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Why No One Really Believed Jon Snow Would Stay Dead
Okay, so here is the thing, all this while, we were being stupid on purpose. Did any of us really believe Jon Snow was dead even for five seconds? We heard the people around us say it, we read the...
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Why Do We Choose Western Fitness Diets Over Desi Dal Subzi?
This article is from Open Magazine. By Rujuta Diwekar IN EVERYONE'S LIFE there's always one person who has tried his hand at all kinds of businesses and failed. But the math of failure upturns when you...
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My Dad Says I'm Turning Into My Mother - And Nothing Could Make Me Prouder
"A longing to wander tears my heart when I hear trees rustling in the wind at evening. If one listens to them silently for a long time, this longing reveals its kernel, its meaning. It is not so much...
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'Game of Thrones' And Marxist Class Conflict
When Karl Marx proposed his class conflict theory based on the society prevalent in the 19th century, little did he know that his brainchild would crystallize in a fictional land called Westeros well...
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A Mother's Day Confession: I Didn't Make Sacrifices And I Don't Need Thanks
Hey there! Mom here. You are not surprised, right? Moms always love to send tons of words to their children--written, spoken, thought of, dreamt up, copied, heard, wise and more--yada yada and blah...
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Diet Dos And Don'ts For Breastfeeding Moms
New mothers sometimes get so engrossed in doing all the right things for their new baby that they forget to take adequate care of themselves. What they don't realize is that taking good care of...
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14 Secret Kitchen Hacks From Mothers Across India
We caught up with some of our favourite mommy-cooks to put this list together. We can all agree that all mums have the uncanny ability to fix almost anything - from high-school science projects to...
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Why Are We Making It So Hard For Indian Sportswomen To Succeed?
By Saswati Chatterjee: India has another potential Olympics star this year: young Dipa Karmakar who has become the first Indian gymnast to qualify for the Olympics. This is a great time for us to shine...
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How Cold-Chain Can Minimize Food Loss
In ancient Indian lore, there were rishis and rishikas, men and women known to do penance for extended periods. A weakness of the body disturbed their concentration... it could not survive without...
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You Don't Watch 'Game Of Thrones'? It's OK... Sort Of
"Ok, it's been a couple of days and if you still haven't watched it yet, it's on you! So spoiler alert! Jon Snow is not dead! I mean he was and then Melisandre..." "I don't watch Game of Thrones."...
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My Modi Illusions Have Shattered, Thanks In Part To Donald Trump
During the 2014 general election, I, along with many other NRIs, pledged my vicarious support to the BJP and Narendra Modi. Any arguments that called into question Modi's dubious human rights record...
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What India Taught Me About Respecting Grandparents And Elders
Image source: Personal archive of the author I still cherish the memories I have of my paternal grandfather. I remember how, when I was a small girl, he'd read the Bible to me, take me to church, make...
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Satyan's Pistol And Mehran's Airgun: A Hard Lesson From A Tragic Suicide
Around the time violent clashes were taking place between Hindu and Muslim students over a cricket match in the Kashmiri summer capital of Srinagar, another tale of violence and, in a sense, redemption...
View ArticleBangladesh Government Could Pay A Heavy Price For Turning A Blind Eye To...
Bangladesh has always prided itself on its religious tolerance and secularism. In fact, the country is a shining example where Islam has coexisted with democracy. However, all that is changing fast...
View ArticleMothers Are The Most Creative Beings On Earth
To give birth to a child is one thing--to be a mother is totally different. Any woman can give birth to a child; that's a very simple phenomenon. But to be a mother needs great art, needs great...
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Our Investors Are Bullish: Zomato CEO Responds To HSBC Mark-Down
An HSBC analyst report marked down our valuation from $1 billion to $500 million. For starters, this is very different from all the markdowns so far where investors have marked down their own...
View ArticleLeadership And The Power Of The Observer
Humans are capable of conscious experience--for example, to feel the blueness of blue as distinct from a spectrometer which can record the blueness but cannot feel it. This has been identified as the...
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Here's What The Millionaires Next Door Taught Me About Success
We all like success stories. When we see people beating odds and achieving their goals it gives us hope for our own dreams. It tells us that we too have a chance. We feel a little more in control of...
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Why Won't Indian Parents Let Go Of Their Grown Sons?
I'd like to think of myself as a feminist. My ears burn when I hear a sexist remark being made, and I don't really shy away from making my voice heard. Like any feminist, I'm no stranger to hearing...
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Wish We Had Better Healthcare? How About We WASH Instead?
Nearly 170 years ago in the Vienna General Hospital, the Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis discovered that infection rates and deaths among new mothers could be drastically cut if healthcare...
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