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A rape, a fast-track court and a death penalty

5 years ago

Last month a five year old was raped by a 20 year old man. The entire process of investigation, filing of case, the trial in a 'Protection of Children from Sexual Offences' (POCSO) court and the...

Remembering the Trailblazers of Iceland on International Women's Day 2021

5 years ago

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One of my most favourite historical events took place on the 24th of October 1975 – the day the women of Iceland went on strike! 90% of the women of the country, to demonstrate their importance...

India, COVID-19 status and my theories

5 years ago

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When COVID-19 reared its ugly head last year, I was petrified. Not for myself living in another country but for my fellow countrymen and women living in India. With such a vast population, diverse...

Web series - "Delhi Crime" my review

5 years ago

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I like good web series but am not a crazy fan of television to watch series after series. This might be a reason why I have just watched the series "Delhi Crime" almost two years after it released on...

IPL 2020 and Thala Dhoni :)

5 years ago

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The Indian Premier League is the most successful cricket league in the world and is usually held during the months of April and May. But this year being this year, the IPL obviously was affected too...

Prime Minister's address on Indian dogs

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I loved the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi's address today that included a bit about dogs. He spoke about their integral contribution to the Indian Army's services and importance in...

Daggers drawn for the Duchess of Sussex as usual

5 years ago

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I cannot understand the level of hate that goes around for the Duchess of Sussex. Wait, on the other hand, maybe I can. When a woman comes across as confident, self-assured, self-sufficient and is...

India's 'Grand Old Party's' impending changes

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We have recently had two very fine articles on Rahul Gandhi's leadership of India's Congress party. One is written by Dr. Ramachandra Guha and the follow-up to that by Dr. Rajmohan Gandhi. The links...

Dr. Shyamala Gopalan - a thank you

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I found this wonderful article which followed the Democratic VP candidate, Kamala Harris's mother's achievements and spoke more about the contribution of immigrant women especially from India to...

National Anthem - anything more beautiful?

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For every human being, their National Anthem has to be the sweetest song on Earth! On this 74th Independence Day of India, our Indian soldiers flew the Indian flag at one of the topmost points on the...

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