[Reader-list] The list of sites blocked as per Hindustan Times

[Mamta M]

Exactly. But tell that to the Government and to the ISPs who blocked them.
*They* certainly don't seem to think so. 

-Mamta

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Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 12:10 PM
To: Mamta M
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Subject: Re: [Reader-list] The list of sites blocked as per Hindustan Times



This is absolutely ridiculous.
I went to a few of these websites using a proxy and found absolutely nothing
worth censoring.
I see more potentially offensive stuff in the newspapers everyday.
-yogi

On 7/19/06, Mamta M <mamtam at aptech.ac.in> wrote:
> The list of 17 sites that GOI wants blocked:
> (From Hindustan Times epaper)
>
> 1. www.hinduunity.org
> 2. mypetjawa.mu.nu
> 3. pajamaeditors.blogspot.com
> 4. exposingtheleft.blogspot.com
> 5. thepiratescove.us
> 6.commonfolkcommonsense.blogspo t.com
> 7.bamapachyderm.com
> 8.princesskimberley.blogspot.com
> 9.merrimusings.typepad.com
> 10. mackers-world.com
> 11.www.dalistan.org
> 12. www.hinduhumanrights.org/hindufocus.html
> 13. www.nndh.com
> 14.bloodroyaltriped.com
> 15. imagesearchyahoo.com
> 16. www.imamali8.com
> 17. www.rahulyadav.com
>
> Apparently the last one www.rahulyadav.com has a picture, some links 
> and the following explanation for the picture.
>
> "Welcome to my website. This site has been designed around the theme 
> of fall (Autumn). The image at the top simbolizes open windows which 
> lets nature touch you, just an exploration of how a top image with 
> slightly exceeded boundaries "opens" the whole page. Usually, I'm a 
> big fan of simplicity, if I could, I would just put black letters on a 
> white background. Feel free to browse around and find out more about me."
>
> Click on 'About Me' and you see these lines.
>
> "My name is Rahul Yadav and I'm currently doing my Masters in 
> Information Science at Indiana University - Bloomington. My hobbies 
> include listening to music (Hindi, rap, hip-hop, techno), DJing 
> events, playing basketball and soccer, designing websites, and hanging 
> with friends. I'm the webmaster for the Association for Computing 
> Machinery (ACM) at Indiana University as well as a member of Vishwa 
> Hindu Parishad-America (World Hindu Council of
> America) and the American Hindu Awareness Committee (AHAC)."
>
> Apparently, his website has been targetted because he is a member of 
> Vishwa Hindu Parishad-America.
>
> -Mamta
>
>
>
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