The Positivity Initiative
As this flood of fasts sweeps the country, I see that it is less about not eating and more about an opportunity for people to make a statement under a […]
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General
Posts that fit no specific category. May also contain posts I forgot to categorize.
The crime of being a woman in love
Three stories trending these days with women in the spotlight. Nikhita and Vijayalakshmi When I first heard of the story of the wife beating actor Darshan, I thought it was
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A flood of apathy
We had floods last month in Assam and parts of the North East got cut from access. This month we have floods in Orissa where large numbers of people are
Arun Das dies at Janapanka village while fasting for Jan Lokpal
Initial reports of death of Arun Das while fasting at Kargil Chowk, Patna in support of Anna Hazare’s demand for Jan Lokpal bill.
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Amaji’s home in Shaminala
Amaji lived in a village (6-7 houses) at a place called Shaminala about 5km from Manali and 2km short of the bigger village of Jagatsukh on the west bank of
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Thandi Hawa yeh chandani… mountain memories
This is a particularly sweet memory from my life as a nomadic horsewoman in the mountains. I lived in Manali, where it snows in the winter. Horsemen here rarely stable
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Sexual frustration and social aggression
I had been noticing for quite some time the increasingly aggressive and unreasonable nature of most debates. There is no sense of compromise or even a willingness to listen attentively
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On social messages and slutwalks
Update: Better coverage of Delhi’s Slutwalk in San Francisco Chronicle. The messages are far more effectively conveyed true to the idea, so that the disparity in dress is not garish.
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Airtel Threats
The background to this story is when Airtel overbilled me, and refused to revise the bill. Then, they got me to pay Rs.2,500/- as settlement against a bill of 9k,