The Human Body : The Great Commodity Exchange
Region: IndiaEvery year, The U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 mandates the State Department to report as a way of combating human trafficking around the world and punishing those responsible, the annual Trafficking in ... more
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The Life of a Cow
Region: IndiaCows and pigs are emotive animals in India. They are what you need if you want to start a communal riot. Time tested and effective. If you slaughter a cow and throw some pieces in a temple or a pig and throw its carc... more
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A Roof above out heads
Region: IndiaFor the larger part of 2008, middle class people in Delhi looked forward to the housing scheme of the Delhi Development Authority who offered 5,238 flats n various sizes and prices by lottery among 5.67 lakh applicants. ... more
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Ross Island : A slice of incredible India
Region: IndiaIf one were looking for an authentic location for a “horror film” with a period touch to it, they should try out Ross Island in the Andamans. Just a short boat ride away from Port Blair, the place reeks of hist... more
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The Dowry Exchange
Region: IndiaWhen reading up about a home loan, some time back, I noticed one common piece of advice all around; that a housing loan was a long term product and ought not to make decisions and choices merely by looking at the economic ... more
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As Extremists Destroy Religious Monuments, Irreplaceable Heritage is Lost
Region: IndiaI was in Mathura on the 6th of December, 1992 when I heard the news of the Babri Masjid was being demolished and the first thought was if there would be rioting and firing and all these disturbances that they are usually a... more
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Faith and the Stock Exchange : The Dharma Index
Region: New YorkAlthough only close to two percent of Indians invest in stocks the sensex occupies awesome media and public space. It ups and downs are reported across the length and breadth of the country and over numerous television cha... more
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Leprosy : The lingering Shadows
Region: IndiaOne of the hallmarks of a developing and progressive society is the degree to which it is inclusive – inclusive of minorities, marginalized and other vulnerable sections of society who may normally not expect to find... more
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The Hijra Subculture: India's Transvestites
Region: IndiaIn the days following the Malegaon blasts and the one in Nanded before that, Bjarang Dal activists and leaders have been head to say one sentence in particular – that in the midst of rising Muslim militancy and terro... more
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Narrow Domestic Walls
Region: IndiaIn the seventies , when Bengal was going through a period of insurgency, - the movement that came to be known as Naxalism, the intellectual fuel for this came from the unemployed students of Bengal’s many universitie... more
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Shantanu Dutta is a Christian Doctor who is a Development Professional by vocation. He unbshamedly tries to interpret the things he hears and reads about as Jesus Christ might have done if he were an Indian
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