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Why The Govt Should Give Triple Talaq To The Muslim Personal Law Board
Believers and non-believers alike pontificate about religion. The notion that religion is a force for good in society means even non-believers will argue that interpretations of religion which are...
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Surge Pricing Is Unfair, Unethical And Unconstitutional
Here's a tale of two people selling two different things. Person X sells medicine from a shop in the local market. Person Y sells a taxi service on a mobile app. A consumer goes to Y. "I need taxi." Y...
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Want To Conserve Water And Protect The Earth? Try Going Veg
India is currently undergoing a severe water crisis and simple things like the food we eat can exacerbate the problem. The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations predicts that animal...
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Why We Need To See More Representations Of Sexual Abuse, Mental Illness And...
I'm not a big fan of physical contact in general, let alone unwanted physical contact. Unless you are my imaginary-at-the-moment significant other, you keep that hug to yourself. I know you mean well...
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Nurturing The 'Kidpreneurs' In Our Schools
By: Mrs. Purnima Jha I would like to give our industry some friendly advice. Don't wait. Don't Relax. There are immense opportunities in India." - Narendra Modi Yes! There are monumental opportunities...
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Here' A Four-Letter Word To Avoid At Work: Babe
Indra Nooyi, the super-successful CEO of Pepsi, nailed what a lot of women feel when she recently said, "I hate being called sweetie or honey...All that has got to go. We have got to be treated as...
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Repeat After Me: V-A-G-I-N-A
If, like my gran, you were born in the 40s, you may have been part of the generation of women forced to use cloth towels to tame their time of the month. When it came to the 60s, my mum recalls her...
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For Artist Thomas Henriot, Paper Means Power And Poetry
On a muggy evening in Delhi earlier this month, French artist Thomas Henriot's works were put up for "one-night stand" (on 6 April) at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre. Visitors arrived at...
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The 400-Year-Old Mystery Of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare died on 23 April, 1616, 400 years to the day. The body of work of the most famous English language writer is familiar to millions of readers, whose imagination it has captured...
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Quick Diagnosis Is Key To Curbing TB Transmission In India
Tuberculosis continues to be one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases, claiming some 2,70,000 lives each year in India alone, according to the WHO's Global Tuberculosis Report 2015. An...
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Here's What Your Teen Really Wants From You
The teenage years are when children mature and begin to establish their own identity. Adolescents have a lot to cope with. Their changing bodies, the surge of hormones and growth spurts (or lack of...
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Communi-Tea Building, One Cup At A Time
In the midst of a construction site in a rapidly developing suburb of Pune, you'll find an interesting collection of people gathered. IT professionals, mechanics, builders, taxi drivers, teachers,...
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5 Questions That Will Lead You To Your True Self
Leaders need self-awareness. A lack of it is one of the major reasons for leadership failure. This is accepted wisdom. There are thousands of books on the subject and hundreds of workshops, retreats...
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Why Donald Trump's Take On Nuclear Proliferation Makes Sense
If there's one sensible policy statement that Donald Trump has made until now, it's his stance on nuclear weapons. A few days ago, Trump told the New York Times, "If Japan had that nuclear threat, I'm...
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Here's When A Democracy DOESN'T Need Debate
As the hosts on a popular web comedy series put it smartly few months ago, corruption is what we "used to care about before beef." Corruption is as unfortunate for our democratic ideals as the idea of...
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My Friend Wanted To Die. This Is What Made Her Love Life Again
She was jovial and upbeat. After all, it was a dream-come-true moment for her. The girl who hadn't smiled in months was suddenly laughing furiously, her infectious smile making everyone around her grin...
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5 Irritating Things That Indian Passengers Do On Airplanes
I think flights are among the times when my mind is most ripe with ideas. Just watching people and their interactions gives you so much fodder for giggles, exasperation, life's lessons, joys and of...
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10 Commandments To Make Malaria Buzz Off Forever
If there is one disease that captures the classic epidemiological triad of agent, host and environment, it is malaria, which has been a scourge for centuries. This World Malaria Day, which falls on 25...
View ArticleLinking Teachers' Pay To Student Outcomes Could Be The Game-Changer Our...
Recently, there has been a lot of interest in student outcomes, partly because of independent surveys like ASER and PISA consistently echoing depressing reality that Indian children are lagging...
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What Anupam Kher Should Learn From MS Dhoni About Responsible Brand Endorsement
Just this month, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni called off his deal with real-estate group Amrapali as their brand ambassador. Reason: the miffed residents of realtor's Sapphire project in Noida...
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