http://www.ednafernandes.com Britain, India, religion, politics, foreign affairs Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:22:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.ednafernandes.com/2008/10/03/simon-long-asia-editor-economist/ http://www.ednafernandes.com/2008/10/03/simon-long-asia-editor-economist/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:28:18 +0000 edna http://edna.dev/?p=79 This is a remarkable, brave, moving, disturbing, funny and at times beautiful book. It tackles head-on the great Indian paradox, which most observers tend to ignore or obfuscate: that India is a centre of religion and spirituality, and hence of tolerance, celebrating the many paths available to those seeking the Godhead; yet it has also been home to some of the most terrible atrocities committed anywhere in the name of religion,’See Simon’s Review on Amazon.

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