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Why Is Kapil Sharma A Hero And Tanmay Bhat A Villain?
One question has kept me puzzled ever since controversy erupted around Tanmay Bhat's spoof on Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar. What has Bhat done in his latest video that India's beloved comedian...
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This Study Can Help Traffic Cops And Outdoor Workers Who Are Reeling Under...
Odds are that 2016 is already set to be yet another "hottest year on record". This week Ahmedabad, in Western India, broke a hundred-year record with reported maximum temperatures of 46.9°C (116.4°F)....
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Indians Want And Deserve A True Federation, Not A Pseudo One
The recent state elections have proven once again that the Indian people want a true federation. Above all other factors, they voted for local accountability. These results don't mean a rejection of a...
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We Are Like This Only... But Don't You Dare Say We Are Racist Or Intolerant
South Indians loathe the "Hindikaaren" people -- that is, anyone living beyond the borders of Tamil Nadu; North Indians make fun of dark-skinned (or to use politician Kumar Vishwas's term,...
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'Veerappan': An Orgy Of Violence That Doesn't Quite Hit The Target
Veerappan, directed by Ram Gopal Varma, is a biopic based on the life of notorious Indian bandit and sandalwood smuggler Koose Muniswamy Veerappan. The movie follows the dacoit's rise as one of the...
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Let Go Of Your Inner Bharatiya Nari
We Indians love our food and we take our food memories with us wherever we go. This is true especially for the first generation diaspora. Food gives us comfort, as we try to navigate the unfamiliar...
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How Housewives Could Help Shape The Future Of India
The Indian middle class is rising. This rise brings with it the comfort of outsourcing household work fairly cheaply. That has left the home-maker with little to do once the kids grow up. The...
View ArticleIt's Up To Us All to End Child Labour
A young boy named Kalu, who had been rescued from a carpet-weaving unit in Bihar, once raised a compelling and very significant question when he met then-President Bill Clinton. In conversation with...
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A Dialogue About The Ethical Dimensions Of The Tanmay Bhat Controversy
I thought the video was terribly juvenile. What are my options? Your options? Are you Lata Mangeshkar? Or Sachin Tendulkar? Or Vinod Kambli? Or Virat Kohli? No, I'm not one of those four. I'm just a...
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Making Medical Devices Accessible: Are Price Caps Necessary?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has defined a medical device as a healthcare product that does not achieve its purpose by chemical action or by being metabolized. This means that a vast...
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Why We Shouldn't Breathe Easy Over India's Rising Asthma Burden
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airway that affects approximately 30 million people in India. The prevalence of asthma in Indian children has continued to increase over the last decade....
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A Tale Of Three Cities: Heat Action Plans Combat Soaring Mercury
Co-authored by Jessica Korsh June is only just beginning, and we have already seen record-breaking temperatures across the globe. April 2016 was the warmest April ever recorded globally, increasing the...
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These 4 Types Of Investors Will Woo Your Start-Up -- But Don't Bet On...
They say taking on an investor for your start-up is much like getting married. An investor's dance of seduction, giddying as it is, is about more than just the money. Like the romance of a lifetime,...
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Big B's Side Role In The Corridors Of Power
Amitabh Bachchan grew up surrounded by the elite of Allahabad. His father Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a poet and professor of renown and his mother, Teji, hobnobbed with the city's rarefied social...
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From Shock Treatment To Yoga, Conversion Therapy Is A Disturbing Reality...
By Amrita Singh For representation only. Reuters/Chris Helgren. "It is physical and emotional abuse and it needs to be called that, and groups should not be allowed to hide behind religious liberty as...
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What Shapes A Man Into A Feminist?
Recently, actress Maisie Williams of Game of Thrones fame made a very cogent point, "We should stop calling feminists 'feminists' and just start calling people who aren't feminist 'sexist'... You are...
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This Is What It Will Take To Double Farmers' Income
In day-to-day conversation, a number of terms sometimes lead to confusion, especially when the words involved infer different things in colloquial and professional contexts. "Revenue" and "profit", for...
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Why Snakes Should Matter To The Make In India Mission
One risks being mocked for juxtaposing snakes with the "Make in India" initiative which recently was spoken of in the same (albeit a bit laboured) breath as Apple Inc. Inspired by 'pop patriotism' many...
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My Adventures And Misadventures On The IO Walk [Review]
I believe that half the fun in life comes from constantly challenging yourself and trying out new things. But recently, I surprised even myself when I agreed to test the IO Walk, a self-balancing board...
View ArticleRebalancing With India: The Race For Influence In The Asia-Pacific
On 18 May, a formidable armada of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet steamed out of its base at Visakhapatnam for a two-and-a-half month deployment to the South China Sea and its littoral. As noted in a...
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