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Photo Essay: I'm Dreaming Of A Calcutta Christmas...
This may sound odd, but when I lived in the US, one of the things I missed about India was Christmas. It was not nostalgia for family and friends, as my family did not celebrate Christmas, or any...
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Cricket, Politics And Balls Of Steel
Have you noticed that for some strange reason, cricket seems to be at the very kernel of most controversies? Allegedly, cricket (IPL) is why a politician's wife passed away under mysterious...
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With 'Bajirao Mastani' Ranveer Singh Has Conquered Bollywood... And He Is...
The story of blockbusters in 2015 can be summed up in three Bs: Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Baahubali and Bajirao Mastani. All three films managed to strike that increasingly elusive balance between content and...
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Slums And The Price Of Insecurity
Damu Nagar is a densely populated and crowded settlement, packed with tin-roofed shanties covering an area of 12 acres in the western suburbs of Kandivali in Mumbai. On 7 December, 2015, an estimated...
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What Emojis Say About Your Culture
Earlier this month, Oxford Dictionary announced its word of the year, which as it happens, is the term for something that makes actual language redundant: that word is "emoji". The world of texting has...
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The Iron Sky: Why We Must Battle Climate Change To Win The War On Terror
Paris. Beirut. Baghdad -- all three cities were targeted by ISIS this month. And even with hundreds of deaths, these were only a few among countless other victims of terror attacks that have taken...
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The Undemocratic Silence On AFSPA
During question hour in Parliament this month, the government was asked in the Rajya Sabha what decision it had taken on the implementation of the Jeevan Reddy Committee's recommendations. This...
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Christmas brings with it a gush of emotions and a charge of adrenaline for shoppers, what with myriad sales in shops and generous discounts on e-commerce websites. Many of us turn into compulsive...
View ArticleA Christmas Challenge: What's The One Thing That Could Make You As Happy As A...
"How did it get so late so soon? It's night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness, how the time has flown! How did it get so late so soon?" - Dr Seuss Right! Before you...
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7 Lessons From The Failure Of E-Commerce Pioneer Indiaplaza
It was ahead of its time and for a while it seemed to thrive against the wind. Launched in 1999, Indiaplaza.com was a pioneer in e-commerce and at a time when few things were in its favour - internet...
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Podcast: Chennai Floods, Delhi Pollution & Indian Media
Chennai Floods "Did you read about the floods in Chennai? So unfortunate, right?" "Yeah, but everyone I know is fine, so it's not that bad." Is that how we gauge disasters? Also, what's with pictures...
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Why Cash And Prepaid Cards Are A Security Threat
Two recent news reports have revealed some seriously disturbing trends. On 26 November, there were reports of a heist in Delhi where Rs 22 crores in cash were stolen by the ATM van driver, when he was...
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Podcast: In the Hunt for Air That We Can Breathe
There's been much talk about air pollution, off late - specifically the levels in Delhi, which was recently ranked as the world's most polluted city by a WHO database. 153 micrograms per cubic metre -...
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Children Can Change The World - If We Let Them
India is a young country where a sizeable chunk of the population is below the age of 18. Children are the leaders of our future but our education system, which is supposed to set them up for this...
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Club Memberships And Divorce: Can You Belong When You're Leaving?
As the child a of an Air Force officer, I was a frequent visitor of the Delhi Gymkhana Club and Sirhind Club in Ambala. Clubs were an integral part of our life because when you are posted from one...
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Therapy Can Help Fight Sex Addiction, But How Can We Fight The Taboo Around It?
This article is from Open Magazine. By Staff Writer "When I was a teen, I used to force myself to drink three litres of water every day and then not go to the toilet because the urge to urinate made me...
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Three Takeaways From Modi's Pakistan Stopover
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brief stopover in Lahore--to visit his counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his birthday and the occasion of his granddaughter's wedding--came as a complete surprise to...
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Why Indian Classics Should Be Taught In Our Schools
Two months ago I was invited to give a talk in IIT Kanpur, one of the premier technological Institutes of India (and my alma mater), on how young budding engineers can help light up the lives of...
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Don't Control Your Anger, Transform It
All the moralists try to change man on the periphery. Your character is the periphery: you don't bring any character into the world, you come absolutely characterless, a blank sheet, and all that you...
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4 Ways To Build Customer Loyalty For Your E-Commerce Store
Today, there is a virtual war going on between hundreds and thousands of e-commerce stores that are fighting to attract more customers, sales and subsequently profits. However, many of these businesses...
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