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How Intolerant Anupam Proved Salman Nizami Right
Anupam Kher is a good actor, and I have admired him in his roles in films such as Sansaar and Hum Aapke Hai Koun. Nonetheless, it was not surprising that questions were asked when he was conferred one...
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Why The World Economy Is Going Down -- And This Time It Could Be Worse Than 2009
The recent plunge in global equity markets has led to fears of another economic downturn - one that might be a lot worse than what we saw in 2009. So, why is it happening? Here's a rundown of the...
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The Heritage And Crafts Arc Of Northern Thailand
Wat Phumin, Nan When you think of Thailand as the tourism authorities sum it up, a myriad images usually crop up - from beaches and snorkelling to spas and massage, from Buddhist temples and ornate...
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Waging War On Cancer With Big Data
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has a very grim view on cancer and its widespread presence in India. With a million new cases being reported every year, cancer seems to be tightening its grip on...
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An Innovation That's Bringing An Online Revolution In The Odia Language
Screenshot of a responsive encoding converter designed by Jnanaranjan Sahu. In 2012, Odisha-based non-profit Srujanika created two text encoding converters that could convert two different legacy...
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Know Your Delivery Guy: The Importance Of Background Checks In An On-Demand...
Imagine a scenario. You order a meal from your favourite food app, punch in your details like contact number, home/office address and happily wait for your delicious meal to arrive. All sweet and...
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'Accessible India' Isn't Just For 2% Of The Population. Let's All Make It Work
Often one fails to realise how "disability" is related to one's environment. Isn't it amazing that with enabling infrastructure, disability vanishes? Even those who are "able-bodied" may not be so...
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President's Rule: A Constitutional Absurdity Our Founders Failed To Avoid
The Central government's power to dissolve a duly elected state government is one of India's biggest constitutional absurdities. It is ludicrous because it makes an unrepresentative power supreme over...
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Bullet Trains Are All Very Well, But What About The Common Passenger On...
Dear Mr Prime Minister, Your recent speech at a global business summit on 29 January has been hailed as visionary. What took most commentators by surprise was your empathy with the poor. You said, and...
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Let's Not Be So Intolerant Of Coldplay's Latest Video
When iconic band Coldplay released its latest single - in collaboration with Beyoncé--it created a bit of a furore in India. The reason: "Hymn for the Weekend" was shot in India. As soon as they set...
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MGNREGA Is Not The Answer To Rural India's Woes. Here's What Is
This week marks the tenth anniversary of one of the world's largest state-run rural employment schemes. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS, more popularly denoted as...
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Rohith Vemula And The Deadly Side Of Campus Politics
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj recently tried to brush off the outrage around the suicide of student Rohith Vemula by remarking that he "was not a Dalit". This insensitive comment was a...
View ArticleHow Real Estate Is Steering Dubai's Economic Progress
Contrary to popular belief, oil reserves are not what megacity Dubai's economy banks on for sustenance. For this reason, the government of Dubai has invested time, money and strenuous efforts in...
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Loving Another Is A Difficult Job
Love has three stages. First you have to learn to love yourself, because only if you love yourself can you love the other. You have to love yourself so much that love starts overflowing. Perhaps that...
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9 Sacrifices That A Blogger's Family Must Make
To people like me, blogging is a passion, a hobby that stems from a love of sharing and interacting and sharpening both my creative and writing skills. To an outsider, it seems like fun, silly, even...
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We Need Safer Railways, Bio-Toilets And Beautification Can Wait
The last week of January this year saw headlines about two tragic losses of life at the railway stations of Dadar and Borivali in Mumbai. Both the gruesome accidents were recorded by CCTV cameras, and...
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Why We're Eradicating The Disease, Not The Dogs Around Corbett Tiger Reserve
During his lifetime, Jim Corbett, the hunter-turned-conservationist after whom Asia's first national park is named, spent much of his time in the jungles around the Himalayan foothills near Nainital....
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What My Mother's Cancer Taught Me About Living With Uncertainty
In the summer of 2015, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. I still remember that day very clearly. It was a Monday morning, and right there in front of my eyes on the computer screen was a...
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Why Women Must Stop Dragging Women Down
It is said that women are the backbone of any society. There is a saying in Marathi painted on the back of quite a few autorickshaws "Mulgi Shikli Pragati Zhali", which roughly means "educate your...
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'Maybe We'll Explore Priyanka's Character's Back-Story In Mumbai Next...
Quantico, the primetime hit drama about a group of Federal Bureau of Investigation recruits, has made headlines for multiple reasons: Priyanka Chopra, an established Bollywood mega star playing the...
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