York University
Sudhir Mahadevan Assistant Professor of Film Studies, Comparative Literature, Cinema and Media, University of Washington, Seattle
Tayyab Mahmud, Professor of Law and Director, Center for Global Justice Seattle University School of Law
Sunaina Maira, Professor of Asian American Studies, University of California, Davis
Neepa Majumdar, Associate Professor of English, University of Pittsburgh
Bakirathi Mani, Associate Professor of English Literature, Swarthmore College
Rebecca J. Manring, Associate Professor of India Studies and Religious Studies Indiana University-Bloomington
Monika Mehta, Associate Professor, Department of English, Binghamton University
Jisha Menon, Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies, Stanford University
Kalyani Devaki Menon, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, DePaul University
Sally Engle Merry, Silver Professor of Anthropology, New York University
Raza Mir, Professor of Management, Cotsakos College of Business, William Paterson University
Deepti Misri, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies University of Colorado, Boulder
Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Chair and Distinguished Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies, and Dean’s Professor of Humanities, Syracuse University
Satya P. Mohanty, Professor of English, Cornell University
Megan Moodie, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz
Projit B. Mukharji, Martin Meyerson Assistant Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies, History & Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania
Madhavi Murty, Assistant Professor of Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
Vijaya Nagarajan, Associate Professor of Theology & Religious Studies, Program in Environmental Studies, University of San Francisco
Martha C. Nussbaum, Professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Chicago
Gyanendra Pandey, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of History, Emory University
Carla Petievich, Visiting Professor of South Asian Studies, University of Texas, Austin
Sheldon Pollock, Professor of South Asian Studies, Columbia University
Kavita Philip, Associate Professor of History, University of California, Irvine
Vijay Prashad, George and Martha Kellner Chair of South Asian History, Trinity College
Jasbir K. Puar, Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Rutgers University
Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Professor of Law and Development, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
R.Radhakrishnan, Chancellor’s Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of California, Irvine
Gloria Raheja, Professor of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
Junaid Rana, Associate Professor of Asian American Studies, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Anupama Rao, Professor of Anthropology, Barnard College
Velcheru Narayana Rao, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Emory University
Kasturi Ray, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies/Co-Director, South Asian Studies, San Francisco State University
M.V. Ramana, Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University
Sumathi Ramaswamy, Professor of History, Duke University
Chandan Reddy, Associate Professor of English, University of Washington, Seattle
Gayatri Reddy, Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, University of Illinois, Chicago
Modhumita Roy, Associate Professor of English, Tufts University
Parama Roy, Professor of English, University of California, Davis
Sharmila Rudrappa, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin
G.S. Sahota, Assistant Professor of Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz
Yasmin Saikia, Hardt-Nickachos Chair in Peace Studies & Professor of History, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict, Arizona State University
Arun Saldanha, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment and Society University of Minnesota
Juned Shaikh, Assistant Professor of History, University of California, Santa Cruz
Nitasha Tamar Sharma, Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence and Associate Professor of African American Studies and Asian American Studies, Northwestern University
Elora Shehabuddin, Associate Professor of Humanities and Political Science, Rice University Bhaskar Sarkar, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
Priya Satia, Associate Professor of History, Stanford University
Aradhana Sharma, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Wesleyan University
Snehal Shinghavi, Associate Professor of English and South Asian Studies, University of Texas, Austin
Ajay Skaria, Professor of History, University of Minnesota
Shalini Shankar, Chair and Associate Professor of Asian American Studies, Northwestern University
S. Shankar, Professor of English,University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Amritjit Singh, Langston Hughes Professor of English, Ohio University
Mytheli Sreenivas, Associate Professor of History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Ohio State University
Rajini Srikanth, Professor, English, University of Massachusetts Boston
Nidhi Srinivas, Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management, The New School
Ajantha Subramanian, Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies, Harvard University
Banu Subramaniam, Professor, Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Kaushik Sunder Rajan, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Chicago
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, University Professor in the Humanities,
Columbia University
Raja Swamy, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Tennessee
Tariq Thachil, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Yale University
Ashwini Tambe, Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, University of Maryland, College-Park
Vamsi Vakulabharanam, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Jyotsna Vaid, Professor of Psychology, Texas A&M University
Siva Vaidhyanathan Robertson Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia
Sylvia Vatuk, Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus, University of Illinois, Chicago
Gauri Viswanathan, Class of 1933 Professor in the Humanities and
Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
Kamala Visweswaran, Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of California, San Diego
Kalindi Vora, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of California, San Diego
Bonnie Zare, Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies, University of Wyoming

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Friday, September 11, 2015

What is it like to work with Jayaprakash Narayan?

I have worked very closely with Jayaprakash Narayan for 2 years in Hyderabad and remotely for few more years. To give a perspective, in 2014 elections, JP contested as Malkajgiri MP candidate while I contested as Malkajgiri MLA candidate.

I will write a long answer some other time, but here is the short answer:

JP is one of the most mature politicians of Independent India. He has great foresight and vision. So, the smarter you are, and more you love the society, then it is a joy to work with JP. He is very down-to-earth, yet some of the most powerful people in the country interact with him, and value his opinions.

One aspect that I would want to say is that JP really cares for those who work with him. He gives a suggestion to you in your best interest, even if that suggestion might not be in the best interest of Lok Satta or Lok Satta Party or JP himself.

There are many specific instances that I have personally observed related to this quality of JP. This shows his caring nature for those who work with him.

This question was asked in Quora to which I answer. Link to the original post at Quora: qr.ae/RHocOn

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Parties owning the 'clean politics' agenda -- going forward

Clean politics took definite shape with the launch of Lok Satta Party in 2009. But due to many reasons, its momentum has been slow. Then the clean politics agenda got a big boost with the tremendous growth of Aam Aadmi Party from 2013 to mid-2015.

Now, the space is getting more mature. The reality is that 'clean politics' as an agenda cannot exist on its own. People have started linking the 'clean politics' attribute with other attributes love/hate such as:
a) is the party secular or communal or pseudo-secular?
b) is the party progressive with a development agenda?
c) is the party liberal with a progressive social agenda?
d) is the party a champion of socialist policies?
d) is the party a champion of particular caste/s?
e) is the party a champion of a particular state?
... and so on.

AAP is losing its appeal among progressive urban sections (for many reason. For example, it is more socialist). AAP might become stronger, but it might not become the conscience-keeper of the nation.

LSP is growing, but slowly. Still, a large number of people do not know the work done of LSP. I opine that LSP will slowly gain more ground among progressive urban sections of India.

Tomorrow, the expectation will not be just 'clean politics'. The expectation will be 'clean and progressive politics'. LSP fits that expectation much better than any other party.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Aurangzeb Road changed to Abdul Kalam Road in New Delhi

I welcome the move by Central Government to change the name of Aurangzeb Road to Abdul Kalam Road. Aurangzeb was a tyrant, a devil to the majority of Indian, a destructor of the Indian fabric of life. A despicable creature.

It is unfortunate that his name was used for one of the notable roads of the capital city of the country New Delhi, for such a long time, till now.

I am usually against any changes to the names of the roads from their historical contexts. But glorifying Aurangzeb had to stop!

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Never did I imagine that AAP would associate with Lalu Prasad Yadav, within 1 year of Delhi victory

Within an year of stupendous victory in Delhi, AAP has associated with Lalu Prasad Yadav. I assumed that AAP need not compromise much for some time, after the great victory. How wrong I was!!!

Lok Satta Party openly supported Aam Aadmi Party when AAP fought the Delhi elections for the first time. LSP even withdrew its Delhi MLA candidates, in order to help AAP. Then in 2015 Assembly elections in Delhi, many LSP members supported AAP in our individual capacity.

Now, AAP, when it can choose not to, still goes ahead and extends support to Lalu!!! I did not imagine this scenario!

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

TDP MP Pandula Ravindra babu insults and abuses an army man

I really do not know when do most of our honorable Members of Parliament understand the basic decencies, and the correct way to think. Here is an instance of one MP from Telugu Desam Party abusing the army personnel.

I hope that the TDP President admonishes this MP in a press statement. Well, that has not happened either.

May God give this MP some sense. Pleeeease.

youtu.be/91HNovpcjVc

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Rajamouli - his political support and his movie Baahubali

I have immense respect for SS Rajamouli, the most successful director currently in Indian cinema. My respect for him is not just because of his prowess in making movies, but also because of how he has openly supported Lok Satta Party, as he believes in the party.

His support for LSP has been consistent. Many big names in Telugu Film Industry shied away from helping LSP or from publicly supporting the party (even though they wanted to), fearing a threat to their career, as the cinema industry is dominated by other major parties. However, Rajamouli moved out of the rut. Still, he is not harmed and is instead revered in the movie industry because of his talent. This shows that if one has talent, he should not fear about small things.

I still remember the day he singlehandedly came to the nomination center for Malkajgiri MP election in 2014 to support Jayaprakash Narayan and gave an open speech to the public. As most of you know, I happened to contest for Malkajgiri MLA seat in that prestigious election.

Now, his movie Baahubali is releasing. It is the biggest movie in India cinema till date. I am sure it will impress the audience. The least I can do is to inform you all to watch the trailer now, and then the movie in theaters! The movie will be released in Telugu and Tamil. It will be dubbed in Hindi and Malayalam.

youtu.be/3NQRhE772b0

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Congrats to the new leadership of LSP Telangana -- Panduranga Rao and Solkar Reddy

Lok Satta Party Telangana has appointed a new interim leadership till the next internal party elections in that state -- Dr. Panduranga Rao as State President, Solkar Reddy as State General Secretary, and Bhaskar Rao as State Treasurer. I congratulate them for taking up these new responsibilities.

I am sure LSP Telangana will benefit from the leadership of dignified and experienced Panduranga Rao. He is a former CEO of Novartis Animalcare, and previously served as a Spokesperson of LSP Telangana.

I am also thankful to the outgoing President of LSP Telangana, Bandaru Ram Mohan Rao and outgoing State General Secretary Srinivas Reddy. When I was leading the campaign in Malkajgiri Assembly constituency in Hyderabad, I benefited a lot from the guidance and support of Ram Mohan Rao garu. He is a people's person - unassuming, humble and friendly. Yet, he has vast experience in field work, an orator and a political writer. In short, a wonderful person, and I am sure Lok Satta Party will continue to benefit from his service.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Extremely happy that Andhra police has killed 20 forest smugglers

Smugglers are rats of the Earth. They leach life from the face of the earth. They need to be chased, and we should never rest till they are eliminated. Sand smugglers, forest wood smugglers, wildlife smugglers are the scoundrels of the earth.

I happily congratulate Andhra police for killing 20 forest smugglers in the forest of Chittoor District. How dare about 100 forest smugglers group together to attack the police? The rest of 80 smugglers should also be eliminated.

Then, we should continue this fight to eliminate all the sand/wood/wildlife smugglers all over India. One by one, we should knock them down.

No mercy. Good job police.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Good luck to the new Telugu news portal: Korada.com

Recently, a good colleague of mine in Lok Satta Party 'Naresh Siramani' has started a Telugu news portal called www.Korada.com. I request you to check the site. I hope that the articles in that website will enrich your perspective.

Naresh has a very good insight on political developments, and he is passionate about bringing about a change in our society through better politics.

I worked with Naresh on social causes from 2012 to 2014. He ended up directing my 'Dilip for Malkajgiri' campaign video too.

I wish Naresh and his team good luck in this endeavour.

Saturday, March 7, 2015

My prediction that Andhra Pradesh will not get Special Status continues to hold good

Late-2013, I had publicly stated that if Telangana state is created, then Andhra Pradesh will not get Special Status from the Center. People believed the political parties and voted them when they promised Special Status. These parties came to power. Yet, I continued to maintain my prediction that Andhra Pradesh will not get Special Status.

People failed to see the fundamental logic and they continue to do so. That is why, they got fooled at the time of elections and are continuing to get fooled.

Firstly, please understand that whenever Center gives Special Status to a certain state, it is at the expense of all other States in the Indian Union. All the Southern States of India are comparatively progressive (both socially as well as economically) compared to most of their Northern and Eastern counterparts. I agree that some districts in each of the Southern States are backward. But it is not enough of a strong case to justify Special Status.

Why will other states such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, etc., agree to a Special Status only to Andhra Pradesh? No other state with a sane mind will agree to a Special Status to Andhra Pradesh, because it hurts them.

If at all Center gives Special Status to Andhra Pradesh, then Center has to burn a lot of its political goodwill across the country. Why will it do that?

Let's get realistic.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

AAP victory in Delhi: Prediction of my sources in Delhi proved correct

On Jan 29th, I openly declared that AAP will win in Delhi elections, as per my sources. At that time, most of the survey agencies and news channels were predicting a slender victory margin for BJP. Only from Feb 1st onwards, most of the news channels started speaking about AAP taking a slender lead over BJP in Delhi.

Today, my sources and my decision to publicly declare their observation proved to be correct.

All the best to AAP in Delhi. I hope they will work diligently towards turning Delhi into a well-administered global city, that the city and her people deserve.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Congratulations to the newly elected Executive Board of People For Lok Satta (PFL)

As a member of the founding Executive Board and as the Vice President - Finance in the first elected Executive Board of People For Lok Satta from 2009 to 2012, I congratulate the third elected Executive Board that will be effective from 2015 to 2017.

President: Raghuram Tadimalla
VP, Finance: Venu Sadu
VP, Memberships: Shravanthi Thirunagari
VP, Projects: Prakash Kapila
VP, Events: Nag Maddali
VP, PR & Media: Pradeep Chukkapalli
VP, Andhra Pradesh: Venkat Didugu
VP, Telangana: Anil Atyam
VP, Karnataka: Kailas Simha

Among these, I have closely worked with Venkat Didugu, Anil Atyam, Prakash Kapila, Raghuram Tadimalla, Shravanthi Thirunagari and Pradeep Chukkapalli in serving the nation.

Venkat Didugu actually was the campaign manager for our 'Dilip for Malakjgiri' election campaign which turned out to be the most prestigious contest among all the constituencies of United AP that went to polls in 2014.

Venkat Didugu, Anil Atyam, Raghuram Tadimalla, Prakash Kapila and Shravanthi Thirunagari were also donors for our notable campaign 'Dilip for Malkajgiri'.

I wish them good luck.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

My sources: AAP to defeat BJP in Delhi elections

My sources in Delhi are passing on the message to me that AAP, led by Arvind Kejriwal, is going to defeat BJP, represented by Kiran Bedi.

They might be right. Or might be wrong. If they are right, here are my reasons:
  1. Kiran Bedi joined BJP way too late into the campaign. This is in line with what I have been advocating: people deserve at least six months time to get to know the detailed manifesto and views of their prospective leaders.
  2. Voters are Delhi are pleasantly intelligent to grasp that elections has nothing to do with Modi or central government. These elections are about Delhi. This is in line with what I have been advocating: issues dominating the central and state elections should have different themes.
Again, my sources might be wrong. Take this for what it is worth.

Friday, January 23, 2015

Entry of Kiran Bedi into politics is in line with my stand and action

When I plunged into electoral politics in 2012 with a goal that I should play my part to inspire the best and the brightest to enter into politics, I was well received. However, there was a lot of skepticism at various levels. Jayaprakash Narayan, Ashwin Mahesh, Meera Sanyal, Captain Gopinath and few others were the only names that people had in their minds. Among these, only Jayaprakash Narayan and Ashwin Mahesh had really gone into the people and had organized extensive fund raising activities among common people, while delivering their message.

As I moved to Hyderabad, we all know that 'India Against Corruption' movement and Aam Aadmi Party happened at the same time, resulting in certain qualified people too running for the office, funding their effort with public donations. I found that I had some welcome company. Then Nandan Nilekani happened for the 2014 General elections, though he was not active in raising donations from the public for his campaign.

Now, we have Kiran Bedi. I welcome her to electoral politics. I hope that she will soon start making efforts to raise donations from the public to meet the expenses of her political activities.

I am confident that this tribe will only increase as the Indian society becomes more broad-minded, more mature and more educated.

Sunday, January 11, 2015

My freedom of expression regarding religions

  1. I have the right to criticize or ridicule any religion, any prophet or God
  2. If the religious sentiments of any person are hurt due to my words or actions, it is their problem, and not mine
  3. Freedom of speech is absolute and universal. There are no shades of grey.
  4. Anti-blasphemy laws in India and other countries should be altered to factor in the absolute freedom of speech
  5. No religious practice is sacred if it comes in the way of freedom of speech and basic human rights
  6. I am doing a great service to the society and to the people following a particular religion if I use rationality to criticize or ridicule any aspect of that religion
Thank you.