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To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.
Oh the horrors the Grammar Nazi has to face!

Oh the horrors the Grammar Nazi has to face!

Language is what differentiates a homo sapien from an angry bull and those other four legged creatures or winged birds and hissing reptiles. In a planet with more than 7000 languages in existence, the fact that 375 million speak English might be statistically unimpressive, but language wise contrarily so. As the day begins with running [...]

Aamir Khan among the world’s most influential: The 2013 TIME 100

Aamir Khan is undoubtedly more than just a Bollywood actor. Someone, who does not hesitate to speak his mind and tread on a path less taken, the man is cheered by a million fans not just for his acting skills, but his efforts to make the country a better place. In the recently released The [...]

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Joke of the day: Ajit Pawar to fast for a day

The latest in the list of politicians to have a foot in mouth moment, Ajit Pawar sat on a one day long fast in Karad, Maharashtra. This was his way of showing repentance, to do a aatma klesh fast, for the controversial and insensitive urine statement. So this is what the country has come to. [...]

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Narendra Modi and the Indian woman

It is the war of words once again in the political front. Soon after Rahul Gandhi’s (un)impressive speech at CII, Narendra Modi set out to deliver one at FICCI. As Rahul Gandhi revealed himself to be a good orator, but with a hollow unstructured speech, all eyes were on Modi, the wizard of words today. [...]

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Does the “insecure Hindu” need a all Hindu state?

VHP leader Pravin Togadia’s recent statement has scarred my perception of Hindu leaders. The international working president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad has claimed that by 2015 VHP will have presence in all 18000 villages in Gujarat and declare Gijarat to be a Hindu’s state. At an event in Ahmedabad, VHP followers had gathered for [...]

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IPL 6: Cricket, politics and controversies

The AIDMK led Tamil Nadu assembly passed a resolution against Sri Lanka saying India must not treat it as a “friendly country”. AIDMK put porward the demand of referendum on the Tamil Eelam resolution in UN on probing war crimes. Desrcibing the atmosphere in the state of Tamil Nadu to be hostile and tense over [...]

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In a parallel universe: Boys not allowed to wear revealing clothes

The jhap panchayat of one of the most modern and forward states in our country has recently released an order to urge men not wear revealing clothes. In view of the recent occurences of adam teasing and harassment of several young men in the city,  the body has decided to work on the lines of [...]

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Cobrapost sting Operation: Clean chit to banks by RBI shows it is trying to hide things

There is no scam that has happened. Let us not unnecessarily downgrade ourselves. Our system to prevent money laundering is perfect. – RBI Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty, March 21. The sting operation by investigative website Cobrapost, code named Operation Red Spider had revealed that three major banks in our country were massively involved in [...]

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Justice eludes 1993 Mumbai blasts victims

All eyes were on Sanjay Dutt’s hearing in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case today. He was a small fish in the big sea of conspirators and main organisers of the terrible crime that took the lives of 250 innocents on 12 March 1993. Sanjay Dutt’s sentence announced in 1993 Mumbai Blasts Case 1993 Mumbai Blasts [...]

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When is it okay to say “Gay”

Say what you mean and mean what you say. The words you chose matter. Used pejoratively or insultingly, a word may hurt someone. Here is an infographic that will let you decide whether you should use the word gay or not. This Page is About:vishal badani

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