Tweet Are you an Indian? If yes, take a minute and cheer for yourself. You may not realize it, but Life is pretty G.O.O.D. India is blossoming. Indian industry is growing. India is prospering. As they liked saying, India is Shining. Need more reasons? Here, you cynical Indian, are some reasons to be proud...
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Tweet The drama continues… Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said it was the “obligation” of the world community to ensure that perpetrators of the “horrible” crime are brought to justice Singh said India will await the “outcome” of its message to the world before deciding on future course of action with regard to...
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Tweet In the midst of all the news surrounding the Mumbai blasts, one important event got sidelined. The death of Vishwanath Pratap Singh, former prime minister of India. Adopted by the Maharaja of Manda at the age of five, VP Singh went on to become the Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. As CM he...
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Tweet Till a few years back, here’s how terrorists operated. They picked a target, decided whether they want to bomb or shoot, implement the plan and kill a bunch of people, and soon the world would get to know about it. There would be news for a few days and then people would move...
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Tweet James Ellroy once said “Anybody who doesn’t know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose.” The dichotomy between crime and politics has been often talked about. Once you are a big enough politician/criminal, the lines start diminishing. Nothing you do is wrong. You can kill ten thousand people and nothing...
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Tweet 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...
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Tweet Readers might rewind their brains to many years ago, when there was this huge outcry about an American company acquiring patent rights over Basmati rice. Yes, the very same Basmati rice that we Indians have been cultivating for, for, forever. How dare they? Basmati is India, spelt in seven letters. Well, they were...
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Tweet Right here in Newyork’s backyard exists a quaint little neighbourhood called Jackson Heights. Sometimes also known as Little India. A visit there and you actually feel like you are in some Delhi market. Chandni Chowk anyone? Here’s some pictures of this great Indian getaway. Did you want to buy some Jewellery? Some nice...
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Tweet I occasionally come across stories/articles that send shivers down the spine This one shook me to the bones. Literally. This was about the awful hideous practice of illegal trade of a unique kind – of bones. Of real people. These people steal corpses from graves, and from cremation grounds. They then sell their...
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Tweet 1. Do you vote? In the club elections? Always Hell yea They are all equally bad. What’s the use? Used to. Till they ended reservation for my caste. 2. You are stopped at a traffic light. The light turns green and you take four seconds to move. People behind you start honking. You?...
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Tweet Going to America. The song was set on an infinite loop in Rajiv’s mind, and had played out about ten thousand times in the last two days. He was after all, going to America. That though couldn’t happen till he finished packing. Which would be once his mom was done stuffing fifteen packs...
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Tweet India is shining. The Indian elephant is on a roll, galloping along on the path to economic progress. India has more billionaires than any other Asian country. Indians are starting new companies. Indian companies are acquiring foreign ones. The rupee is stronger than it has been in recent years. Foreign exchange reserves are...
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Tweet Unity in Diversity. We have grown up hearing this common refrain while referring to India. But as India celebrates its 60 years of independence, and amidst the immense euphoria regarding the massive strides that the country is taking on various economic and technological fronts, we Indians need to pause for a moment and...
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Tweet By now everybody knows the series of events. India made 157/5. Pakistan started the chase badly..and it looked like India were all set. But then Misbah started doing his thing, and brought Pakistan so agonizingly close to the trophy. But then he got ambitious, and that cheeky shot doubled the heartbeats of a...
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Tweet The phone rang…”Your cab’s here sir” “You’re 15 minutes early. Give me 5 minutes and I’ll be there.” Akhil was bristling with excitement. Three weeks. That was how long he was going to be gone. Home. After all of two years. Akhil was a young Indian living the American dream thousands of miles...
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