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Blue is the new Green; Assembly Election Results Dec 2018
It can either be a dynasty or a democracy. It can never be both. If a prince wants to be the prime-ministers the only thing we get is a kingdom wrapped in democratic wrapper; exactly like a candy – chocolaty inside and crunchy outside. If it is true for a prince, it is true for…
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Here is why I am happy with the Statue of Unity or The Statue of Change!!
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” ― Albert Einstein It has been more than a month since the world’s tallest statue”The Statue of Unity” was inaugurated by our prime minister. Even before the event it touched some nerve leading to…
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Entangled Kashmir: A web of poor and selfish decisions
Which among the two (A. Indian National Congress or B. Bhartiya Janta Party) can solve the Kashmir problem? Like it or not, you are going to answer this question in less than six months. If you vote you choose the answer consciously, if you don’t vote or use NOTA, you choose. But you choose unconsciously!…
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Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing forgets the clothing: BBC’s report on Fake News reveals more than expected
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. It is an open question who, if anyone, this verse is directed against. However, the metaphor is used to describe those playing a role contrary to their real character with whom contact is dangerous, particularly false teachers. We…
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The Magician becomes the Hat!!!: The Indian Politician doing tricks
The magician borrowed a 10 rupee bill from a person sitting in the first row, he lit that bill up, I saw with my eyes the 10 rupee bill turning into ashes, but what he did next was impossible for me to imagine. He started scrubbing the ash between his fingers and 10 rupee bills,…
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Ayodhya Dispute: An unresolved symbolical confrontation
Like every four years, Olympic Games present a grand Opening Ceremony to the spectators, the Indian General Elections that occur every five years present the voters with a unique game, the tug of war; the Ayodhya Manthan. A game that has been played religiously for almost a century now. On one side pulling towards the…
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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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