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  1. Homosexual Pride

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    / January 13, 2013 /
    A few days ago I saw a fairly attractive couple, braced with infants strapped to their torsos, absorbed in shopping for infants’ items in GVK mall! The only difference was they were both men. Two daddies with their two babies. Another scene at KBR Park in Hyderabad. A group of...

  2. 2012 – when India stood stripped

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    / January 13, 2013 /
    The Mayans cried wolf long before the world stepped into the 21st century. Their wolf never whimpered, yet they survived with impunity, presumably even with their heads held high, because they did no harm to any living soul. They only predicted doom, but the world’s largest democracy was pushed into...

  3. Karnataka HC Judge’s sexist remarks draw flak

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    / September 6, 2012 /
    Over 500 lawyers practising in the Karnataka high court judge have signed a petition requested the Chief Justice of India to intervene in the case relating to a judge who recently made a sexist remark. Justice K Bhaktavatsala had apparently told a domestic abuse victim that it may be okay...

  4. A Rainbow of hope?

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    / August 10, 2012 /
    A timid smile on meeting someone for the first time, words exchanged while waiting for a movie to begin, the possibility of a new relationship while chatting over tea, and the affirmation of being who one wants to be in the company of others. Moments like these marked the Rainbow...

  5. What’s Hindu about these %&*#?

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    / July 29, 2012 / 4 Comments
    `We the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a moralistic Talibanisque goonda Republic, and to thrash all citizens who dare to party and have fun ….’ This is the 2012 version of the Preamble to the Constitution of India that is being rewritten on the streets...

  6. Sania Mirza speaks her mind

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    / June 26, 2012 / 1 Comment
    I feel absolutely thrilled and emotionally overwhelmed to have qualified to represent India at the Olympics in London. I am extremely grateful to the International Tennis Federation for the faith they have reposed in me by giving me a wild card entry that gives me a cherished opportunity to represent...

  7. Wake up Sid

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    / May 18, 2012 /
    Does Sidhartha Mallya know the meaning of “Aa bail mujhe maar?” Ok, I shall translate it for you. Something like `Come bull, hit me.” And no, I am not talking of the Deccan Chargers Bulls who haven’t charged at all in IPL 5 but Sidhartha pronouncing judgement on the character...

  8. I survived to tell the tale

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    / May 13, 2012 / 7 Comments
    Every time he came closer to me, I sensed an indescribable...

  9. Tell your child, Main Hoon Na

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    / May 13, 2012 / 5 Comments
    It was around 4:30 in the evening. Three boys, all class 4 students, were playing near their home. A youth, in his late 20s, known to be an alcoholic in the locality, called one of them out and asked for directions to Block C4. The boys pointed out the way...

  10. No Laxman rekha for Sita

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    / May 9, 2012 / 2 Comments
    Have the learned judges of the Bombay High court overstepped the Laxman rekha by observing that an Indian wife should be like Sita? The case related to a divorce petition. The reason was the wife’s unwillingness to move with her husband to Port Blair, after the Shipping Corporation of India...

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