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India

What can one say about India? Whatever is true of India, the exact reverse is equally true. That is what India is. It has every hue, every element of diversity that mankind has ever come face to face with. Whatever has ever been thought of was also, if not originally, thought of in India. It is the only living ancient civilization that merges into the future. We bring the necessary sensitivity and depth in our analysis of India.

Modi (a)ne Li Selfie: The Most Powerful Selfie on the Planet

A Selfie that has $10 trillion in GDP and 38% of world’s population (2.7 bn) behind it has gone viral. Hu Shih, a noted Chinese philosopher, essayist and diplomat once said: India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier

#GobackIndianmedia, Aid Vultures and Nepal-India Relationship Dynamics Post Earthquake

A strange situation has occurred. While the Indian Government sent help to the Nepalese promptly after the earthquake, the Indian media coverage went so overboard about it and so insensitive that the public sentiment in Nepal has suddenly turned negative about Indian Media. For last two days now, #gobackIndianmedia has

Operation Maitri: Salute to the Indian Forces!

Despite the utterly disgusting way that the Indian politicians have treated the Indian Armed Forces, the men and women in uniform putting their lives on the line for India have been exemplary always! Indian Armed Forces are easily one of the most disciplined and professional in the world. In the

Land Acquisition Bill IS the Solution – not a contributor – to Farmers’ Suicides in India!

When Palagummi Sainath, an Indian journalist, went to Vidarbha, the cotton-growing region of Maharashtra he found a strange phenomenon. He found that the farmers committing suicide were leaving suicide notes. And these suicide notes were not addressed to their family members but to India’s Finance Minister and Prime Minister.

Spiritual Destinations: Hemkund Sahib, where Guru Gobind Singh Attained Enlightenment

I have started a five set series of posts on being tagged by my beautiful and very talented wife, Archana, to write picture posts. This series is about the 5 spiritual places that I would like to visit with Archana [http://drishti.co/author/archana/]. This is the fourth one

ASUS Zenfone 2: Best of iPhone 5S and Android features for under Rs 20,000!!

I have always been an Android guy, with my world revolving around Google. Therefore quite obviously a launch of a new breakthrough phone makes me ecstatic. Came across the next one from ASUS – Zenfone 2 [http://www.asus.com/Phones/ZenFone_2_ZE551ML/]. It has too many things going for

Deepika’s #MyChoice: Making women caricatures of the worst male stereotype!

In a short movie that has gone viral now – Deepika Padukone, the Bollywood actress (shot along with many other women) – discusses her idea of freedom. That freedom is measured by her insistence of “My Choice”. > “My choice… to marry, or not to marry. To have sex before marriage. To