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Last week a girl from Almora [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/MMS-not-XII-result-drove-girl-to-suicide/articleshow/52544341.cms] committed suicide over an MMS. It was believed that she had done so because of her board exam results, but subsequent information says that it was because of an MMS of her with a
Bihar elections are done and gone and BJP’s NDA has lost heavily. While the combine of Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad and Congress won a 2/3rds. In this combine RJD came out the winner with 80 seats. Congress also gained 23 seats. Interestingly, it was JD(U), Nitish’s
Last week, on October 26th, a bunch of upstarts from Hanuman Sena got together and organized a Pork festival [http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Pork-Fest-Organisers-Booked/2015/10/26/article3097402.ece] at the Malabar Christian College. Police swooped in and arrested 50 Sena activists including the state president, vice-president and
Whenever anyone has broken the boundaries that come with the limitations of mind and body, what s/he does is in the realm of miracles for the normal people who are defined by those limitations. When Roger Bannister ran the under 4 minute mile for the first time, defying his
Auto-rickshaws are a common sight in many many developing countries. For those who are from India, they know that a “rick” is a life-saver. There are many names for a rickshaw – three-wheeler, samosa, tempo, tuk-tuk, trishaw, autorick, or even bajaj (after the company which makes the most popular version in
Political correctness is shrill these days. The faux morality on display is created by media. Media, which wants attention, even when there is not enough merit, plays up sides and two positions. This or That. There are no greys and there are no go-betweens. There is no such thing as
Beef is synonymous with Islam in India now. In fact, when a friend of mine married a Muslim guy and was converted to Islam, the first thing she was given to eat – despite the fact that she disliked meat – was beef. This is a critical step in conversions of Hindus
When in 2014, the media pundits were making predictions on India’s General elections, hardly anyone gave Modi’s BJP more than 220 seats. Yet, the part won 282. Where did the media fail and why? On the social media, in the broader mainstream media and in the intellectual narrative
If I create a world with two categories and I am in one of them by my own definition, then where will the “others” fall? In the dark alley. As the ignoramuses. This is what has happened to the narrative and debate on important cultural and social topics in India.
A couple goes into a mall with their 6 year old son and as the son is roaming in the store they are buying clothes from, he disappears. They frantically search… and search.. and search. But the kid is gone. Yes, GONE! Vanished into thin air. As the police look
Lipsticks of all colors are commonplace these days. No one cares when someone wears it on her. But not so long ago there was a time when wearing of lipstick signaled the wearer was a prostitute! In fact, in 1770, British law was proposed in the Parliament that would annul
Parsi in the Persian language literally means – Persian. But wait, isn’t the language Persian Farsi? Sure it is, but it wasn’t so to begin with. This distorted name of the language Farsi is the gift of the Arabs. The Arabic language lacks the P / G / Zh / Ch sounds,
Murder is as old to human kind as human being is. Different cultures have had different views on murder. There was once a time and some cultures where murder was more easily tolerated [https://books.google.com/books?id=Kr3P4bolLOAC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false] and one could
A psychological disorder called Paranoid Psychological Disorder is prevalent in some people. This tendency to be perennially paranoid is boosted by the tendency to hold ones own self correct. A Self Referential tendency. In an individual this has been defined as: > Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a mental disorder [http:
Who doesn’t love a cute kid who can never get it right? About a month back, this kid suddenly became the talk of the town. Ever since he was born, he led the life of a prince, who could do whatever he wished, whenever he wished. And then suddenly,
Hideko Mori (L) and her sister Yasuko watch their robot pet AIBO playing at Hideko’s home in Tokyo ©Toshifumi Kitamura (AFP) {Courtesy: Daily Mail]Japanese these days are keeping Robotic pet dogs. These pets stay with them and also become part of their lives. These are no ordinary pets.
We had a Project Charter for our project which was the central document for what we had to do. Very soon the client was pushing his way through. While I, a team lead at that time, was trying to explain that Project Charter being the “benchmark”, my Project Manager took
Never has the fate of an inconsequential sports game so remarkably captivated the hearts and minds of close to 1.5 billion people ever before! India and Pakistan met in their first group match of the 2015 One Day Cricket World Cup. The match was billed as the “Mother of
It would be great to know if there is life beyond the end of the physical life. In most cases, it is a “one way ticket”, so there is no real way to find out. Some however have been lucky to be “sent back” to physicality after they experienced the
You are driving on a long interstate trip and you suddenly get all twisted because of the pressure in the stomach. You need to go! Meanwhile your wife has had a lot of coke and needs to relieve herself as well. Exit after exit you are looking for a decent
Opposite of life, Indian Sages have said, is not death. But “not living”. If you know who or what “you” are, death will be a continuation of life, albeit in a different dimension. Osho once said : > Life and death are one — one phenomenon, one energy. Life is the manifestation of
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