By bluerasberry on 2015-07-31
This is an archival copy of the following source: Oza, Nandini; Bhattacherjee, Kallol (22 April 2014). “THE FORGOTTEN HALF“. week.manoramaonline.com. Malayala Manorama. Archived from the original at http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekContent.do?contentId=16673695 on 23 June, 2015. EXCLUSIVE EYEWITNESS REPORT The year was 1968. The house of Damodardas and Hiraba Modi in Vadnagar in north Gujarat was bustling with activity. […]
Posted in India, love | Tagged censorship, Jashodaben, wedding
By bluerasberry on 2015-06-05
As I described in another post this month, the Wikipedia article on Jashodaben has been deleted four times already. In another post from September 2014, I discussed some reasons why I support Jashodaben’s demands for recognition as the Spouse of the Prime Minister of India. There is pressure on the Indian media to avoid discussing […]
Posted in India, rights | Tagged Jashodaben, Narendra Modi, women's rights
By bluerasberry on 2015-06-05
When a topic is not well covered on Wikipedia, that is often an indication that a topic is not accessible or well covered in available sources on the Internet. When I was developing a draft for a Wikipedia article on Jashodaben I searched for all the information I could find. In November I set a […]
Posted in art, India, Wikipedia | Tagged Jashodaben, Narendra Modi
By bluerasberry on 2015-06-05
I have been the primary developer of a Wikipedia article on Jashodaben Narendrabhai Modi, the wife of the prime minister of India. Right now the article does not exist. Soon I will move my draft into Wikipedia’s article space. I anticipate that some people will object. This article has been deleted in Wikipedia’s review process […]
Posted in India, rights, Wikipedia | Tagged Jashodaben, Narendra Modi
By bluerasberry on 2014-09-30
Today, Sunday 28 September 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited New York City to give a speech to the general public at Madison Square Garden. I did not attend the speech, but I was outside protesting Modi’s behavior. I will explain my complaint, the response that I got, and share some details of the […]
Posted in India, legal, religion, Varanasi | Tagged Jashodaben, marriage, money, Narendra Modi