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The Girl from Finland1 comment

parmanu wrote 14 hours ago: On the ICE 17 I have an aisle seat in front of a table. Diagonally across, facing me, is a young man … more →

Tags: Travelling, Trains, Travel

Test Your Global IQ32 comments

Nita wrote 2 days ago: What is your knowledge about global affairs, particularly in relation to India? I re-did some Pew qu … more →

Tags: Britain, China, India, Pakistan, Politics, Religion, Research, Terrorism, united states

Revisiting an old flame: Mary Stewart2 comments

Niranjana wrote 3 days ago: Revisiting a teenage passion is fraught with potential self-hatred. It’s like coming upon old … more →

Tags: books, Reading, Book Reviews, Books, Mary Stewart, Romance, romance novels, Romantic Suspense, Suspense

(Indo-)Canadian book news4 comments

Niranjana wrote 5 days ago: A Place Within, M.G. Vassanji’s story of his exploration of his Indian roots, has won Canada … more →

Tags: Awards, Canada, CanLit, India, A Place Within, Diaspora, Governor General's Award, Indian Diaspora, Vassanji

Stories in stone3 comments

charukesi wrote 5 days ago: The story of Hampi is the story of stone. You disagree? You think it is sacrilege to reduce the head … more →

Tags: Heritage notes, Hampi, Heritage, karnataka, PhotoEssay, South India, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vijayanagara, Vithala Temple

The Inappropriate Mothers of Little Girls38 comments

Amrita wrote 6 days ago: I must have been fast asleep when it become acceptable, indeed fashionable, to dress your little gir … more →

Tags: Life, Personal

Don't be cheap, be smart27 comments

Nita wrote 1 week ago: Being cheap hurts. It hurts the earth, it hurts people, it hurts the economy, and it hurts you too. … more →

Tags: Business, Consumers, Environment, health, India, Trends, World, ethics

Mumbai and India: Owning and Belonging15 comments

Vikram wrote 1 week ago: Mumbai belongs to India, say the English and Hindi media of India. The Constitution gave all Indians … more →

Tags: constitution, India, States, Maharashtra, mumbai

Nitin Gadkari - An Open Letter11 comments

offstumped wrote 1 week ago: Its not about them Its about us Dear Shri Nitin Gadkari It was interesting to see and read your comm … more →

Tags: Shveta Chhatra

BJP on its way to burying its future8 comments

offstumped wrote 1 week ago: Its just about a month and a week since this blog post by Swapan Dasgupta where for the first time s … more →

Tags: betrayal of aam admi, Shveta Chhatra

Inside the Blue Mosque4 comments

charukesi wrote 1 week ago: It is still early evening when I head to the blue mosque, at the heart of the Sultanahmet area in Is … more →

Tags: Turkish delights, Blue Mosque, blue tiles, Islam, istanbul, PhotoEssay, sultanahmet, sultanahmet mosque, turkey

Lok Satta for GHMC polls - Offstumped Endorsement7 comments

offstumped wrote 1 week ago: With the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, GHMC set to go for polls, it is with great disappo … more →

Tags: ABIDE Bangalore, india elections 2009, Local Governance, Shveta Chhatra

Should women spend their income on family expenses?94 comments

Nita wrote 1 week ago: A reader, Rohit, sent me an email asking me my opinion on an issue many couples face. This problem a … more →

Tags: Culture, Family, India, Life, Love, Society, Trends, Women, World

United colours of Hampi11 comments

charukesi wrote 2 weeks ago: Back from Hampi – tired, tanned and happy! I will work on a more detailed post soon, but for n … more →

Tags: this and that, colors, Colours, Hampi, Hampi market, Heritage, karnataka, PhotoEssay, South India

The god of large things34 comments

prempanicker wrote 2 weeks ago: I intended, once the personal rush had subsided, to come back here and do a piece on thoughts during … more →

Tags: Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar

Where do developmental funds go?22 comments

Nita wrote 2 weeks ago: 15 years ago the Indian economy kick started but the bad news is that the north eastern states (and … more →

Tags: Business, corruption, development, Economy, India, News, NORTH EAST, Politics, Infrastructure

The Horse Boy : One Family’s Adventure in Fighting Autism102 comments

Solilo wrote 2 weeks ago: How far would you go to heal a loved one? The Horse Boy is a story of a family that traveled half wa … more →

Tags: book, Children, Movie, Parenting, animals, Book Review, human, Nature, the horse boy

Love, Pray, Eat (dessert): Lucky Everyday by Bapsy Jain2 comments

Niranjana wrote 2 weeks ago: A beautiful twenty-something Indian chartered accountant teaches yoga to prisoners at a New York sta … more →

Tags: India, Reviews, bapsy jain, Books, ChickLit, Ego Magazine, Elizabeth Gilbert, Feminism, lucky everyday

Open, and bleeding27 comments

prempanicker wrote 2 weeks ago: Image courtesy The Telegraph I’m yet to get hold of a copy of Open, Andre Agassi’s autobiograp … more →

Tags: arts & letters, Sports, Andre Agassi, Books, Literature, writing


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