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Why The Present Seems As Alarming As The ‘Terrible Emergency’ Of 1975
By Kabir Sharma: [envoke_twitter_link]There are too many issues on the ground today which bring to mind the Emergency[/envoke_twitter_link], in one way or another. Be it the bans and censorship, the...
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Is It True: That Dogs Can See Ghosts?
By Shambhavi Saxena: Before we get down to answering the question at hand, allow me to first write this paean to the incredible abilities that our furry companions possess. Besides being absolute...
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Would The Prime Minister Retweet #SelfieWithDaddies?
BJP's Subramanian Swamy has remarked that his "party position has been that homosexuality is a genetic disorder", even as the US Supreme Court decriminalised same-sex marriage earlier this week. If...
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Why I Choose To Call It ‘Ramzan’ And Not ‘Ramadaan’
By Zehra Kazmi: If we turn the pages of history, we can see how language has led to wars. It remains one of the most potent tools of influence in the world that shapes our society in myriad ways....
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We Like ‘Em Cubans: First Country In The World To Eliminate Mother-To-Child...
By Jyotsna Singh: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. [envoke_twitter_link]Cuba has become the first country in the world to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of...
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Cattle Class Afterall?
News reports have alleged that the Maharashtra CM's delegation to USA caused a delay in an Air India flight's departure, in addition to resulting in the off-loading of 8 passengers. Though the CM has...
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“I Am Too Queer For Muslims, And Too Muslim For Other Queers”: Conversations...
By Zehra Kazmi: It’s an interesting co-incidence that the month of Ramzan coincides with LGBTQI+ Pride Month this year. The legal validation given to homosexuality in Ireland and USA was followed by...
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All It Takes Is One Man To Lift 150 Million Out Of Poverty: This Is His...
By Vani Manocha: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. Fazle Hasan Abed of Bangladesh has been chosen the winner of The World Food Prize 2015 for his "unparalleled" work on...
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The Business Of Ramzan: How Capitalism Is Changing The Narrative
By Zehra Kazmi: I think [envoke_twitter_link]it would be hypocritical to say that Ramzan is not about consumption[/envoke_twitter_link]. Any large festival that involves a "celebration" is. As I was...
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The Curse Of Vyapam: You Better Not Be A Whistleblower!
As whistleblowers and witnesses linked with the unfolding Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh meet with suspicious deaths, one wonders who will be bumped off next, in this series of sinister killings that...
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How This Aggressive Step To Fight Tobacco Related Deaths Might Save Millions...
By Jyotsna Singh: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. [envoke_twitter_link]High taxation is a proven, low-cost measure to curb demand for tobacco[/envoke_twitter_link]. Yet...
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Is The World Ready For Another Serena Slam?
Should Serena Williams be victorious in today's Wimbledon final, she will be in possession of all 4 majors simultaneously, what the media has fondly come to term as the 'Serena Slam'. The post Is The...
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“I Don’t Think Iftaar For Me Would Ever Be Complete Without My Mother’s Cooking”
By Zehra Kazmi: [envoke_twitter_link]I don’t think iftaar for me would ever be complete without my mother’s cooking[/envoke_twitter_link] laid out on the dining table. It has always been Amma’s...
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Study Reveals The Real Reason Why Soft Drink Companies Are Investing Billions...
By Jyotsna Singh: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. A brand new advertisement with a twist starring real people, not actors, is going to haunt international soft drink giant...
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Lessons From Ramzan: ‘Fasting Is Purely A Personal Act Of Faith’
By Zehra Kazmi: The Quran stresses a lot on the ideas of sabr (patience) and salam (peace). A line from the book that struck me the most was, “To us our deeds, and to you yours; peace be to you: we do...
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The Epic Greek Tragedy
On the brink of bankruptcy and having accepted the EU's third bailout package under additional austerity measures, Greece is in a dire situation. The post The Epic Greek Tragedy appeared first and...
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Lotus Fly Trap?
The CBI has alleged that social activist Teesta Setalvad flouted norms in receiving foreign funds. But in it's handling of the case, is the Modi government deliberately harassing Teesta Setalvad for...
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Eid Mubarak! As The Festivities Begin, It Is Important That ‘Eidi’ And...
By Zehra Kazmi: Every summer vacation, my mother and aunts would drag me, and my equally unwilling cousins to Amir Nishan Market in Aligarh when they had to do some “mummy shopping’’, which basically...
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The Inhuman Task Of Human Waste Collection
The Pandharpur festival in Maharashtra begins in less than a week. The Bombay High Court has directed against the use of open air pit toilets for the duration of the spiritual festival, but given the...
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Because There Is Nothing Capital About This Punishment
Yakub Memon is set to be hanged on the 30th of July for his role in the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts. While the debate rages on as to whether he deserves this fate, it is worth taking a look at the highly...
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