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How The BJP Gave A Gaushala The Short End of The Stick In Murky Land Deal
Ever since the Gujarat land scam story broke, I've wondered why no one in the media is linking it to the larger saga of nepotism in the state. The story that first appeared in a business daily exposed...
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5 Activities To Help Children With Autism Learn By Themselves
"Why doesn't my child listen to me?... Why do I have to tell him to do something five times before he does it?...Can't he understand that I'm upset and I want to be left alone?... Why does he keep...
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Why The Scales Don't Always Tell The Truth About Your Weight
Since setting up my own nutrition consulting business, I've worked with more 300 men and women to help them achieve their weight loss targets. While everyone's diet is unique and tailored to individual...
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There's A World Of Difference Between Patriotism And Nationalism
Nationalism and patriotism are two words which are often used inter-changeably. This is incorrect since there is a world of difference between the two concepts, in spite of a few shared ideals. While...
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Post Spike In Hate Crimes, US Sikh Community Launches New Tool To Report...
Parminder Singh was driving across the country with his family. As he parked his truck near Knoxville in Tennessee, some White men approached him in the parking lot. They seemed angry and their anger...
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5 Lessons In Respect That Every Boy In India Urgently Needs
"Is being a girl bad, Amma?" asked my 10-year-old son, with an almost guilty expression on his face. "Of course not! What makes you say that?" "I heard aunty [our neighbour] say that the world has...
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Why You Shouldn't Treat Your Daughter Like A Son
"I treat my daughter just like my son." "She is not my daughter, she is my son." If you are not an Indian, the above statements may sound odd. However, if you are an Indian, you have probably heard...
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How The Persecution Of Kanhaiya Kumar Pulled The Left Out Of The Red
It was a demonstration of classic schoolboy idealism--bringing in fairness and equality into the world, a strong iteration of Lenin's precepts, the coexistence of democracy and socialism. It was...
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Why Mothers Should Not Stop Earning Their Own Money
When my first-born came into my arms, all thoughts of career, title, money flew out the window. Nothing seemed more important than the well-being of this tiny precious life and I decided to completely...
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Women Like Us: Why Sex Workers Deserve Our Respect
In a bitter resident association altercation in my building, the chairperson threw his last weapon at me, "You are a bloody whore." I was furious, and retorted, "Call your bloody wife a whore you...
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Do Me A Favour, Don't Go Shopping This Women's Day
A woman is perceived to be the domestic goddess, the maker of all decisions in a household, or at least those concerning decor, draperies, detergent, dress and diet. So, with Women's Day this month,...
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Measuring The Social Poverty Of Women
It's 8 March today, and many readers will probably see this as yet another homily written about women - what ails us and what we need to do about it. Margaret Atwood, well-known as an author of...
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Ladies, Let's Stop Pulling Each Other Down
On this Women's Day, I've chosen to write about one of the less ideal aspects of women: our not-so-nice tendency to hold prejudices against other women. Women are known to be are more generous, kind,...
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Women And Ambition: It's Time We Let The Twain Meet
I have been reading Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg at a really slow pace. Slowly, because this book engrosses me deeply and makes me go on an inward journey. Sandberg, a high-profile, successful American...
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Freeing Career Choices From Gender Stereotypes
A digitally connected world, changing outlooks, ever-rising aspirations and access to education are all driving women to strive for new frontiers. And yet, stereotypes continue to operate, especially...
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5 Fun Ways To Celebrate Women's Day
Most of us are aware that International Women's Day honours the lives, achievements, efforts and struggles of women across the world. It's a time for us to remember the brave women who made it possible...
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11 Easy Steps To Become A Sanskaari Superwoman (Thank You Bollywood!)
Do you feel fortunate to be living in a time when gender equality seems like a possibility? Do you feel thankful that you have the opportunity to choose who you want to spend your life with? Do you...
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Confessions Of A 'Spoilt Modern Indian Woman': I Love Myself, So What?
If you have to slot me under 'Spoilt Modern Indian Women', that's where I sit well. Not the badass types who would actively attacks society for its ass-ine nature. (Too self-absorbed to work for a...
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Recognition, Solidarity, Hope: Helping Marginalized Women Participate More...
Last year, I sat with some young women in a programme the Aga Khan Foundation runs in Uttar Pradesh. They held hands or leaned on each other. Some had never been to school; others were withdrawn by...
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A Day Of Empowerment? Let's Not Kid Ourselves
The last two days, my mailbox and phone have been getting more than their usual share of messages. Most of them declare attractive, exclusive offers for Women's Day: discounts, two drinks for the price...
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