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How I wasted 2 years for a diploma
I would frame my diploma from MS University as a testimony of how totally wasted those two years of my life were
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A Congress-mukt Bharat
Current round of elections will bring terrible news for Gandhis: will return debate to issue of Congress-mukt Bharat
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A change in name, while all else remains the same
Renaming cities is an easy way for political parties in India to dominate the news
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Prohibition and morality
Today, it is possible for the Indian tourist to drink legally in Pakistan but not in Gujarat, which I find remarkable
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The shadowy world of spies
I am not sure, and much of the activities of RAW and IB are known to us only through rumour and not fact
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Of ‘stings’ and ‘encounters’
The idea of moral responsibility is not particularly strong in the Indian subcontinent. Our morals are flexible
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A nationalism unique to India
Our great Indian nationalists are rousing passions against their own people, not against another nation
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Dominance of English in India
Media in India, is more focused on things like anti-national slogans by students than by deaths through malnutrition
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Unsilencing abuse against women
Neither education nor wealth imply a greater likelihood that women will seek help against violence in India
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‘Anti-national’ in India
Do we, in India, respect freedom to question the government & will those who stand up for others’ rights be protected?