The South Indian Sikh
October 21: Sardar Bhupinder Singh is 91 years old. He is also a bit of an oddity where he lives – in Kadakarapally, Kerala. He is …
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Here Comes Pujo!
Durga Puja is the most important festival for the people of West Bengal, the Eastern Indian state that has been home to three …
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Assam's Boys Shine in Asian Cricket
July 22: Two young boys have done the impossible in Assam. They have pushed politicians and the continuing violence, out of the …
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Man Who Could Make The Taj Disappear
August 12: Franz Harary is the magician. He has a simple wish: he wants to make the Taj Mahal disappear. Nothing doing, says the …
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The Quake that rocked Gujarat
Where: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India February 5, 2001 : It was 8.45 am on January 26, 2001. A day when the country was celebrating …
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Seeing the City
I have a friend with whom I argue a lot. No, that seems as if I am the one who does the arguing all the time. Half the time it is …
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English and Indlish
July 15: Students are often rebuked for using what is known as ‘Indian English’ words. Perhaps these teachers need to …
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The Bt Brinjal Battle
Where: New Delhi, India February 20, 2010 : India’s environment minister Jairam Ramesh had announced that Bt Brinjal, a …
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The Boy who Lacked Sight but Had a Vision
It was like any other day in school for six-year-old George Abraham. He went to La Martinere school in Lucknow, where he lived …
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The Joy of Flying
Come Independence Day and the markets are flooded with kites. The sky looks like an ocean swarming with tiny tadpoles swimming …
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Footprints on Earth
Have you ever been to a national park? If so, you must have tried to trace or locate a wild animal by trying to see its footprints …
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Vanishing Vulture
It’s the bird most commonly associated with death. Once a common sight in South Asia, the vulture, or nature’s …
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