I wish I could sit by my mother Once again like ol’ times While she strokes my hair And I … More
Author: D. Samarender Reddy
Seeking Truth Through Silence
O Sam, surely by all your readingYou have discovered and realizedThat there is wisdom and TruthThat words cannot captureAnd what … More
Random Musings
“I’m trying not to be reborn. So, what’s so happy about a birthday?”–some dude “A little money, a little pleasure, … More
No Big Deal
“The more I live life the less appealing it seems to me.”–a guy called DSR
What India Needs
“What India needs is not Secularism but Multiculturalism, which it already has to a large extent; we just need to … More
The 5 best books on Multiculturalism
recommended by Prof. Tariq Modood “I think that one of the key differences between multiculturalism and liberalism is that liberalism … More
Prof. Tariq Modood on Multiculturalism and Secularism
The second shift for me is that prior to the importance of religion was the importance of identity. This goes … More
Islam and Multiculturalism
The modern state has been characterized by Bikhu Parekh as “a historically unique mode of defining and relating its members”, … More
Secularism and Multiculturalism by Charles Taylor
In other words, a modern democratic state demands a people with a strong collective identity. Democracy obliges us to show … More