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  Arthur J Pais 'In theory, yes, Hindus are very open. I'm one of them. I've coined the phrase 'open architecture'.' 'But I think the Wendy Doniger group is not allowing open architecture. They are closing this architecture.' 'They are bringing a point of view in such a heavy-handed way that it tends to dominate and it tends to suppress the alternative points of view. So some kind of counteraction is necessary and using the law is a decent thing to do.'   Rajiv Malhotra, one of Wendy Doniger's most vociferous critics, speaks to Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais about the prejudices created by American scholars about Hindu gods and Hinduism. Rajiv Malhotra, left, a constant critic of Wendy Doniger and what he calls her Chicago school of writers and thinkers, retired at age 44 some 20 years ago and put his money into the Infinity Foundation, an one-man think-tank. The Indian-American writer of books on India has devoted...

Throwing waste in Ganga river is likely to be made a punishable offence and can land you behind bars. According to a proposed law which needs the approval of Union Water Resource Ministry, spitting, throwing garbage, polythene or waster in the holy river will be a punishable offence, as per news reports.  The central government is also planning to build 25,000 km inland waterways. Cleaning of the holy river was one of the main agenda of Modi’s campaign during Lok Sabha elections.  Those found guilty can reportedly be imprisoned for up to three years or fined for up to Rs 10,000. Soon after Modi’s swearing in ceremony, a separate ministry was created to focus on cleanliness of the holy river.  The ministry is being headed by Uma Bharti who is an MP from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh . Source Zee News

  The seizure of the Iraqi city of Mosul last week was terrorist in purpose but military in design. They were not there just to do random damage and prove their point. It was a well-strategised attack in which they robbed millions from banks, opened gates of prisons, burned vehicles, killed civilians and still earned greetings from a section of civilians. ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria), founded in 2006 under the name of ISI (Islamic State in Iraq), which overran towns and cities north and west of Baghdad over the past week is an unrecognised State and Jihadi militant group in Iraq and Syria influenced by the Wahabi movement. It was established in the early years of the Iraq war and pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda in 2004. However, Al-Qaeda cut all ties with ISIS in February 2014, after a power struggle. ISIS has gone from strength to strength since 2006 by launching attacks with the strategy to seize resources like weapons, oil wells and money. Their aim is to erase...