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Articles, Opinions, Society

Guwahati – Questions on Law and order, Underage drinking, Media ethics and more…everyone is answerable…

The Guwahati incident is not just an incident of shame, it is an incident that opens up so many questions before us. Starting from under aged drinking to the Thug nature, mob mentality to media ethics, authorities response, indifference and lack of basic civility among people. On one side I was thinking how someone could stand there and shoot the incident without doing what is … Continue reading Guwahati – Questions on Law and order, Underage drinking, Media ethics and more…everyone is answerable…

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Opinions, Politics, Society

Chidambaram Sir.. Want to have some Rice for dessert with your Ice Cream Meal?

No idea who told Chidambaram that every Indian who eats rice also has an Ice cream cone for dessert and drinks only bottle water when thirsty.. There is no other reason I see for him to compare the Rs. 20 additional that someone would be willing to pay for ice cream over the Rs 1 for a Kg of Rice… And he might also have … Continue reading Chidambaram Sir.. Want to have some Rice for dessert with your Ice Cream Meal?

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Articles, Society

Thinking that you are superior because of your caste is a Mental Illness!!!

Kudos to Aamir for bringing the issue of casteism on national television…. Loved when he said that if anyone feels they are superior due to their birth in a particular caste it is a mental illness 🙂 Beautifully said… I still remember many skeptics who watched Aamir’s first show was saying they will agree that he is doing a good job if he brings up … Continue reading Thinking that you are superior because of your caste is a Mental Illness!!!

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Articles, Society

Call 1098 Child Line – India’s 24 hour emergency outreach number for children in need of care and protection

I am not sure what the cynics of Aamir Khan’s Satyameva Jayate would say after watching (if they watched) the second episode of the program that was focused on Child Sexual Abuse. Again this is also a known issue and as protective parents we all fear our kids having to face such a situation, but again do we know everything we need to know to … Continue reading Call 1098 Child Line – India’s 24 hour emergency outreach number for children in need of care and protection

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Reviews, Society

Aamir’s Satyamev Jayate is a burst of truth into all the blocked veins of India

Watched the maiden episode of Aamir Khan’s TV show “Satyamev Jayate”. Explosive and charged with facts the message should erupt like a volcano in the minds of the people all around. The topic for the maiden show was on female foeticide an evil practice that has gripped the minds of a large number of people in India. This is a practice that will lead to … Continue reading Aamir’s Satyamev Jayate is a burst of truth into all the blocked veins of India

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Documentary, Reviews, Society

Last Train Home – Documentary Review

Last Train Home (Gui Tu lie Che) is a full feature documentary in chinese directed by Lixin Fan as he tells the story of a family of workers who are among the 130 million chinese migrant workforce who have left their native villages to find better life in the sprawling industrial cities. The story follows the spring time travel of this large migrant force to … Continue reading Last Train Home – Documentary Review

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Education, Opinions, Society

Is India trailing behind in education?

This question may sound absurd to many and a few might even say that I am nuts asking this. But I was recently reading an article in Times of India blogs that probed the idea  “Do nations have a split personality? especially India” something like the famous Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story. While we could clearly identify that the Dr. Jekyll personality of India … Continue reading Is India trailing behind in education?

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Articles, Events, My Two Cents, Opinions, Society

Rushdie, Freedom and Jaipur Lit Festival

When Salman Rushdie decided to pull out of the Jaipur Literary festival, seems like it shattered many hearts with people calling the action cowardly (even calling him a coward) and many telling that it is sad and it should not have happened. But is that really true? While it is true that the Government did not have the balls to tell the damn extremists to … Continue reading Rushdie, Freedom and Jaipur Lit Festival

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Book Reviews, Books, Featured, Reviews, Society

Marjorie Agosin and her Poems

I had the pleasure to read the poems of Marjorie Agosin, poet and Human Right Activist. When you read a varied set of subjects that pertain to your interests you often stumble upon something that sticks with you. Something that leave you wanting more and makes you think such that you are forced out of your own self. That is what Marjorie’s poems did to … Continue reading Marjorie Agosin and her Poems

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