Last week the CBI removed Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrochi from its wanted list, and removed the Interpol Red Corner notice against him. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh soon supported this decision saying that the case had become an embarrassment for the government. “It is not a good reflection on the Indian legal system that we...
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PBS is running a six part series called ‘The Story of India‘ which premiered in the US tonight. The Story of India already aired in the UK in 2007, and is narrated by historian Michael Wood and shows (attempts to, at least) the history of the Indian subcontinent over the past few thousand years....
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Once upon a time, there was a nation that could have lived happily ever after. But then that nation decided to become a democracy, and a confused mix of socialism and communism and capitalism. Things would never be the same again. Down the line, several new isms joined in. Big brother communalism started dividing...
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We always think about Mahatma Gandhi as the freedom fighter, fighting for India’s independence, leading millions of people in protest against the British, liberating the country in his own unique way. What about Gandhi the person, a husband and father of four children? The movie Gandhi My Father takes a close look at...
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