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The Hindutva Brigade's Love For The Cow Is Just A Pretext For Muslim-Hatred
Post the lynching in Dadri of the fifty-two-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq on the suspicion of having stored beef in the refrigerator, even a child in India knows that the current Hindu love for the cow is a...
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This Narak Chaudas, Cut Loose Your Demons
Some weeks ago I cut my hair really short. Well, not that short by most standards, but short enough for me to take another look at the mirror to ensure it was me that I was looking at. My mother always...
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What Connected Industry Will Mean For Us
With sensors, software, and hardware, the factory of the future will be completely connected. This will enable greater standardization in manufacturing and make it more productive. But while it is...
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Eligible For Pakistan's Famous Diwali Celebrations? Here's A Simple 3-Step Guide
Pakistan is suddenly every Indian's favourite travel destination, going by the number of politicians advising us to visit. Our friendly neighbouring country was highly recommended by Bharatiya Janta...
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5 Gifts You Must Avoid Giving This Diwali
Diwali is almost synonymous with gifts these days. Gifts, actually, are beautiful. They convey to the receiver that you were on their minds, invested time in thinking what they would like and have gone...
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5 Ways In Which I'm Making This Diwali A Festival Of Significance
"Asato Ma Sad Gamaya, Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya, Mrityor Ma Amritam Gamaya." (Lead us from ignorance to truth, Lead us from darkness to light, Lead us from death to immortality.) Early last Saturday, it...
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31 Films In 7 Days: Here's How My MAMI 2015 Experience Went
On the final day of MAMI 2015, as the closing awards ceremony was taking place in some distant part of the city, I was sitting with a passionate group of film fanatics in Juhu with a pen and a paper,...
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An Appeal to Modi: Don't Fiddle While India Burns
The Roman Emperor Nero was accused of fiddling while Rome burnt. Nero, whose rule is often associated with extravagance and tyranny, focused a lot of his energy on foreign diplomacy. He blamed...
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Two Entrepreneur Moms Are Taking Diwali To Classrooms Worldwide
A few days ago I was invited by my son's preschool to talk about Diwali and share the essence of the festival in a classroom in San Francisco that has children of different origins and nationalities....
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Trapped In Tradition's Prison: Why India Is Not Ready To Criminalise Marital...
A young woman was brutally gang-raped on 16 December, 2012. The assault against this 23-year-old New Delhi resident suddenly put India's laws against sexual assault under a global spotlight, exposing...
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This Is How You Can Workout Without Going To The Gym
This article is from The Swaddle. By Neville Wadia The gym isn't the only place where you can get in shape. Often, small activities around the home and office can make a big difference to the way you...
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Weighing In On Bihar And What The Pundits Are Getting Wrong
The Bihar elections are done. The results have come in. Lalu and Nitish are celebrating and the pundits have started writing Amit Shah's obituary. Lalu claims that he will now focus on travelling...
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Shah Rukh vs. Modi: The Heroes, Villains And Sidekicks Of India's Script
In India, our politicians and actors often serve the same purpose -- primarily to lull us into a world of make believe. They create a fictitious world, if only momentarily, where truth defeats evil and...
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Get Rid Of The Voices In Your Head
Everybody is born as one single individual, but by the time he is mature enough to participate in life he has become a crowd. But most people are not aware of it. If you just sit silently and listen to...
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Why India Stands To Suffer If BJP Doesn't Take Lessons From Bihar Rout
It goes to the credit of the Bihar voters that they have overwhelmingly voted for the Mahagathbandhan in the recently held state elections. The voters, who in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections had given an...
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Abraham Lincoln's articulation of the concept of democracy -- of the people, for the people, by the people -- seems to have strongly reverberated across Bihar. The mandate of the Biharis has brought...
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Dear HuffPost, Thanks For Speaking Up For Me This Diwali
Dear HuffPost team, Hello there! My name is Layla and I am a four-year-old Great Dane girl. I wanted to thank you for urging everybody to say no to firecrackers this Diwali. They hurt my ears a lot....
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Understand Your Money Better With This Easy Tool
This article is from The Swaddle. By Shweta Sharan I first came across the idea of a money biography when I enrolled in a financial wellness program in Bangalore. I wasn't really sure if I was suitable...
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Why REDD+ Is Crucial For Success Of Paris Climate Deal
The Coalition for Rainforest Nations, an intergovernmental organisation seeking to advance Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), has said the 2015 Paris Agreement will...
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I Started Walking To Work Every Day And It Changed My Life
The best part of my day is usually in the morning when I get into the car, turn on the music player and listen to the Beatles on full volume while driving to work. It's a good feeling when someone...
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