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Archive for October, 2009

What’s the case here ?

October 30th 2009

In 1993 , the Supreme Court of India ruled that capital punishment be reserved for the rarest of rare cases . But do we need the death penalty at all ? In India , the sentence of life imprisonment requires the guilty to spend fourteen years behind bars . However , for some cases this [...]

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Gandhiji Writes a Postcard contest

October 10th 2009

What do you do, when you’re the Department of Posts in India? Your profits are slipping, trust in your service is zero and the only people who use your services are the students who are forced to use the Speed Post to submit their application forms for various examinations. The competition postcards that you introduced [...]

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100 Shades of White

October 7th 2009

After reading Chetan Bhagat and Khushwant Singh, my opinion of Indian authors was something in the range of ‘pathetic imitators’. They suck. They are so bad at it that they shower misery upon book-lovers! Every page is a torture full of illogical bullshit which makes you wince as you turn another page. Khushwant Singh thinks [...]

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We should save our Taj

October 5th 2009

Taj – The symbol of love, an Indian legacy to cherish about, a monument that can enchant your soul. The city that contains not only Taj but three great World Heritage sites – Agra fort, Fatehpur Sikri and Taj, has its roots in our own country friends!!! Cheers!!! Is it???
No!!! In fact, it’s an absolute shame for the country.
Despite getting independence [...]

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