When east greets west
Saying it in English is considered trite. Even Spanish and French have become jaded. So about 50 families in Mumbai decided to try their hand at a more novel brand of swadeshi and learnt to say I Love You in at least seven different dialects of the north east.



A lesson from the Jews
Many among India's intelligentsia felt that the destruction of the mosque signalled the end of a certain tolerant India, for which secularism was the unifying factor, and that it planted a dangerous seed of Hindu ``nationalism'' in India's psyche.



Tragedy, like in a Guru Dutt film
Naturally, no one wants accidents and calamities. But somehow they do happen from time to time, ravaging the earth, shaking cities and ruining families. What is surprising is the fact that when floods and earthquakes take place or when two trains collide, it gives an insight into the way our society.



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Farooq's gambit