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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20234 min read
Indian MUSLIMS : how to vote ?
Indian Muslims are today at a crossroad. They may vote for the same parties that have promised them heaven and given them nothing in...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20234 min read
THE SUPERHUMAN TASK BEFORE MODI
All right, especially after the Varanasi road show, it is a sure thing that Shri Narendra Modi will be India’s next Prime Minister....
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20234 min read
Prithviraj Chauhan &Muhammad Ghori /Narendra Modi & Sonia Gandhi
It is worthwhile here to recount the story of Prithviraj Chauhan & Muhammad Ghori, because it has a strong moral for today. Prithviraj...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20233 min read
LETTER TO AN AMBASSADOR
This letter was written to the Irish ambassador in India, after my wife was nearly denied a visa to Ireland, but it could be addressed to...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20238 min read
SMRITI IRANI & INDIANIZING EDUCATION
As a lover of Indian culture and spirituality, I am sometimes appalled at how westernized education is in India. I can only hope that the...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20236 min read
TIPPU SULTAN, FRANCOIS RIPAUD & HINDUS
On the 8th of December 1988, an old trunk was discovered in the attic of the house of Elaine de la Taille Trétinville, who died at age 91...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20235 min read
THE WHITE WOMAN AND INDIA
Both the Italian and Indian Government seem headed for a confrontation. It’s a mystery as to why at this particular juncture There is no...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20234 min read
MAHARASHTRA, THE THAKERAYS AND MAHARAJAS
With Bal Thakeray gone, one cannot help remember all the bashing in the Indian Media about the Thakeray family. Laughter, derision,...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20234 min read
Teesta Setalvad, Javed Akhtar and Alyque Padamsee violate FCRA rules
In a letter addressed to the Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, the Minister of State Mullappally Ramachandran and the Home Secretary...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20233 min read
SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR AT 17
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was an exceptionally precocious adolescent, who showed early a keen interest for the spiritual world. He completed...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20235 min read
SRI AUROBINDO, THE FORGOTTEN GIANT OF INDIA’S INDEPENDANCE
Not for myself I fought and ruled, but for God and the dharma, the religion of Hindu nationality which Ramdas enunciated (Conversations...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20235 min read
SHIVAJI, A HERO FOR MODERN INDIA
Not for myself I fought and ruled, but for God and the dharma, the religion of Hindu nationality which Ramdas enunciated (Conversations...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20234 min read
Kashmir And Demcracy
Even after the beheading of the Indian soldiers, the Indian Government seems to think that talks between Pakistan and India are a...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20237 min read
INDIANIZE EDUCATION
As a lover of Indian culture and spirtuality, I am sometimes appalled at how westernized education is in India. I can only hope that a...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20231 min read
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
Once upon a time, this whole valley was covered with rhododendron forests that bloom red in March and majestic silver oaks. It was the...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20234 min read
Do you know the real history of Kashmir ?
Even after the mutilation of the two Indian soldiers by Pakistan, there is a lot of misconception in people’s mind, both Indian and...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20235 min read
HINDI-CHINI BYE-BYE
Once more, China has outplayed India, this time when a platoon-strength contingent of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) came 10km...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20234 min read
A Rejoinder To GARDINER HARRIS’ NYT ARTICLE ON N.MODI
I HAVE had the privilege to live for more than 40 years in India. It has long been my opinion that India is very difficult country to...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20238 min read
Dara Shukoh The Last Sufi Saint
From an early age, Shah Jahan’s four sons, Dara Shukoh, Shah Shuja, Aurangzeb, and Murad Bakhsh, grew up in an atmosphere of bitter...
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Francois Gautier
Dec 12, 20234 min read
ARE INDIANS CORRUPT BY NATURE ?
The huge scams which are unearthed in India every other day, trigger an important question: are Indians more corrupt than in other...
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