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Day December 24, 2017

India – Hoax, Thy Name Is …. Prime Minister Modi

  by- Sukla Sen Best Example Of ‘Make in India’, Says PM Modi As INS Kalvari Joins Navy That’s the caption of a news item in a news bulletin, apparently, mass mailed by the PMO (Prime Minister’s Office<[email protected]>) The news… Continue Reading →

India – How A Leaf Could Change The Fortunes Poorest Communities

 Manu Maudgil One nippy November morning, Gopal Kumeti picked up a brown, rough fruit from the ground, resembling chickoo (sapodilla). “This is the fruit of the tendu tree. When dried, it remains good for 4-5 months. People who did not have enough grain, used… Continue Reading →

India – Let’s not use secularism as an excuse to shut out Christmas carols

by- Saba Nqvi President Ram Nath Kovind will not hear carol singers on the eve of Christmas as has been the tradition with former presidents. Choirs and carol singers who had expected to perform for India’s first citizen have not… Continue Reading →

Edward Snowden made an app to protect your laptop

Wait, Snowden built an app? By Sarah Jeong@sarahjeong Photo courtesy Edward Snowden Earlier this year, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden met with Jacqueline Moudeina, the first female lawyer in Chad and a legendary human rights advocate who has worked tirelessly to bring former… Continue Reading →

#SundayReading – Bezwada Wilson in conversation with Perumal Murugan

Ramon Magsaysay award winner Bezwada Wilson.   | Photo Credit: C.V. Subrahmanyam When writer Perumal Murugan met Magsaysay awardee Bezwada Wilson, they spoke about work, dignity and being human Bezwada Wilson has been fighting for the eradication of manual scavenging for… Continue Reading →

India- Jadoo ki Jhappi- Hugs can have multiple meanings #moralpolicing

THE JAADOO’S IN THE JHAPPI  by- Promita Vora A young woman tried to explain to me the other day why she had broken up with her ex-boyfriend. As she outlined some of their problems, I asked her (my absolute test)… Continue Reading →

India – The Angry Kisan and the Future of Politics

The BJP may have won the Gujarat assembly election with a simple majority, bagging 99 of the total 182 seats, but it was the party’s lowest tally in the state in nearly two decades. A key reason for that was… Continue Reading →

Coca-Cola: Red-and-whitewashing the empire

by Belen Fernandez Coca-Cola was created in 1886 [Reuters] This month, the New York Times reported that US President Donald Trump consumes a “dozen Diet Cokes” daily – often delivered by “household staff he summons via a button.” Who knows? Maybe overdosing on all-powerful… Continue Reading →

बाँध नहीं चाहिए : पिंडर गंगा बहती चाहिए

देवसारी बांध की पुनर्वास जनसुनवाईयां विरोध के कारण रद्द उत्तराखंड के चमोली जिला में पिंडरगंगा नदी पर प्रस्तावित 252 मेगावाट के देवसारी बांध, के लिए बिना किसी तरह की पूर्व व सही सूचना दिए देवसारी बांध से प्रभावित होने वाली निजी… Continue Reading →

Victory for The Wire as Court Lifts Injunction Granted to Jay Amit Shah #Goodnews

Decision a vindication of The Wire’s stand that its article ‘The Golden Touch of Jay Amit Shah’ was a legitimate exercise of the freedom of expression in the public interest. Jay Shah, Amit Shah.   The civil court, Mirzapur, Ahmedabad… Continue Reading →

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