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Hindi poet and translator based in Bangalore, India.
Category: Culture
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As Shaheed diwas is commencing, I was reading the writings and speeches of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, the great martyr. In his famous writing “Why I Am An Atheist?”, he mentions- Philosophy is the outcome of human weakness or limitation of knowledge
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Women reservation bill has been passed. What is the logic behind the reservation being 33% and not higher? It is for sure that the next gen activists will again ask for more. But what must be the expected advantages? Can this bill enhance the female literacy in India? Will we look at women with greater…
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It is very painful to read that in an unfortunate incident, 65 people were killed, that too for absolutely no reason. One electric wire, and one rumor; that’s it! Uncontrollable stampede happened at the Kripalu Maharaj’s ashram in UP, where food and utensils were distributed to mark the 1st anniversary of the wife of the…
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I recently came across an article by Jayanth Tadinada, whose take on this issue moved me. It is true that behind every mass movement or idea, an ‘ism’ is attached. This ‘ism’ is often coherent with the ideology of the followers or a name quoted by media. It is the media, who have reserved the…
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It turns me off to see half of the world learning yoga and aerobics to fight obesity while the other half out there sleeps hungry. The problem is generally blamed on the governments, but a small yet significant solution lies with us. Each grain consumed or wasted holds a significant value. Stop wasting food!
सौरभ राय | Sourav Roy 