-The Telegraph Jaipur, Jan. 27: An FIR against social scientist ashis nandy for alleged defamatory remarks on Dalits and tribals has brought to the fore a growing trend of “thought terrorism” that treats nuanced opinion as heresy liable to be crushed with a heavy hand. The remarks by Nandy, a widely respected sociologist known for his nuanced positions and reluctance to play to the gallery just to be part of “acceptable voices”,...

-The Times of India RAIPUR: A First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged at Sarangarh in Chhattisgarh against social theorist and political critic AshisNandy for his controversial comments that people from the other backward classes, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes were the "most corrupt". Sarangarh police station's sub-inspector Suresh Sahu said office bearers of an association of scheduled castes reached the police station and filed an FIR naming Nandy and seeking action...

-The Hindu It is symptomatic of the times we live in, of the climate of political discourse that we have contributed to, that even relatively innocuous statements can get so easily misrepresented and twisted to convey a meaning that is diametrically opposite to what was said and meant. The Jaipur Literature Festival 2013, which until the morning of Republic Day had managed to successfully steer clear of any controversy, was suddenly...

-The Indian Express Here lies ashis nandy, who died of a bad joke". This would be the most appropriate epitaph for Nandy, insisted my colleague and sinologist, late Giri Deshingkar, in his rare moment of black humour. The reference, of course, was to Nandy's unusual way with words. Over the last four decades, ashis nandy has presented his insights through some very powerful symbols. He loves paradoxes and uses aphorisms, ironies...

-DNA Dalit scholar Kancha Ilaiah offered his support to ashis nandy after the political psychologist made a controversial statement at the Jaipur Literature festival. He had made a bad statement with good intentions, Ilaiah said. Mr ashis nandy is not against reservation, he declared. "He's always supported reservation," he added. "I appeal to my SC/ST/OBC brothers and sisters to end the controversy," he said. The Jaipur Literature Festival on Sunday witnessed fireworks after political critic...