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A brother, sister and paying guest: Cobalt Blue explores transgressions of love
by Sachin Kundalkar, Translated by Jerry Pinto Editor's Note:Love, especially love, can be a wonderful thing or an utterly destructive force, sometimes both at the same time. In Cobalt Blue, National Award winning screenwriter and filmmaker Sachin Kundalkar writes a beautiful spare novel about an unusual love triangle which isn’t even #BookExcerpt #Cobalt Blue #Google Hangout #Jerry Pinto #Literature #Sachin Kundalkar
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America’s newest Public Enemy No1: The humble pressure cooker
When I went to the United States for the first time, long before 9/11, I wondered if immigration officials would harass me, a single young man from a turbulent part of the world. I didn't have to worry. Customs officials and their formidable sniffing dogs were much more interested in #Boston Marathon Bombings #Inpraiseof #Pressure Cooker Bomb #Pressure cookers
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Empty symbolism: When Rahul Gandhi paid Rs 1000 for a newspaper
Eleven-year-old Kaushal Shakya knocked on the right car window to peddle his newspapers – Rahul Gandhi’s. It happened when Rahul’s motorcade was stopped at a traffic light in Bhopal (Really? The Rahul motorcade stops for lights? And a newspaper vendor is allowed to get that close to the crown prince?) Anyway, #Congress #CourtsideView #FICCI #India #JustSaying #newspaper boy #Politics #Rahul Gandhi #Uttar Pradesh
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Why America turned Cleveland hero into a mocking Internet meme
If we were holding out for a hero, it obviously was not one who looked and sounded like Charles Ramsey. The man who became a hero because he helped saved the three women held captive in a house in Cleveland for over 10 years is now a media sensation for all #Charles Ramsey #Cleveland Kidnapped women #Cleveland Missing Women #InPraiseoOf
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Section 66A: From Mamata to Karti, the politician’s favourite bludgeon
When the police went after a Jadavpur University professor for circulating a cartoon about Mamata Banerjee they threw the book at him. They charged him under Section 509 of the IPC for outraging the modesty of a woman, Section 500 for defamation and Section 66A (b) for sending offensive material using #Ambikesh Mahapatra #ConnectTheDots #Freedom of Speech #Karthi Chidambaram #Mamata Banerjee #Section 66A
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Lions’ future should be more important than Narendra Modi’s pride
Narendra Modi should justifiably be proud of his lions. Gujarat is booming and its lions are roaring. In fact, the Gir Lion reserve has been a little too much of a success story. 400 lions in one reserve is making conservationists nervous about an infectious disease outbreak. A virus killed hundreds #Conservation #Gir Lions #JustSaying #Narendra Modi
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Dear Karan Johar, do you really think gay men are like this?
Editor's Note: This article contains spoilers about Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh, the segment directed by Karan Johar in Bombay Talkies. Dear Karan Johar We have come a long long way from Raja Harishchandra. In that 1913 film, Raja Harishchandra left his wife because of his promise to a man – the sage #Bombay Talkies #FilmCrit #Karan Johar #Rani Mukherji
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Why do women have to be morally superior: Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen’s latest film The Jewellery Box (Goynar Baksho) has a ghost at the heart of its plot, even though it's really about three generations of women and their relationship to wealth. Still, talking to Sen in the gathering shadows, as dusk settled over Kolkata, it seemed only appropriate to #Aparna Sen #Goynar Baksho #Q&A #Satyajit Ray #VeryUpClose
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Filmfare, where’s Satyajit Ray in 100 years of Indian Cinema?
Satyajit Ray's 92nd birth anniversary has been somewhat strangely remembered by Filmfare when it failed to mention Ray, other than a cursory glance, in its Collectors Edition of 100 years of Indian Cinema a week ago. It is ironic that Google doodle paid its respect to the
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Does Mark Zuckerberg really care about immigration reform?
Here’s a Facebook dilemma. Should we "like" Mark Zuckerberg's passion for immigration reform? What's not to like? His new organization, FWD.us, is pushing for comprehensive immigration reform and it touches on all the right buzz words -- "bipartisan", "knowledge economy", "effective border security" and attracting "the most talented and #facebook #Fwd.us #Immigration reform #Mark Zuckerberg #OnOurMind #Silicon Valley