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A recent survey by National Geographic reveals that Indians and Brazilians care most for the environment and are the greenest consumers in the world. Not surprisingly, Americans care least and are the worst offenders. …rates Indian eating habits the best, with 84 per cent eating local vegetables at least once a week. This is not…
The international children’s charity, Save the Children, ranks India alongside Ghana because we do not provide health care to over 50% of our children under five years old! More shocking statistics from BBC: The report, called State of the World’s Mothers, says girls die at much higher rates in India than most countries. Although India…
What if one doesn’t speak Marathi in Maharashtra? Well, if you’re a South Indian it’s OK because you contribute to the economy. But if you’re from Bihar or UP, then you’ll be beaten up because you’re a criminal. This is how Raj Thackeray’s head works, and the idea has a substantial following. That this should…
The world over food prices have drastically increased affecting the common man. The developed world is weathering this problem with subsidies and economic stimulus plans, which are in effect providing money to the common people. The developing world is left at lurch with the poor taking to the streets. So George Bush, the American clown,…
The Indian Premier League has hit the world cricket scene with a big bang. Cricketers are seeing salaries never dreamed of before and the audiences are being treated to a variety of entertainment in the cricket stadium as a by-product of purchasing expensive tickets. So what’s new? American cheerleaders, German acrobats and many other entertaining…
So the Olympic flame ran through Delhi albeit a much shorter route. And how many police were deployed to guard it? Delhi was famously called a Fortress for the day, a shameful title. Tibetans and their supporters protested successfully in Paris, London and San Francisco but were not given space to protest along the route…
All political parties backed the law for 27% reservations for a whole new class of population that amount to over a quarter of a billion. They certainly did not want to alienate this population for electoral purposes. The Supreme Court recently ruled that the law is constitutional because the fathers of our constitution clearly advocated…
I read an article in the New York Times entitled “He Cooks. She Stews. It’s Love.” that rung very true to me. It’s about the recent phenomenon of ‘alpha cooks’. I’m always endlessly fascinated with human psychology and the different ways that the genders interact with each other. The article talks about women in the…
South India, particularly TamilNadu is the bastion of opposing imposition of Hindi.This Hindi opposition movement has a long tradition and history in Tamilnadu(TN). Some History: In 1937, Hindhi was made a compulsory subject in TN schools by C.Rajagopalachari,then CM of TN.Tamilians under the stewardship of periyar and Maraimalai adigal broke that attempt.Two tamilians thalamuthu and…
Most computer-using Indians are well versed on the social networking phenomenon. The rise of Orkut has proven that Indians recognize the importance of being networked. One can argue that such social networking websites helps to maintain relationships. You can be updated readily on the antics of your friends and perhaps find new friends on the…
Aham: I am – Hinduism TriTiya: Queer Indians (LGBT)
