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The Santos Family vs Silent Spectators
Valerian Santos raised his boys to never be mute witnesses to a crime, to always intervene – no matter what the consequences.
Posted inEarth
The Tribal Teacher Who Changed the Destinies of Odisha’s Adivasi Children
Tulasi Appa was only 13 years old when she decided to devote all her time toward educating children from the Munda tribe that she belongs to. She’d spent her formative years working in a stone quarry, but that did not deter her from starting her first school in 1966 in Odisha's Serenda village under a Mahua tree on a borrowed plot of land on the village’s periphery.
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Jab Main Office Baccha Tha Badi Shararat Karta Tha
Are you at that phase of your career when expectation levels are at zero and indulgence levels are set to max? Enjoy it. Save the existential angst for later in your career. The days of this happy, consequence-free existence that you’re too ignorant to enjoy right now, are numbered.
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New Dept to Keep Bad Jokes in Check
After the furore over a comic’s video snowballed into a crisis, the government has rolled out a set of guidelines to protect our “national treasures”.
Posted inModern Family
Amma and I: Roommates turned BFFs
Amma and I were put together in a room by fate, but our relationship has bloomed because of trust and empathy. In fact, I can’t recall having a better friend in the truest sense of the word.
Posted inPop Culture
Dobaaraa Review: More than just a faithful adaptation
Dobaaraa has plenty of things working work it including Tapsee Pannu’s acting and Anurag Kashyap’s direction. In fact, it possibly outdoes the original.
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“Leave the Country” is Our Copyright: Bhakts tell US
A US judge faces a copyright lawsuit from Modi bhakts, who claim that making people leave the country for not supporting the incumbent is their intellectual property.
Posted inPOV
“Editorial, You’re F***ed”
The reference to journalism as “content” implies that journalism isn’t about telling people things they need to know, but about grabbing as many eyeballs as possible.
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The Wind Will Carry You, Abbas Kiarostami
Kiarostami’s films didn’t remind me of particular incidents from my own youth, but they revived the sensory and emotional experiences of childhood.