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Booker Prize Winners and The Indian Connection
Throughout the decades, Indians authors have continued to gain reputation, prestige, and accolades for their literary works. As a result of the quality and popularity of the Indian authors, they have earned several international awards and honors, the greatest among them dating back to 1913, …
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True Education – A simple and practical way to ignite the thinking of students
After 45 years, I returned to my ancestral village of Bantwal, near Mangalore in Karnataka, for a stay of more than two months. It is a typical rural town, surrounded by small villages dependent upon farming and beedi-rolling. In this town is a five-year degree …
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Asha Bhosle The Timeless Wonder
The 75-year-old Asha has never been shadowed by her more illustrious sister, Lata Manageshkar, popularly known as the “Nightingale of India,” and has been able to create a niche for herself through her mesmerizing rendition of all genres of music. It would not be an …
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Editorial December 2008
December 2008 Dear Readers, The end of the year is upon us, and that means many things – family time together during the holiday vacations, festive celebrations, and a time to reflect about the year we leave behind. As we plan for the year ahead, …
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Book Review
Author by Sushama Londhe Anjana Appachana and Arvind Sharma A Tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and Wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture by Sushama Londhe Since time immemorial, India has been synonymous with spiritual knowledge, and people have been drawn to her …
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Bollywood Today
Things not working well for Aaja Nachle Madhuri Dixit-Nene’s much touted come back film Aaja Nachle is in the news, no doubt, but not for the best reasons. Post release, while Madhuri’s performance has been lauded everywhere, the film has not received a good response …
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Healthy Times
NRI doctors offer a healing touch for Bengal’s poor Thanks to the initiative of 20 NRI doctors mostly from Britain and the U.S., a hospital is being set up in West Bengal with the aim of providing quality healthcare at a low cost to the …
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Where Do We Stand?
On the eve of the 59th Republic Day of India, when the entire nation is set to celebrate the occasion with pomp, with a cultural parade and display of military resources at the capital, flag hoisting, and the like all over the nation, it is …
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