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Why Finding Out Who Hurt Shaktimaan Is Not The Only Concern We Should Have
Shaktimaan, the horse who was recently hurt at a political rally in Uttarakhand, has been a trending topic on Twitter for the past several days. The public is shocked and upset that his leg was broken...
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'The Writer's Eye': The World Through William Dalrymple's Lens
What struck me most about William Dalrymple's photographs, at first sight, was how light arrested them, sculpting landscapes of fields, women in market squares, a collection of boulders down to their...
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Sick Of 'Feminazis' And 'Caste Warriors'? Read On
A prominent discourse today is that of being other-ed by society, be it as a minority, as a woman, as a non-White person, or as an intersection of different identities. As you scroll down your social...
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The Blindness Of Crowds
Every crowd is a motley crowd, but no individual is motley. Every individual is an authentic consciousness. The moment he becomes a part of the crowd, he loses his consciousness; then he is dominated...
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5 Blind Spots That Are Blocking Solutions To India's Water Crisis
We've completely run out of water. I appeal to the centre with folded hands to immediately intervene and get munak canal started in Haryana— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 22, 2016 This...
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Are Some Rights More Sacred Than Others?
Are some rights in India 'holier' than others? Rights have always been a contentious subject, more so in today's India, where their boundaries are getting skewed, being pushed and pulled in all...
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Indian Women Can Boost the Economy By 16% In 2025. If We Let Them
India's women are the least productive in the world according to several global studies. And it's not because of lack of talent. The Sixth Economic Census reveals women run only 8% of businesses in New...
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Dear Raj Thackeray, Big Thanks From Bihar
Dear Raj Thackeray ji, It's great to see that you are back to your old tricks. I had almost forgotten that I existed but thanks to your new rant, I have come to the realization that I am a Bihari who...
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India Fashion Week: Sewing Machines And Artisans On The Ramp
"It took us 60 days to finish this. Every single chiffon thread is put through a number of delicate steps for this dress. It is a rigorous process, it is not easy," Jafar Ali, a 35-year old tailor told...
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PHOTOS: Pieces Of Kolkata's Heart
A city isn't what you see on a map. It isn't its popular symbols or architecture, however iconic these may be. Kolkata isn't just defined by the Howrah Bridge or Victoria Memorial. Its essence is in...
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8 Challenges In Growing Indian-Language Wikipedias
While speaking at BHASHA: Indian Languages Digital Festival, a day-long discourse at New Delhi on Indian languages and their state in new media, especially digital platforms, I touched upon Wikipedia...
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Why Every Feminist Should Refuse to Say Bharat Mata Ki Jai
A few days ago, a Muslim MLA in the Maharashtra Assembly refused to chant 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'. Given that street-level bullying is a regular feature of our legislative assemblies, there was an...
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Dear Dr Tharoor, This Is An Appeal To Your Conscience
Dear Dr Tharoor, Let me begin by congratulating you for maintaining a relatively balanced political posture vis-Ã -vis the other politicians of your party, who along with liberal intellectuals and the...
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The Financial Nightmare Of Divorce
There's been a recent blitzkrieg of publicity around the Kapoor vs. Kapur case, which earlier had 'new' financial demands cropping up faster than you could say 'divorce granted'. Matters of the heart...
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Photoblog: My Visit With Road-Trippin' Italians At St. Jude's, Kolkata
1965 Fiat 500. St. Jude Childcare Centre, Mumbai Out of such a small car, one would expect a band of clowns to file out, one-by-one, like a comedy sketch from the yesteryear of cinema. The Fiat 500...
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Selling Start-Up India: What Modi Should Learn From Arindam Chaudhuri
It was on 15 August, 2015 that Prime Minister Modi, from the ramparts of Red Fort, first used the rallying cry of "Start Up India, Stand Up India". Several months down the line, the actual policy was...
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Quinoa, Mommy Blogs And Performance Anxiety: My Rescue From The Virtual...
"Umm...what exactly is this?" asked my husband looking at the dinner plate with great suspicion and some disdain. "Quinoa. Organic. Good for you." I could only speak in short sentences because moving...
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Triple Talaq Goes Against The Spirit Of The Quran
Islamic law has often been said to be biased against women. One of the most widely criticized aspects of Muslim Personal Law is the talaq-e-bidat or triple talaq, which allows a man to divorce his wife...
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How Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Took Forward The Dream Of Martin Luther King
New Delhi hosted a momentous event from March 11-13th, the World Culture Festival. In the words of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the moving force behind the festival: "We are inspired to continue with more...
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Why Getting Women To Use Mobile Phones Is Important For Inclusive Growth
The role of women in improving the standards of living for all members of society is well acknowledged. Therefore, empowering women is imperative for the socioeconomic growth of the nation. A mobile...
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