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Reimagining Free India: We Need To Change The Way We Think, Not Governments
They are all voters! The guy who cuts you off in the line to enter the office parking lot on a busy morning is a voter. The young fellow who drives in the wrong direction in the face of oncoming...
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Why Closing The Opportunity Gap Is The Key To Reducing Inequality
India is a land of contradictions. We have among the highest number of millionaires in the world but a large percentage of the population lives in poverty. We churn out doctors and engineers but also...
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Why We Need To Stop Blaming Muslims And Islam For Terrorism
A month ago, a comment from a good friend of mine left me stunned. In the middle of our run, the conversation veered towards the Paris attacks. We both were expressing shock at the barbarity of it all,...
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8 Tax-Saving Instruments That Can Help You Make The Most Of Section 80C
Section 80C of the Income Tax Act allows a deduction of certain investments and expenditures up to a maximum of Rs 1,50,000 from your gross total income in a given financial year. So, if your total...
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5 Superpowers That Every Parent Possesses
For as long as I can remember, I've been a sci-fi aficionado, with a particular affinity for superheroes/heroines. As a child, I remember dressing up in my favourite home-made superhero costume,...
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How We Made India A Better Place For Animals In 2015
A cruelty-free world for animals: This is the proverbial pole star that guides the course of Humane Society International/India. While there is a lot to do and achieve for animals in the coming year,...
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The Uncertainties Of The Afghan-Taliban Peace Talks
Peace talks with the Afghan Taliban are once again on Kabul's agenda. During Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's visit to Islamabad earlier this month, both Afghanistan and Pakistan committed to work...
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Why ISIS Can't Make Much Headway With Muslims In India
Ithaca, New York: Once, on a chilly, windy and snowy evening, my economics professor lectured us on the importance of asking the right questions. Failing to do so can trip up the brightest of minds,...
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India Is Faltering Its In War Against Aids, And The Results Could Be Deadly
India's fight against AIDS has come a long way since the first HIV case was reported in 1986. Between 2000 and 2011, India witnessed a 57% decline in new HIV infections; between 2005 and 2013, we saw a...
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'Bajirao Mastani' Is A Bollywood Classic - Just leave Your Scepticism At Home
For those who were intrigued by all the controversy before the release of Bajirao Mastani, spare yourself the trouble of dusting off the history books or feverishly hitting the web search box. More...
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The Guardians Of Ladakh's Ghost Cat
In the Ladakh Himalayas, there exists a creature that quietly roams the high peaks and snowy ridges. One could say, she's a watchful guardian. For she is the apex predator and in her gaze thrive the...
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Why We Need To Talk About Mental Health In Our Schools
In the second year of my three-year undergraduate degree in India, we had a course called Personality Development. It was a non-optional course, and once a week, some 35 of us sat in a small room to...
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Here's Something We All Need To Be Intolerant About
Amir Khan and I are as different as chalk and cheese. He is a superstar while I am just another doctor. He is among the elite (read rich!) while I am starting out heavily in debt after finishing...
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'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Is A Much Too Predictable Walk Down Deja Vu Lane
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, directed by J J Abrams, is the seventh installment in the celebrated Star Wars film series, created by George Lucas. Co-written by Bryan Burk, Kathleen Kennedy, and Abrams...
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2015: A Rewind In Rhyme For Modi Sarkar
A sense of déjà vu prevailed in 2015; lots of circumlocution, tall talk Like Mann ki Baat on AIR, election spiel and some vapid acronym Health-care budgets, food security, MNREGA wages, were told: go...
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Khajuraho Beyond The Erotica
We reach Khajuraho on a clear, bright morning and are soon at the gates of the Western group of Temples. Together these temples are a part of the UNESCO World Heritage list. I look for signs of a...
View ArticleAfter Mumbai City, IIT Bombay goes Crazy Over "Speaking Pics" Phenomena
After gripping Mumbai, the speaking "orange line" pic trend created by VoxWeb has taken over some of the most renowned colleges and university campuses in India. In the recently concluded Mood Indigo,...
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How Boosting R&D Intensity Could Speed Up India's Economic Growth
While addressing the Times Higher Education BRICS and Emerging Economies' Universities Summit in the first week of December, President Pranab Mukherjee expressed serious concerns over the quality of...
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'A Strangeness In My Mind': Pamuk's Ode To A Keeper Of Memories
"Kaale kaale phalse..." Whenever the faint voice of the phalsa seller reached my ears, I would dash down the stairs to call out to him. It was a delight to watch the man unburden the basket -- resting...
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A 5-Point Checklist For Running A Blog That Matters
Ever wondered why all that hard work on your blog seems to go unnoticed and not yield any traffic growth and/or potential leads? Among other things, it could be entirely possible that you've been...
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