The Reluctant Detective by Kiran Manral
When I found out that “The Reluctant Detective” was up for review at Blogadda, it was a no brainer to sign up. I was curious to know what kind of […]
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Cognitive dissonance
The scent of the earth… the title deed The life of a man… and futile need The freedom to be… in silly glee And the weight of the smallest deed.
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A dialogue on Freedom of Speech and its restrictions
Justice Katju recently put up on his blog some points for consideration on Freedom of Speech. I did think it is vital for there to be a robust debate on
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Defending vegetarian donkeys…
DNA ran a headline today: BJP brays for Kapil Sibal’s blood. Brays? Isn’t that what a donkey does? It has been used to describe harsh, futile sounds, but to describe a
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An Indian Woman writes to Soni Sori
Dear sister in womanhood, Soni Sori, I am writing to you to let you know I received your letter. I read it. Your anguish reaches me. Your very important questions
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The Graveyard of National Honor – hope you didn’t get an award this year…
Come Republic day, and it is time to appreciate the heroes of our country – the ones who in their own way add to our development and bring pride to
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Colonialism-in-the-Mind by Gouranga Chattopadhyay – Part 7
Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 || Part 6 || Part 7 Being a foreign power, the British did not trust the colonized people. Therefore many checks were introduced, mostly unnecessarily. This practice
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Colonialism-in-the-Mind by Gouranga Chattopadhyay – Part 6
Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 || Part 6 || Part 7 There are other kinds of evidence too of the colonial hangover in various aspects of life in India. One of
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Colonialism-in-the-Mind by Gouranga Chattopadhyay – Part 5
Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 || Part 6 || Part 7 In British India, for almost two centuries, this process had taken place. A small percentage of people, variously termed by
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