Archive for December, 2012

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“Zero Dark Thirty” — deplorable propaganda
December 27, 2012, 3 Comments

Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” a newly released film on the decade-long pursuit, and ultimate assassination ...

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When the Boys grew Up
December 20, 2012, 10 Comments

[Suharsh Sinha on the Delhi rape] Once, a bunch of young boys aged 5-7 were playing in their backyard when a young pup a ...

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The Delhi Rape: Some Thoughts
December 19, 2012, 2 Comments

I thought I had been sufficiently shocked hearing of the horrendous rape of the young woman on the Delhi bus. But the re ...

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Opinion Explosion in Indian Social Media – A Driver for Real Change or Just a Lot of Noise?
December 18, 2012, 26 Comments

[A guest post by Nandana Sengupta. Nandana is a doctoral candidate in Economics at Carnegie Mellon University] The last ...

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The U.S. and its Guns
December 17, 2012, 4 Comments

Children aged six and seven, moviegoers enjoying a quiet night out, Sikhs praying at an Oak Creek Gurdwara, workers in a ...

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The FDI Debate: Political Drama or Economic Reform?
December 11, 2012, 1 Comment

[A guest post by Nupur Gupta. Nupur is an Oxford economics graduate specialising in monetary policy issues in India, ...

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Talaash: A Second Opinion
December 9, 2012, 10 Comments

**SPOILER ALERT:  PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE MOVIE OR READ ARGHYA’S SPOILER-RIDDEN ...

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Alastair Cook — An Appreciation
December 6, 2012, 1 Comment

Watching Alastair Cook bat can be tiresome and fun in equal measure. Tiresome because his modus operandi—usually—is ...

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Talaash (2012): Still Searching (For a good title)
December 3, 2012, 1 Comment

(This has spoilers only if you assume that there’s anything to be spoilt in the first place. I think there isnR ...