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Bedazzled in Bali
Dipali Pradhan | Our writer heads to Bali to enjoy the beaches and the verdant rice fields, but finds herself bewitched by the religion of this little island.
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Almost Single, But Most Eligible
Nilanjana Bhowmick | I tolerate my job, hate my boss, and bond big time with my friends,
while routinely suffering from umbilical cord whiplash.
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Chaudhvin Ka Chand
Monojit Lahiri | Waheeda Rehman in an expansive and sentimental mood relived memories of another day.
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The New Socialists
Shekhar Deshpande | No hammer and sickle flags may flutter on poles and no busts of Marx and Lenin may be erected in our public squares, but we are rapidly embracing the Marxist ideals of social equality
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Pink Chaddis Campaign
LIFS | Women in India outraged by attacks by Hindu fundamentalists against couples celebrating Valentine’s Day came up with a novel strategy to shame their tormentors this February.
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One to 165 Million Odds
LIFS | Human rights activists claim that nearly 80 percent of all people checked are minorities.
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Varanasi Sacred & Profane
Navpreet Amole | The cricket game, like everything else in Varanasi, carries on amidst the funeral chants and the grieving.
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Slime Fest
Achal Mehra | The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrating overseas Indians worldwide has become a boondoggle and a self-aggrandizing jamboree for the politically connected.
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A Million Slumdogs Now
Shekhar Deshpande | Slumdog Millionaire is a brilliant, vile film that puts the pornography of poverty at the center of its universe.
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Retirement: An Iconic Struggle
Ajay Vishwanathan | I watched with young and startled eyes as my grandfather stormed into my house, gave my quiet father a mouthful and stormed away. It was the first time I witnessed a big deal being made about retirement.
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Not Required Indians?
Shekhar Hattangadi | Without an Indian passport you can no longer represent your ancestral homeland in international sports events. A look at what this latest policy diktat from the Indian government means for 20 million overseas Indians worldwide
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India's 9/11?
Shekhar Deshpande | We need to resist facile parallels between the events in Mumbai and 9/11.
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The Fading American Dream
Meghna Pant | The American dream is souring for tens of thousands of Indians in the financial sector.
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