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The Heart of the Matter | Joy of Giving »

By Sonal Bhuchar. As January rolls into our lives, restoring routine and normalcy, the weekend calendar starts filling up with Charity Balls and Galas and the need to run in to stores to pick... (Read more)

Posted on: February 1, 2012 @ 12:02 pm

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Remembering Dev Anand »

When Dev Anand died on December 3, 2011, at the age of eighty-eight years, my initial reaction was one of a personal loss. We don’t want anyone to die, especially talented people, who gave us so many wonderful... (Read more)

Posted on: January 14, 2012 @ 4:08 am

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The Heart of the Matter | New Beginnings, New Boundaries… or Not! »

As the sounds of Auld Lang Syne ring out the old and bring in the new, the annual ritual of New Year’s resolutions and promises brings in visions of weight loss, exercise, meditation maybe, learning new skills or shedding some old... (Read more)

Posted on: January 1, 2012 @ 3:21 pm

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Steve Jobs and I »

Imagination is the most powerful resource in the world. As long as the human mind can transcend and go beyond what is possible, the future is safe. The Beatles, John Lennon, and Steve Jobs shared a common characteristic that I... (Read more)

Posted on: October 10, 2011 @ 12:00 pm

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The Veil: To Be or Not to Be »

It is strange to see how people react when you talk about the imposing or banning of the veil in Islam. In most cases either they defend it passionately or attack it with... (Read more)

Posted on: October 7, 2011 @ 10:38 am

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Are we heading for an Anna-rchy? »

And while the question is still debated upon, people are still out on streets protesting and supporting Anna in his fight for what can be termed as “my way or no way”.... (Read more)

Posted on: August 27, 2011 @ 10:28 am

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Shammi Kapoor – Legends never die »

Yahoo! will always remind us of the flamboyant rock n roll inspired Shammi Kapoor before anything else. His boisterous sensuality and stylish swagger made him the first male pin-up earning him the tag of the Indian... (Read more)

Posted on: August 20, 2011 @ 1:58 pm

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Ramadan: A time of fasting, feasting & connecting! »

An age where we are trying to justify our religion and practices, where we are desperately trying to explain that Islam stands for peace and not war, this definitely comes as a welcome change. All was not lost. Even if we are tagged as modern muslims with liberal... (Read more)

Posted on: August 12, 2011 @ 2:03 pm

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Slutwalk: Real Cause and No Effect! »

However, many raised questions whether Slutwalk was actually the appropriate way to raise awareness of sexual harassment. The social networking sites went into a tizzy with people discussing and questioning if there really was a reason for exhibitionism to raise... (Read more)

Posted on: August 2, 2011 @ 10:49 am

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No Fringe Benefits! »

Considering you are best of friends and understand each other perfectly. So how does it matter when a little bit of sex gets involved. It’s just taking your friendship to bed, isn’t it? Well, life is not as simple as it... (Read more)

Posted on: July 20, 2011 @ 10:35 pm

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