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The Epiphany

By Runa ⋅ October 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Looks like you are new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Some time in 2003 I read an article that blew me away. Written by Neal Pollack, the title was a succinct “Just Shut Up” . In a wonderfully uncensored diatribe against the bedlam of pro and anti [...]

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The Summer of My Discontent

By Runa ⋅ July 3, 2008 ⋅ 8 comments

June has given way to July and what promises to be a long and hot summer. And I have had the dubious pleasure of watching a brutal, unforgiving presidential primary come to its end. Last time around , I was still a newbie , getting used to life in Amrika. This time I followed the [...]

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Olympics and the freedom of choice

By Anantha ⋅ April 10, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

Much has been said about the Olympic torch relays and the fact that some people are calling for the torch bearers to boycott it to express solidarity with the Tibetans. I have a couple of things to say, things that seem to have been conveniently forgotten in all the politics and events of the past [...]

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The PM’s back, and there’s gonna be trouble…(hey la!)

By Sin ⋅ October 19, 2007 ⋅ 4 comments

Right then. Benazir’s back.
Not that this is particularly surprising. Most of Karachi, at least those parts of town where I spend my time, look as though they’ve been haemorrhaging red, black and green (the colours of the Pakistan People’s Party, of which BB is the leader). There are posters and banners everywhere, [...]

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Sick in India: When urban legends come true

By Santosh ⋅ October 3, 2007 ⋅ 15 comments

No wireless Internet in this hospital room
I’m sure most NRIs, DBDs, ABDs - whatever you designation be, have come across numerous horror stories of health issues desi people encountered when they were on a short visit to India. I’ve been fairly lucky that I managed to dodge that bullet over the last 8 years. But [...]

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Life beckons

By Santosh ⋅ September 19, 2007 ⋅ 9 comments

It is that time of the year. Real life has happened demanding a break of sorts in the world of blogging. Regulars probably noticed a slowdown in frequency of posts from me. Notch that down to a couple of factors - my upcoming annual trip to India and increased load at my workplace as a [...]

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September 11 2001: Where were you? (Update)

By Santosh ⋅ September 11, 2007 ⋅ 7 comments

As New York City marks the sixth anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, I cannot help but reminisce of the moment I heard of this attack. I was a graduate student at Florida State University and my 8am class had gotten out early. Me and my buddies were hanging out [...]

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