Lyrik: BOMBAY BURNING (Satis Shroff)

BOMBAY BURNING (Satis Shroff)

Munjo Mumbai!
Bombay’s burning.
All Muslims are not terrorists,
Although some Muslims are.
Not all Hindus are honourable,
But many are.

Whether one is a terrorist,
Lies in the eyes of the observer.
Are the eyes
Those of Hindus or Muslims,
Jains or Sikhs,
Christians or Parsis,
Buddhists or Bahais,
Animists or atheists
Or the Dalits of the Hindu society?

Are the 130 [...]

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Ade, Royals in the Shadow of the Himalayas (Satis Shroff)

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Commentary:

ADIEU ROYAL FAMILY IN NEPAL (Satis Shroff)

König Birendra fragte mich: “Gefällt es Ihnen hier?”

Ich war so überwältigt von der neue, einmalige Situation, daß ich gar nicht wußte, ob ich in Nepali oder in Englisch reden sollte. Ich neigte mich [...]

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Dalit issue: The Rights of the Poor in Nepal (Satis Shroff)

 
 Dalit issue: Towards Rights for  the Poor, Untouchables, Underdogs of the Nepalese Society

 
 
 

 

Nepal’s new constitution must recognize and protect the fundamental human rights of Dalits, says a new
report released today by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) at New York University School of Law. The report was released on the heels of Nepal?s [...]

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Through Nepalese Eyes (Satis Shroff)

‘Through Nepalese Eyes’ is about the journey of a young Nepalese woman to Germany to meet her brother, who lives with his German wife and daughter in an allemanic town named Freiburg. It is a travelogue written by a sensitive, modern British public-school educated man. He describes the two worlds: Asia and Europe and the [...]

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