Category: Social
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Happy Earth Day 2020, people! And really, when we speak of conserving the earth or the environment, we speak of nothing noble or sacrificial, but of making life better for us and for posterity, so happy “Us Day”, too! So,…
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Author: Trevor Noah Date of Publication: 15 November 2016 Genre: Autobiography, Social commentary Legacy: This is the first book by the author who is a renowned comedian and TV host Intended Age Group: Any “We tell people to follow their…
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A few days ago, India was shocked to hear the news of a mob of 200-odd people in UP beating to death a man who was rumored to be consuming beef. While there are many different serious issues involved in this situation,…
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Recently, I was contacted by Heather Von St. James, a triumphant survivor of mesothelioma. She wanted me to spread a word about this rare form of cancer. I must admit, I had never heard of mesothelioma before. Mesothelioma is dangerous,…
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Here’s a transcript of an interview between a journalist and a typical young, educated, white-collared Indian. Q: Do you think Indians, especially those of the younger generation, are racist? A: No way, man! It is well-known all over the world –…
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For the past few days, the media has been abuzz with protests from various different groups about the increasing violence against women. While the vote is split between those who want capital punishment and those who don’t; while people argue…
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Picture this incident – The driver of a PMPML bus that was quite vacant, shut both the doors of the bus at an overcrowded Sanghvi Fata bus stop, so that people couldn’t board it. A boy, 15-16 years old, protested and asked for…
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A 14 year-old girl from Patil Estate slum got raped by fellow slum-dwellers last month. She was coming back home from work when the incident happened. After this incident, the slumdwellers have been afraid of sending their daughters to school……
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Okay, okay, i’ve been outta circuit for quite some time now, I agree…. Was just going through the grinds of life shall I say…and am still, but I am tired of making it an issue, and don’t plan to do so, any longer!!!…
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After a tiring and yet ful-fillling saturday (Wednesday- good movie!!, teaching at Eklavya Nyasa, a visit to the Ganpatis of Pune, and a 90 minutes walk from PMC to KP!!!!), I was just beginning to chill at the CCD(Devil’s Own..wowww).…
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Read an article in The Times of India yesterday ( You can read it here ) . It said that Iran leads the list of countries which still allow capital punishment to children and minors. Well, horrifying, yes….. but all the…
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ATTENTION: This post is not a movie review…its just an attempt to describe the movie hand in hand with its lovely title song!! Lemme know how you find it. The movie review’s coming up soon! ——————————————————————————————– AE DIL HAI MUSHKIL,…
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My cousin Aditya just tagged me to this meme.. So trying my hand at it! 1) One job I’ve had: Well, if you mean a job that pays you money, that is! Yep, I’ve had just one job for the last 2 and…
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Do not devote too much of time thinking about how unfairly you are dealt with at work! There are many things to be done in life, and work, is just a means of getting the money to be able to…
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A friend narrated to me an incident he happened to witness. He was approaching a red-light on his bike, and the signal had just turned yellow. When it did, a small boy, with crutches in his hands(mind it, he carried…
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