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The Ugliness of Noise
A mother hears a baby cry when it enters the world — perhaps the most beautiful notes to her ears. We are surrounded by beautiful sounds: the purr of a pet cat, a baby’s coo, a nightingale’s song, waves crashing…
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It’s Dogmatic, It’s a Dog’s Life
Hi, I am D. Well, I could be a, b, c, d or x, since I am not lucky as humans to be given a…
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“Now or Never: The Flawed Dream”
On our 79th Independence Day, we once again got a chance to celebrate our hard-won freedom and all that we have consolidated as a celebrated democracy.…
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Snakes in the Closet, Skeletons in the Cupboard
Two metaphors come to mind that capture the essence of the ongoing situation in our neighbourhood. The first is skeletons in the cupboard—remnants of what…
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By Jove, they crossed 400
The Labour Party (represented by red) has stormed back into power, in style, after fourteen years of wandering to nowhere. All this while, they took an extreme left turn (très gauche as the French would say), went further into the…
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Wedding Chimes and Dancing Hooves
“🎵Aaj mere yaar ki shaadi hai, aaj mere yaar ki shaadi hai” (Today is my friend’s wedding, today is my friend’s wedding)🎵” – timeless classic…
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Bindusara’s dilemma
To be and what to be was the Question!
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Dr. M.S. Swaminathan – An obituary
Can leaders inspire ?In 2013, Late Dr. MS Swaminathan came to Myanmar for an official visit. Like most in India, I too had read about…
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