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My Success Mantra: Running To Write And Writing To Run
There are two kinds of unsuccessful people in this world -- the garrulous, and the reticent. Just like every dichotomy ever listed, the two have one thing in common -- they have little success in...
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Are Women Programmed To Love Shopping Sprees?
My parents were visiting us here in Abu Dhabi this week. As is pretty much the unwritten rule on every holiday abroad, my mom, my sister and I had some serious shopping time penned into our itinerary....
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The Supreme Court's Criminal Defamation Judgment: Glaringly Flawed
In a judgment delivered today, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court rejected the constitutional challenge to criminal defamation, and upheld the validity of Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal...
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Making Sense Of The World's Strangest Political Phenomenon
Billionaire Donald Trump's rise as the premier name, face (and hair) of the Republicans has not just caused much surprise around the world, but has jolted the Grand Old Party (GOP) from within as well....
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Patents Don't Affect The Prices Of Medicines As Much As We Think They Do
Debates on how to improve healthcare in developing countries often include this premise: patents can potentially raise drug prices, so they should be abolished for better public health. This premise is...
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This Start-Up Is Using Technology To Give Traditional Hindu Last Rites To The...
One day, Harendra Koya listened in grim silence as his friend's mother expressed her pain over her son not wanting to carry back the ashes (asthi) of his departed father from the funeral home. In the...
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17 Signs That You're An Expat Who Might Be Turning Indian
After so much time in India, it seems I am turning Indian. It's the small things I catch myself doing or someone points out to me. But I'm not the only one. The longer they stay in India, the more I...
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How Majeed Went From Fleeing Syria To Dancing In Berlin
Majeed is like any other nineteen year old, checking out girls, posting selfies on Instagram and flexing his abdominals at the drop of a hat. But the closer you get to him, the more you learn about the...
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Who Can We Indians Really Turn To If Not The Judiciary?
Recently, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, TS Thakur, became visibly emotional before the Prime Minister, bemoaning the fact that there was a serious lack of judges to handle the burden...
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Will Donald Trump Go Modi's Way And Change His Stand When In Power?
Donald Trump is now all but the Republican nominee for the elections for the US presidency later this year. There are still several primaries to go in the next two months, but the two remaining...
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Not Clearing The UPSC Exam Doesn't Make You A Loser
This is a common refrain: I have not been able to clear the civil services exam even after two attempts. I have lost interest in preparation and am depressed and confused about where my life is...
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'Foundational Violence': What Really Happens When Kashmiris Join The Civil...
In the Kashmir Valley, a heated debate is on about Kashmiris joining the Indian administrative services. For a people who resist the Indian yoke, every time a Kashmiri qualifies for the Indian or even...
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3 Reasons Why Companies Fail To Deliver The Right Customer Experience
Last week I was at a leading coffee chain at Indira Nagar in Bangalore. I was there to have a quiet meeting with one of my clients. However, from the moment we occupied the table, a server insisted on...
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How 'The Future Of The Nation' Fell By The Wayside In Union Budget 2016
The Union Budget 2016 has received a spate of predictable responses. It has had its fair share of detractors and panegyrists based on wide spectrum of benefits and burdens estimated for the financial...
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Panama Papers: How Nawaz Sharif Keeps Sweeping Polls Without 'Moral Authority'
Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif has again forced political nemesis Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party, to eat humble pie after the candidate fielded by his Pakistan Muslim...
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The Point About The 'Urban Poor' That EVERYONE Missed
By Titas De Sarkar Let me start with an anecdote. So, this friend of mine comes to Delhi, with an adequately paid job. However what she really likes to do is to write, be creative, and try to make a...
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Why Pakistan Is Doing Nothing About The Danger Called The Haqqani Network
Why has Islamabad repeatedly turned a deaf ear to American calls to target the Haqqani Network? Understanding the complex dynamics surrounding the Haqqani Network, including the extent to which it is...
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Connected Diagnostics: The Path To A Stronger Healthcare System
An open-source solution for the management of data produced as a result of medical diagnostic investigations would be a boon for India. Each time a diagnostic test is performed, important information...
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4 Reasons Why India Needs Raghuram Rajan
One cannot understate the importance of the Chief of the Central Bank. Just look at what Alan Greenspan did to USA and consequently the world. Recently, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, in all his wisdom,...
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India Pins Hope On Generous Rainfall To Revive Growth
Showers in Kerala mark the start of the rainy season. Photo by Tom Olliver Amid searing temperatures across vast swathes of India, the Met Department has predicted that the southwest monsoon will...
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