Doodle for Google 2012
Google has announced an interesting competition for creative school kids in the US. Children K-12 (Kindergarten through 12th Grade) can participate in this competition to submit “doodles” with the...
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God, Jerusalem and Democrats
In the Democratic National Convention yesterday, rationalism died a painful death, just in order to keep God alive. In spite of two evenings of great speeches, the DNC’s decision to sneak God back onto...
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7 Myths That Need Broken for Pro-377 Indians
Read this post in Hindi In 1981, the British created Article 377 of the Indian Penal Code, criminalizing homosexual behavior. A century and a half later, our attempts to get rid of this archaic law...
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Dirty Old Man of Indian Journalism
Even though I grew up reading Khushwant Singh’s columns in the 70s and 80s, for recent years I had not read much from or about him. For a short period I wondered if he was even alive — until my last...
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Much Ado About Theresa’s Sari
Recently, pictures of British Prime Minister Theresa May wearing a sari have been doing the rounds on social media, with captions on the lines of “New British PM’s first day in office and she chose to...
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Ramjas and Freedom of Expression
Umar Khalid should have been listened to at Ramjas College. He has a right to freedom of expression. The seminar should not have been canceled. Shazia Ilmi should not have been dropped from the...
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We Call BS – Arguments for Gun Control, Part 1
17 victims of Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida | Source facebook.com The Stoneman Douglas High School shooting last week has left 17 students and faculty dead, 15 injured, and the whole...
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This is a continuation from my yesterday’s article, in which I countered “Virtual President” Bill Whittle’s arguments against gun control. Here are my counter arguments against some more common...
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US Midterm Elections – A Primer for foreigners
US Midterm elections are on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 and these are very important elections for the country. Many of the readers of this blog may wonder what this election is about. What/who is/are...
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