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Why Didn't The Dog Move?
Yesterday, I stood for what seemed like a long time outside a popular restaurant waiting to be "called". And then tried all means to get noticed so that they could not miss me -- what a nice feeling it...
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Modi Isn't Flawless, Best We Accept It
"It is the mark of an educated mind to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle 65.90. That is the number of Indian Rupees one US dollar will fetch you at the time of this writing. This...
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Why My Sister (And Not My Man) Is My Soul Mate
The term "soul mate" is often understood in a very limited context. It is nearly always linked to one's lover or partner or spouse. So we have these endless quotes, thoughts, theories, advice on one's...
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Why We Must Embrace Our True Colours
It don't matter if you are black or white... Thus went the famous song by MJ. Here in India, it is more like light brown or dark brown. And it matters. A lot. In this country, where most people fall...
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The Road To Nowhere: Modi's Foreign Policy
"A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age." -- Robert Frost Diplomacy is a fine art, requiring both sense and sensibility. Sadly, both deserted a stubborn...
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Why The Kailali 'Protest' Was An Act Of Terror
On 24 August, the violent protests in Kailali, Nepal, resulted in the killings of at least seven security personnel (the number was as high as 20 according to other reports) and one is known to have...
View ArticleUphaar Verdict: Victims Pay The Heaviest Price
Anguish and perhaps resignation flickered across the face of Neelam Krishnamoorthy in a recent interview that she and her husband gave to a news channel soon after the pronouncement of the Supreme...
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Podcast: The Story Of The Greatest Tea In The World
Chai, the quintessential Indian drink, can easily vie for the honour of being our country's most popular drink. The BBC News Magazine once termed it a drink that India "can't live without", and it has...
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Air Pollution: Why We All Need To Be Accountable
The air we are breathing in is poisonous. Dramatic, isn't it? When I first started researching air quality, I found that most pieces made some version of this statement. Considering this to be an...
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Facebook Could Be The Third Wheel In Your Budding Romance
It's something many of has have suspected: Facebook can negatively influence our romantic relationships. I set out to study if there was any truth to this hunch and discovered some interesting results....
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Stories of Sisterhood: On Bollywood's Behens
There's a reason we've chosen August as Sisters' Month. And it's not because we don't like brothers, or men. What we don't like is the narrative that a brother should promise to protect and that a...
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Why Indo-Pak Talks Fail Again And Again
India and Pakistan cancelled a high profile National Security Adviser meet this last weekend, much to the disappointment of many who were expecting to finally see a thaw in bilateral relations. The...
View ArticleThe Rapid Growth of the Indian Pet Care Industry
India has experienced double digit growth in its pet industry in last few years. Increasing awareness about pets and branded pet care products via internet is the major force behind this growth....
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Are Our Children Truly Free?
"We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with civilisational heritage." -- Dr APJ Abdul Kalam A few...
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Responsible Tourism In Dharavi
Photo courtesy (Wikimedia) Tumble down housing, children defecating near open gutters and piles of garbage-this is the image of Dharavi that is familiar to most of us. Let's hold that thought. There...
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Dear Son, There Are 8 Things I Never Want You To Forget
Dear S, There are just so many things I want to tell you, and teach you. Some may come as life lessons, some lessons you may never need to learn. But there are a few that you must absolutely remember....
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Top 8 TED Talks To Inspire Your Success
Success can be a fickle thing, but that doesn't mean it is impossible to achieve. Often we come across stories where smart entrepreneurs leveraged resources available to them and built an empire that...
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'Jazbaa' Trailer Gets A Big F For Feminism
Feminism is the in-thing in Bollywood. Everybody wants to cash in on it. In film after film, women are leading the plot, as opposed to being mere decorative pieces. From being the hero's shy love...
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Why We Love The 'Idiot' Movie Hero
"Who says idiots don't make it?" I wonder, after a screening of Bajrangi Bhaijaan. For there's no doubt that the Salman Khan character in the film is low on the IQ scale, somewhere between 'moron' and...
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Patidar Protests: There's No Excuse For Gujaratis Attacking Gujarat
Liquor is banned in my state, Gujarat. Why? Because it is the land of Mahatma Gandhi. Going by that logic, given that Gandhiji was a preacher of non-violence, shouldn't violence be banned in Gujarat as...
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