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How Skills Development Can Help Reinvent India
Developing the skills of India's growing youth population holds the key to the world's second-most populous country making the much-longed-for transition to a developed nation. Skilling millions of...
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Home Is Where The Heart Is: 5 NRIs Who Led Change In India
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas or the 'Non Resident Indian Day' is celebrated on 9 Jan every year to acknowledge the contribution of Indians living abroad in the development of India. To mark this event, here...
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Why Walking Is A Workout For The Mind too
Walking is like meditation. It helps to focus the mind on a subject. Many people enjoy going for walks with friends or family, but for me, walking alone is the best for some quiet contemplation....
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5 Major Milestones To Expect On The Tech Road In 2016
I do not claim major predictive powers about the technology sector. But as we turn into a new year, there are a few trends across tech that are now broadly visible and it would be useful to keep a...
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Be Sad To Be Happy
Sadness can become a very, very enriching experience. You have to work on it. It is easy to escape from your sadness -- and all relationships ordinarily are escapes; one simply goes on avoiding it. And...
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'Wazir': An Engaging Cinematic Experience
Wazir, directed by Bejoy Nambiar and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, stars Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar in the pivotal roles. The movie's supporting cast includes the likes of Aditi Rao Hydari,...
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6 'Volunteer Abroad' Destinations That I found Almost Impossible To Leave
Many young people take a gap year abroad, often as backpackers, to gain work experience internationally and to explore different places. Most such journeys come with a clear-cut itinerary and,...
View ArticleThe Canard Of The Shia-Sunni War In The Middle East
Ever since the execution of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia, the retaliatory attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran and the subsequent diplomatic and trade cut off between Iran and Saudi...
View ArticleWhy The New Juvenile Justice Law Is An Insult To Nirbhaya
Following the widespread public outcry over the December 2012 rape and murder of "Nirbhaya", and the protests that gained momentum again in 2015 due to the release of the juvenile perpetrator of the...
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This New Year, Forget The Kilos And Focus On Shedding This Extra Baggage
It's that time of year again -- when the impending flip of the calendar brings the promise of achievable goals. Yet another 365 days to bring your A-game, and get down to everything you couldn't do in...
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11 Scathing Images From India's Most Political Artist
Orijit's creed Orijit Sen barely needs an introduction. The graphic artist and illustrator has been in the news for his politically charged art. You may have seen his wildly popular illustrations on...
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4 Killer Tips for Successful Digital Marketing in 2016
Standing at the beginning of 2016, it is perhaps the best time to sit and analyse what you can accomplish in the coming 365 days. For a digital marketer, it usually means mulling over their strategies,...
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7 Ways To Spot A Child Getting An Excellent Education
At Teach For India, we believe in guiding our children to be the leaders of tomorrow. We strive to imbibe the qualities of courage, compassion and wisdom in every aspect of their lives and wish for...
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5 Indian Websites That Make Wedding Planning A Breeze
Image Source Weddings are fun, memorable and once-in-a lifetime events (hopefully) that everyone looks forward to. But weddings, especially in India, can get quite hectic, be it planning the theme or...
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3 Ways To Be More Patriotic On Social Media
Lt Col Niranjan, a young man of 34, lost his life defending his country and its citizens against terrorists last week. He left behind his parents, young wife and his two-year-old daughter, Vismaya....
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4 Things That Every CEO Should Learn From KV Kamath
KV Kamath is the first chief of BRICS New Development Bank, handpicked by the Modi government in May last year to set up this $100 billion institution. Most of us have known him as the chairman of both...
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A Sanction For Abuse: Govt's Stand On Jallikattu Bull Festival Is Against Law...
The Centre has shown that it is impossible to practice politics without some measure of subterfuge. In a notification dated 7 January 2016, the Central Government allowed the use of bulls in jallikattu...
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7 Compelling Reasons To Visit Sensorium 2016
A festival of art, theatre and literature, Sensorium 2016 will be running until 20 February at Sunaparanta, Goa. All events are free and open to the public. Performance art with Nikhil Chopra (14 Jan)...
View ArticleThe Hajj Stampede And The Origins Of The Current Iran-Saudi Conflict
The cold war between Iran and Saudi Arabia has intensified into a hot and bitter one in recent days, following Saudi's execution of a prominent Shia cleric and the subsequent attack on the Saudi...
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The Beauty Of Being Open To The 'Other'
We are sitting around a table. A man is convinced he has found the philosophy which is the elixir to life. He may be right, for the idea he speaks of is a beautiful one, but then he insists it isn't...
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