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There are many ways to look at each story, in On The Contrary, I discuss views that are prevalent and while I may not disagree with them,...

However, this spotlight on the “evil” men harassing women all over the country has its downsides too. For one, most men are painted by...

I am not ashamed that I watched it. I don’t feel guilty about having watched it. Let’s get this very clear – this film is not anti-India...

Update (Oct 2020): This highway is now much more crowded. Gone are the days of doing Hyderabad-Bengaluru in 8 hours. It takes closer to 9...

The infractions are many: Lack of lane discipline Not adhering to traffic signals Ignoring pedestrian crossings Overtaking from the left...

Most as a result of imperialism, English is today the most widely spoken language in the world, after Mandarin. Add to that list the...

The discovery of a dead DA in a cabin in the woods of Versailles, Maine is the launch pad for the book. But as Landay says in the book,...

Tobacco Sticks has many threads running through it; each of them fascinating in their own right. There is the story of the middle son...

So there you are – married, a young son, a good job, nice house. Life seems to be a highway without any speed breakers. Then one day, it...

…the characteristics of our age is the growth of this culture of offendedness. – Salman Rushdie Untouchable, Black, Spic, Woman, Illegal...

I must admit that I am partial towards Tharoor, not because of any personal affiliation or because he has been brilliant as a minister –...

There are a couple of problems I have with that argument. For one, most of the products mentioned are produced in India. They may be...

As with any competition, the favorites are already emerging and unfortunately the picture isn’t very pretty. Basically, the choices...

The telephone: In the 80s, getting a telephone in India was a major project. You applied for one and waited till hell froze over. I...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151537377476050 Two things about this video strike me. Firstly, that Sridevi’s children got to see...

I must confess that in the older days, when I was younger and much more confident in my abilities, I would look at an editor as an...

Taken from http://static.www.odcdn.com/images/us/od/promo/pages/cpd_form.jpg In a world where it is often proclaimed that “the customer...

http://www.cpnd.org/assets/images/jigsaw-pieces-red.png Today, most content is developed on word processors. This wonderful software give...

India today. The Central Bureau of Investigation is the premier investigation agency in India. Like the Supreme Court, the CBI often...

Manmohan Singh. Everything that could have gone wrong did and still, somehow, he clings to the chair and continues to degrade the highest...