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Advaita Kala
Advaita Kala is an author, screenwriter and a columnist.
Yahoo NewsWhy the 'liberals' desperately want Mamata to win
In many ways, if Mamata were to lose, it would be the end of an India that the 'liberals' created and believed was representative of an India they knew.
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Why home makers must be paid a salary
If we can guarantee minimum wages for other professions why can’t we think of a universal basic caretakers income for home makers? It’s only fair.
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Why Bihar results are a testament to people’s trust in PM Modi
It is unsurprising that people believe that ‘Modi hai toh mumkin hai’ isn’t just a catchy phrase but the promise of a reality. The Bihar election is a testament to this bond of trust with Narendra Modi and it won't be the last example of that trust.
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Shiv Sena exposes immaturity in tussle with Kangana
The general public’s response to this action is unanimously negative, something that cannot be ignored by any government in power.
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Amar Singh: evergreen networker, who always had a story to tell
He died in a hospital in Singapore, but before he left, he made a video, saying: ‘Tiger abhi zinda hai’.
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Why NSUI got into a dispute over parking space
Social media trolling can cause irreparable damage to an individual’s mental health, livelihood and reputation.
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Narendra Modi: the mark of a true leader
When Modi spoke from Leh, he spoke to the brave soldiers of the armed forces, the people of India and the world. Every one was listening.
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Rishi Kapoor made every person feel important
His long career in the movies gave him consistent success, and decade after decade he delivered. The audience never tired of him.
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There was something about Irrfan that just moved you
It was as if he was on a personal mission to break down the man made barriers between human beings that impacted perceptions and fed preconceived notions, his craft was a testament to this pursuit.
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Tablighi issue: How criticism of irresponsible behaviour was given a communal turn
Muslim scholars, rather than pulling out the victim card, should condemn the irresponsible actions of the Jamaatis and appeal for co-operation. But none of this is happening.
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Congress in ICU? This might be its only survival option
The arrangement with the Left has hollowed out the Grand Old Party and rendered them out of sync with the times and ‘New India’ -- a reality that cannot be denied.
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AAP’s poll campaign was more mini-Modi than anti-Modi
That the AAP didn’t contest BJP on its ideological positions is significant: hence the hyperbolic headlines of the defeat of a certain kind of politics, etc is just bravado.
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Why the Shaheen Bagh shooter’s link to AAP is sinister
AAP’s strategic utterances on Shaheen Bagh will find fewer believers. And Kejriwal’s views, as the shooter’s link with AAP are revealed, will ring less sincere.
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Why Deepika's visit to JNU is a lost opportunity
What we can lament is that an opportunity to bridge gaps between students by a major celebrity who has a fan following across the board has been lost.
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India needn't be apologetic about CAB, but trust matters
Because of the widespread criticism by Opposition parities, it is possible that Indian Muslim citizens may view this Bill as discriminatory, although it has no impact on their citizenship, as it doesn’t on Indians of all religious faiths.
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Has the Shiv Sena shot itself in the foot?
A temperamental Shiv Sena got away with its tantrums with Devendra Fadnavis, but will it be granted the same leeway by Sonia Gandhi?
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Here's why Lord Ram resonates with Hindus
Lord Ram is not only a religious deity but a symbol of the unbroken continuity of Bharatvarsha -- of India that is Bharat.
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Azam Khan must be punished: Indian women await Parliament action against him
If he was Azam Khan, the general manager at a company, would he have escaped repercussions by saying he was speaking in a lighter vein and the lady in question was his ‘sister’? There would have been serious and punitive action taken against him.
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Letter to PM on lynchings hides bigotry behind 'concern'
The need to constantly cast one group as victims and another as oppressor in the face of facts that undermine and deny this premise creates further dissonance in society. It then becomes an act that isn’t conciliatory but inflammatory.
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Of hypocrisy and selective silence over attack on Hindus
This incident in Chandni Chowk hardly points to fear, but to street-level thuggery and it is not an isolated incident. Have communal relations in this country had a fragile past? Most definitely. But as we move forward we must assess how we want to deal with issues that are communal in nature.