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Why Working Parents Shouldn't Feel Guilty
Recently I happened to speak to a friend who was all set to embrace motherhood in all its glory. The person is someone that I've known for a long time, and she loves what she does for a living. And...
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Focusing On Run Rates Will Make Losers Of Us All
Being a citizen of a country obsessed with cricket, the only run rate that I ever knew was the runs that a batsman makes per over - until I recently learnt that even businesses (read e-commerce...
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Investing In Inner Wealth
The concept of "inner wealth" flows from my personal view, a Buddhist perspective, about the understanding of life, and the richness that lies within us. I use this terminology as a medium through...
View ArticleWhy The Iran P5+1 Nuclear Deal Does Indeed Add Up
US Secretary of State John Kerry, in a marathon session with the House Foreign Affairs Committee that lasted more than three hours, made a compelling case for the Iran nuclear deal, achieved after...
View ArticleThe Brazen Suspension of Congress MPs Is An Attack On Democracy
In a serious escalation towards even more political discord, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha has suspended 25 Congress MPs for what she termed "grave disorder". That the BJP has now taken a U-turn on...
View ArticleNaga Deal: A Significant Move That Leaves Key Questions Unanswered
On Monday evening the Indian Prime Minister tweeted , "today, we mark not merely the end of a problem but the beginning of a new future," referring to the 'historic' peace accord between Indian...
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Who Needs Porn When Literature Can Get You Hot And Bothered?
The golden age of internet porn might be behind a dark cloud for the moment, but fear not, people with healthy sexual drives! There were horny people before you, and there will likely be horny people...
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Why Sumitra Mahajan Was Right In Suspending Congress MPs
When Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspended 25 members of the Congress from the House for five days on Monday, Indian National Congress (INC) president Mrs Sonia Gandhi described it as "a black...
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Why Kishore Kumar Was The Greatest Entertainer Indian Cinema Has Ever Had
86 years since Abhas Kumar Ganguly set his foot on planet Earth, he trends on Twitter. In an era where young, peppy and happy seem to be the bandwagon FM stations and commercial jingles want to ride on...
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10 Things To Do If You Feel Lonely Abroad
If you're someone who has moved overseas for a job or studies, you will be away from family and friends for months or even years. It is in times like these, that you either find yourself establishing...
View Article'Nayak': Remembering An Underrated Gem In Satyajit Ray's Oeuvre
Nayak, a 1966 Bangla drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray, presents the tale of a movie idol, Arindam Mukherjee, who despite his fame and success is haunted by solitude and a sense of guilt....
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6 Reasons Why The Porn Ban Makes No Sense
The recent government decision to ban porn sites has had a castrating effect on many people, yours truly included. As I write this, it is fifteen past midnight and in another laptop window, YouPorn is...
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The Sleazy Side Of Social Media
My weekend started in an unusual manner. Instead of getting out of bed and heading straight to the balcony like I usually do, I reached for my phone to check if our guests from the previous night had...
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Can India Afford The Luxury Of An Entire Parliament Session Being Washed Away?
Let me admit at the outset that the analogy is perhaps crude and insufficient. But think of a corporation where the board of directors don't see eye to eye and squabble with each other over every...
View ArticleDoha Development Round - An Obituary
The last quarter of 2001 saw two dramatic events that had a transformational impact on the global community: first the terrorist attacks on the US in September followed by the launch of the Doha...
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Why 'Bahubali' Is Not As Sexist As The Critics Seem To Think
Most popular big budget films in recent times have invited discussions on the question of women, be it the feminist utopia in >Mad Max or the curious absence of female minions in the eponymous film...
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This Is Why It Is Essential To Wean India Off Cash
After entering the Guinness Book with International Yoga Day, the Modi Government delivered another encore. This time, it was a seemingly more humdrum matter of digital payments. Unbelievable as it may...
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10 Years After I Survived An Acid Attack, I'm Living My Dream
Ten years ago, I was a 19-year-old girl living in Lucknow. I had big dreams of becoming someone well-known in the fashion industry -- as the cliché goes, "small town big dreams". All my life I...
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Why A Bad Bank Is A Good Idea
Niti Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya in a recent interview mooted the idea of a "bad bank", essentially a financial institution set up to hold and manage non-performing assets (NPA) acquired from...
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4 Reasons Why ISIS's Apocalypse In India Plan Is A Bust
On July 28, USA Today revealed the end-of-days as according to the Islamic State (ISIS). The newspaper sourced a 32-page doomsday document to some "Pakistani citizen with connections inside the...
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