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Faith, Fundamentalism, Fanaticism And A Casual Conversation
Towards the end of my time in Egypt, I was engaged in a series of animated discussions with one of my students on the subject of religion and the role of faith in our lives. This young girl of 22, a...
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Why Visiting A Dentist Is Crucial For Children And Teens
Numerous rites of passage mark childhood years; the first birthday, the first wobbly steps, first mumbled words and the first day of school. Parents usually remember when the first tooth appeared and...
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NATO Drawdown From Afghanistan: Can Regional Cooperation Be A Game Changer
The implications of NATO drawdown from Afghanistan continues to generate vigorous debate in South Asia. At a recently concluded international conference, "NATO drawdown from Afghanistan: Challenges and...
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What Yoga Is And Isn't
With International Yoga Day around the corner, on June 21, it is good time to contemplate what constitutes yoga and what does not. Knowing the answers to these questions has important implications for...
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'ABCD 2' Review: Great Dance Moves Make It Watchable
Confession: not only have I not watched 'ABCD' (2013), the first Hindi entrant in the decade-old 'hip hop dance film' genre, but 'ABCD 2' was my first time watching a Hindi movie in 3D. The beginning...
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Saving Kutiyattam
This article is from Open Magazine. By Akhila Krishnamurthy In a dark kalari (literally meaning 'threshing floor' in Malayalam and also used in the context of spaces used for learning and training),...
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How Yoga Can Make You Rich
Most people associate yoga with physical contortions, but what the word really refers to is when the "small self merges with the universal self" or in other words, "when individual consciousness merges...
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How Surya Namaskar Helped Me Come Closer To Islam
I've been waiting for this day for a long time! The moment I had Muslim + Yoga + Hindu + Surya Namaskar pop up on my newsfeed in one headline. I couldn't resist but write this. But before I begin, let...
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Swapan's Picks: 5 Exclusive T-Shirt Brands I Swear By
I am, for most purposes, a jeans and tee kind of guy. But having keeled over the age of 45 some years back, I have progressively ditched the jeans. But my devotion to tees continues to this day. This...
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Pictures: Bhutanese Refugees Seeking Identity In Eastern Nepal
Beldangi II, Damak, Nepal: The issue about Bhutanese refugees living in UNHCR camps in eastern Nepal has been making rounds in certain publications for the past few years. These refugees have been...
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Clowning Glory
This article is from Open Magazine. By Haima Deshpande Twenty-five years ago, when Martin D'Souza wore a clown costume for the first time, all he wanted to do was take it off. His boss, a party...
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My Father, The Unwitting Feminist
This Father's Day, I want to thank my father for being a feminist and making me one -- without even knowing it! • My father had started a job in Singapore before I was born and my mother was to move us...
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Yoga Changed My Life, But I'm Squirming At Its Politicized Celebration
Self-care, in times like ours, is a revolutionary act. Now that I introduce myself as a 'yogi' to people (notwithstanding all the stereotypes that come attached with the term), I think it worth the...
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Why We Should Give Our Children The Lifelong Gift Of Yoga
Every individual on this planet has done yoga in their life whether they know it or not. Children are born yogis. When we observe children from all over the world, from Japan or Latin America, they...
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Yoga Is An Exemplary Way Of Life For Ourselves And Our Planet
The Early Days: As our car pulled into the driveway, my dad checked the mailbox. "Did it come? Did it come?" I gasped excitedly. The year was 1986, and I had been waiting in breathless anticipation for...
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Yoga, Hindustan's Legacy That Transforms Lives
Let me introduce myself. People call me Sri M. Here, M stands for many things. Firstly, M means Manushya, a human being more than anything else. It also denotes the first letter of Mumtaz Ali, the name...
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AAP's Propagandist Ad Is Speaking To The Delhi Man's Ultimate Fantasy
The recent Aam Aadmi Party ad which has a homemaker woman praising Kejriwal and his policies even as she castigates his opponents reminded me immediately of fascist propaganda newsreels from the second...
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British Raj and VVIP Raj: A Public Health Insight
One of the most popular debates among South Asians is whether the 200-year long British Raj was a blessing or a curse for pre-partition India. An attempt to answer that was, commendably, made by...
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8 Reasons Why Delhi Is Better Than Mumbai
The samosa vs. vada pav war is here once again. Which side are you on? Now, before you get all excited and start aiming your missiles, here's the caveat: this article is not intended to harm anyone's...
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Five Must-Watch Unconventional Bollywood Films Released In 2015
This is proving to be a special year for Bollywood. As a film enthusiast who follows movies very closely, I have personally witnessed a breath of fresh air in Hindi cinema of late, with our filmmakers...
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