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Dear Firstpost, what about rape?

By Sriram Vadlamani Tue, Oct 16, 2012 11:37PM UTC 0 Comment

Just woke out of my slumber and found that the world is a different place from where I left off. Apple is launching bugs, people are jumping from insane heights and most importantly Indian politicians turned scientists have come up with new reasons on why rape actually happens in India. Not quite a HowStuffWorks for...

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Team Anna’s retreat – end of Indian urban middle-class activism?

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Thu, Dec 29, 2011 1:20AM UTC 0 Comment

Indian rights activist Anna Hazare. Pic: AP.

The strategic error that Team Anna made was that it did not make a tactical retreat once the government decided to resume the winter session after a four day recess. By beginning his fast at precisely that moment when Lok Sabha began discussing the Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare lost his moral halo and acquired the...

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Team Anna under fire: No time for Hazare’s vow of silence

By Bala Murali Krishna Mon, Oct 24, 2011 7:18PM UTC 0 Comment

Indians hold cutouts of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare. Pic: AP.

Team Anna has come under fierce fire in recent weeks, and not just the broadsides launched by the likes of Digvijay Singh. It has, sadly, coincided with its leader’s maun vrat, or vow of silence. Anna Hazare’s not totally silent because he also has become the “new kid on the blog,” as The Indian Express...

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