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In The Age Of Travel, Tuberculosis Knows No Borders
The recent episode of an air passenger who travelled from India to the United States, while suffering from extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB*), has raised a public health scare. The...
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No Country For Bold Women: A 5-Step Recipe For A Female Entrepreneurship...
If there is anything called a rush hour at the grocery store check-out lanes, it is definitely between 6pm and 7pm. Last week, I was one customer away for my turn at the check- out counter and this...
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FTII Crisis: A Cinephile's Point Of View
As someone who loves cinema and follows it very closely, I feel quite disturbed by the latest developments at FTII. Now, we all are aware that the going has been tough at the premier institute for...
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How An Engineering Graduate Became Teacher Of The Year
It's almost dusk as the first day of Teach For India's (TFI) annual training programme for new Fellows comes to an end. As he jaunts up the stairs, a chant of "Mishraaa...Mishraaa!" rises from a...
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Khajjiar: Himachal's Hidden Gem
Not a great many tourists are aware of this understated Himalayan gem as they set about travelling to the much-trodden Shimla-Kullu-Manali route. Tucked away in the northern fringes of the Dhauladhar...
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Flexing My Forgiveness Muscle
I was the girl who hid in the last row in Physical Training class. The one who half half-heartedly did the push ups and was always off with the jumping jacks. My disciplined teacher would not dismiss...
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Would It Be Fair To Expel Underperforming Students From IIT Roorkee?
Every year, nearly 1.4 million students in India appear for one of the most competitive engineering entrance examinations in the world -- the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). Few other examinations...
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A Rape In My Backyard
Last night I noticed unusual action at the main gate of our housing society. The usually quiet entrance of the apartment complex had been busy through the evening: there were men walking in and out of...
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The Ultimate Travel Playlist
Tickets, maps, cash - check. But aren't you forgetting the most important thing? Your travel playlist. No impending adventure can be complete without a set of songs to accompany every moment,...
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'Scion of Ikshvaku': The Ramayana Reimagined
Following an extended marketing campaign, the first book, Scion of Ikshvaku, of the new Ram Chandra series by author Amish Tripathi, was released on 22 June 2015. Building up to the much-anticipated...
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7 Reasons Why You Should Visit Varanasi At Least Once
It's known variously as the land of temples, the city of Lord Shiva, and most recently, the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The holy waters of the River Ganga here have received the...
View ArticleWhy The Bangladeshi Media Has To Peddle Blood And Death
When the video of a 13-year-old child labourer being brutally beaten to death went viral in Bangladesh last week, every major television station in the country aired bits of it. Every local news...
View ArticlePreserving Our Rich Handicrafts' Tradition Means Lifting Artisans Out Of Poverty
The intricate crafts of India may be incredible in the eyes of foreign tourists, but most of the people who create them continue to live without even the most basic amenities. Even as their exquisite...
View ArticleHow India's Cities Can Become Smart
Canadian and Australian cities dominate global rankings of the best cities to live in. India, despite having 53 cities with a million plus population, including 8 megacities, doesn't have a single city...
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IPL Scam: A 3-Step Plan For The BCCI
There are moments in life which determine how the next few years will unfold. In the case of the BCCI we are at such a moment. Call it a crossroad, call it an opportunity, call it judgement day -- it...
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Hot Mess: Maggi Is Just One Strand Of India's Food Tangle
It should not come as a surprise to anyone that India has been termed as the world's worst food safety violator by Food Sentry, a global food sourcing monitoring agency. The Maggi storm (which started...
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Revealing You Were Sexually Abused: 3 Ways To Make It A Positive Experience
Breaking the silence is an essential part of breaking the taboo that is child sexual abuse, as well as healing. However, this may not be a straightforward process. You may have tried to disclose to...
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A Swachh Ghar Abhiyaan Gone Wrong
On a recent trip to my parents' home, I did something very brave. I offered my services to clean up my father's garage. Not that he had asked me. In fact, quite the contrary - he wanted me nowhere near...
View ArticleWhat The Hell Is In That South Indian Name?
I recently read a story in the New York Times about married women increasingly choosing to keep their last name. A less well known, but highly annoying and frustrating dilemma is how some communities...
View ArticleTop 7 Reasons Why Men Should Cook Sunday Breakfasts
Sundays can transform into fun days if men decide to cook breakfast for their families. It not only gives the ladies a much deserved break, the exercise can be soothing and relaxing for men as well....
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