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4 Reasons Why The Government Needs To Pay Attention To Haemophilia
Haemophilia is a chronic genetic condition because of which even a relatively minor injury can result in death because blood fails to clot. Sufferers of haemophilia need to receive shots with factors...
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'Shaandaar': A Brainless Entertainer
Shaandaar, directed by Vikas Bahl, revolves around an orphan girl named Alia, an insomniac, and her adoptive family. Alia's condition worries her adoptive father and he keeps feeding her with fairy...
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Does India Deserve A Government Which Follows The RSS Model Of Nationalism?
The Home Minister has expressed concern over growing intolerance in the country. The Finance Minister has spoken out against vandalism as a form of protest. Senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar is worried...
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Priyanka Chopra: 'I'm Constantly Reinventing Myself'
This article is from Open Magazine. By Sharin Bhatti The ripples started last year. In 2014, Priyanka Chopra made an appearance at the Golden Globe Awards and its after-party in a strapless Burberry...
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Julian Opie Brings A French Winter To Goa: Art Review
With Julian Opie's suite of landscape prints from 2012 titled "Winter", on display at the Sunaparanta Centre for the Arts in Panjim until 28 October, Goa has the opportunity to view the work of a...
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Why Are We Attached To Our Misery?
What is this attachment to misery? There are reasons. Just look into your misery, watch, and you will be able to find what the reasons are. Then look into those moments when once in a while you allow...
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Why Writers Need To Stop Turning On Other Writers Returning Their Awards
I have been avidly following the contentious debate - both in the Indian news and social media -- on writers returning their Sahitya Akademi awards. So far, 30 writers have done so in a move that the...
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The Pitfalls Of Multi-Lateral Governance In A Multi-Polar World
"We, the trade ministers, of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States of America and Vietnam, are pleased to announce that...
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India's Teens Have New Icons -- Bollywood's High-Flying Star Kids On Instagram
This article is from Open Magazine. By Sonali Acharjee She's only 12 years old, a school student in Delhi, and Sonam Tiwari is already throwing teenage tantrums. But it's not a new phone, a holiday...
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The 5 Stages Of Pregnancy And Birth -- For A Father
The road to parenthood becoming a fruitful reality is approximately 40 weeks long. Try as you may, you just cannot go above the nature-regulated speed limit. This journey, to me, is a bit like a board...
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Where Has My Lucknow Gone?
Last week I visited Lucknow. What I saw was an extremely congested, very noisy and, in some places, very dirty city. How I long for my Lucknow of the 1960s. I was born and raised in Lucknow. I did my...
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Queer Or Not, Join Hands To Reclaim Your Freedom
By Sambhav Sharma Growing up I had to claim my safe space in a dominant straight/heterosexual culture. My sexuality has constantly been policed by the state, the mainstream literature, by the cinema...
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The Cycle Of Love And The Merry Go-Round Of Spouses
Where do I begin? The romance is over. The buzz is out of the window. The marriage is a farce. This is the end of Part 1. Everyone knows someone who is on their second round of love. Eat Pray Love...
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Modi Must Speak Louder To Drown Out The Rabble-Rousers
On 28 September, India witnessed one of its most chilling murders when 50-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, following rumours that he and his family had consumed beef. While...
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Try This Vegan Mango Lassi For A Glassful Of Goodness
India's favourite drink lassi is delicious and can be made in different flavours. But it's not everyone's cup of tea. Lassi is famous due to its probiotic content and cooling effect, but the latest...
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Start-Ups (And Downs): A Cautionary Tale
"I want to have my own start-up," is the chant of every starry eyed student and every frustrated employee. The growth of multifarious companies in India like Flipkart, Snapdeal and OLA has made every...
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Calling Out To God (And The Police) In The Dead Of The Night
With one hand firmly placed on my temple to press the throbbing vein, I popped a second pill in the bleak hope of numbing the pain in my head. The loudspeaker was still blaring. I peeped out of the...
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From Prayer To Action At The Parliament Of Religions
In 1893, Swami Vivekananda travelled from India to Chicago by boat to take part in the Parliament of Religions. His opening line, "Sisters and Brothers of America", continues to echo throughout the...
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'How I Met Your Mother' Taught Me To Be Publicly Vulnerable: Josh Radnor
Josh Radnor, most famously known for playing the affable 'Ted Mosby' in the cult TV sitcom, How I Met Your Mother, truly came into his own as an artist in the last few years. He's made two films as a...
View ArticleWhat Women Want Most - And It's Not Relationships Or Money
"Travel is as much a passion as ambition or love" - L. E. Landon The meaning of travel has evolved from being a simple means of communication to a risk and often a journey of self-discovery. Travel has...
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