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Hugging the Wrong Curve..!
It was a line I read years ago, tucked away in a traffic police safety article: “He crashed because he
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A Bhangra ‘Abide With Me’..!
The other day I was humming “Abide With Me” under my breath—yes, just quietly, reverently, in my usual out-of-tune baritone—when
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There’s Dirt Beneath Your Feet..!
Over the years, I’ve felt rather smug about my eyesight. Never needed glasses for anything except reading. While friends began
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Influencing, Reels, and a Life Lost..!
She should’ve been swinging a racquet on court, not shot dead by her father. Why was she killed? Because Radhika
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Learning the Local Language..!
Hey guys! Yes, you—with the raised fists and the angry slogans, thrashing that helpless commuter just because he couldn’t say,
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Once Religion, Now Language..!
It began with religion, right?Now it’s language.And if you’re listening carefully, you’ll hear not just the shouting on the streets,
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The Retired Chief Justice and Mercy..!
Ah, how the mighty are judged! Just a few months ago, the then Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, was
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Shout From the Mountaintop, Sir..!
At the BRICS Summit in Rio, our Prime Minister stood tall, chest puffed and chin high, thundered, “The Global South
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Lifter of My Head..!
Have you ever watched someone walking with their head down? No, not the type who’s searching for coins or chasing
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Excellence Versus Excuses..!
A few years ago, I found myself in South Korea, seated in a grand concert hall at a world choir
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Nobody Believes Us Anymore..!
I sit thousands of miles away from home, flipping through international newspapers and watching foreign news channels, and a growing
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Burying a Religious Symbol…!
So, there I was, casually scrolling through my social media feed—dodging the usual political fireworks, a dozen “inspirational” reels from
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