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They Killed My Husband, Saying, 'How Dare You Love, You Pallar Son-of-a-Bitch?'
Translator's note On 14 March 2016, Tamil Nadu woke up to CCTV footage of the gruesome hacking of a young couple in Udumalaipettai in the district of Tirupur. The CCTV recording was splashed all over...
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The Claim About Air India's So-Called Turn Around Is Laughable
When the Civil Aviation Minister announced that Air India (AI) has had a turnaround, many went gaga. An ill-informed nation with an army of fan clubs supported by a compliant media is good recipe for...
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The Huge Gap Between GDP And SDGs Must Converge
Two meetings on 7 May this year, only a few kilometers apart within Delhi, were conceptually in two different worlds. One of these was at the India International Centre (IIC) to commemorate the 50th...
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Buying Stuff Is Just So Yesterday
If you could count the things you can now rent instead of buy, well, you'd run out fingers pretty soon. There's homes, fashion, vehicles, offices, furniture, electronics and, more traditionally,...
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Here's How Surge Pricing Could Work More Fairly For Consumers
Surge pricing has recently gained traction in policy circles in India. The governments of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Delhi have already put in place legislations regulating the practice. The term...
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Why The Nagas Don't Like To Speak Of Delhi
"What is Delhi?" asked the man answered his question and told him where I had come from. Perhaps it was the strong rice wine drunk profusely during the Aoling Festival (the spring festival of Nagaland)...
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How To Be A 100% Certified Patriot
With the advent of the great leader who can do no wrong but is always wronged, India's timeline can now be divided into the BAD (before acchhe din) and SAD (super acchhe din) eras. During BAD days...
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Smart Cities Need Smart Energy Sources
As India continues to industrialize rapidly, it is entering its most energy-intensive phase of economic growth -- building new infrastructure and increasing the use of transportation. Its energy demand...
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Ramachandra Guha Is Wrong. There's Nothing Dubious About RSS's Celebration Of...
Historians, intellectuals and political commentators owe a moral obligation to their readers: a bounden duty to present facts lucidly, objectively, truthfully and in their entirety so that the...
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How Nitish Kumar Could Trip Up The BJP In The 2019 Elections
On 23 April 2016, Nitish Kumar's appointment as the JD(U) National President was ratified by the Party National Executive in Patna. The move was expected and has come at the right time for the Bihar...
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Why I 'Dared' To Take On Wipro
Editorial note: Amid conflicting reports on the outcome of a sex-discrimination suit against IT giant Wipro in London, plaintiff Shreya Ukil recounts her fight. *** The one question that I am being...
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Donald Trump And Arvind Kejriwal Are More Alike Than You Think
The expression "balls of steel" is common enough, but it rarely pops up during presidential campaigns. That is, until Donald Trump entered the race. Whether all the Republicans like it or not, it's...
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Why Dubai Is Becoming Bollywood's Home Away From Home
For some time now, Indian investors have been gravitating towards the luxurious setting of Dubai to invest in its real estate sector. Among these investors is a group of people who are worshiped by...
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Fancy Naming Your Baby After A 'Game of Thrones' Character? Here's A Handy Guide
Are you crazy about Game of Thrones? Do you mark the days up to the next season in your calendar and spend your free time trawling fan forums? Do you think Westeros actually exists in a parallel...
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I Want My 'Doctor Sahib' Back: Where's The Human Touch In Healthcare?
Bollywood movies, old and new, defined my childhood in the '70s. Apart from the likeable hero, pretty heroin and the hateful villain, I remember a gentleman with a black briefcase called the "Doctor...
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Snakebites: The Poor Man's Disease That Has Been Ignored For Far Too Long
Films have certainly instilled a fear of animals in our hearts--sharks, crocodiles and even CGI dinosaurs can seem like the biggest threat to mankind. However, the true culprits, which are the cause of...
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India's Big Fat Weight Problem
My first sports related achievement was a third place finish in the 100-meter race on 'Sports Day' in the first grade. The fact that I spent most of my school life being overweight/borderline obese...
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Yes, It Does Matter, Very Much, That Jisha Was Dalit
By Karthik Shankar Image posted by Justice For Jisha on Facebook Twenty-two months before Nirbhaya jolted our collective conscience, the tragic tale of Soumya who was raped and murdered, and thrown...
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'Achhut Kanya' To 'Sairat': Tracing Love And Caste, 80 Years Apart
This post contains some spoilers about the films Achhut Kanya and Sairat. I saw Sairat, the Marathi love saga currently in theatres, four days back. A lot happened in my life in between: I went from...
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10 Instagram Accounts That Will Make You Look At India With Fresh Eyes
Instagram has become a visual diary for travellers, with some of our favourite accounts being records of beautiful landscapes, people, homes, journeys and experiences. From textiles to temples, from...
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