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Kerala Floods Part 2: CWC’s Role
Every year hundreds of people in India die because of floods; millions of the people are relocated and thousands of crores are flushed in floods and yet nothing changes or perhaps it is made sure that these things keep on happening every year. Kerala’s worst flood in the century should have brought a bevy of…
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#TheBlindList: An overlooked, cost effective and safe travel plan
The cut-throat competition of the 21st century forces us to be on our toes. The much required need to secure a leading edge in our respective domain or the need to look different or stand apart encourages us to think out of the box. Is it possible that thinking unceasingly like this makes us turn…
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Bollywood & its Feminists
Bollywood is an industry filled with filth and coated with tinsel. It is so radiant and glamours from the outside that what rots beneath the surface goes unnoticed. The industry feeds on the skin of the leading ladies and continues to do that unabated and undiminished. If you add up the screen time of some…
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Hinduism: A persecuted religion (Sabarimala)
Can there be a religion without god or places of worship? Of course! You can be like an intellectual or modern secular Hindu and say God lives in your heart and you don’t need a separate place, hence could decimate the idea of temples. Why this question? And why now? Past few months I have…
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Cricket: A blessing in disguise
Sports not only entertain us but compliment our lives as well. For how long have we been listening quotes like “A healthy mind lives in a healthy body”, quite long I suppose. They act as an adhesive that binds people. If you are a football fan and visit a restro-bar in Europe during a football…
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Kerala Floods Part-1: Media’s Role
The sophisticated art of deducing meaningful information from data i.e. raw facts and figures has become one of the most powerful tools for telling convincing stories. The immensely creative selected few who developed this expertise can portray contrasting shades of pieces of information from the same data points. Although creativity should always be promoted, but practicing this particular…
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Floods and Democracy
As per a news source: “As many as 107,487 people died due to heavy rains and floods across India over 64 years between 1953 and 2017, according to Central Water Commission data presented to the Rajya Sabha on March 19. Damage to crops, houses and public utilities was reported to be Rs 365,860 crore —…
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What lies beneath the Mask?
As the country inches towards May 2019 via December 2018, the election festival blossoms with the ever intensifying endeavors of the participants. Indians would be overwhelmed by their creative work, catchy one liners, colorful posters and sensational speeches. Mr. Gandhi has already started showcasing his old and ageing ship in a different light. During the…
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