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		<title>Voted: Photos of Delhi Municipal Elections 15 April 2012 (Vasant Kunj, ward 171)</title>
		<link>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/04/15/voted-photos-of-delhi-municipal-elections-15-april-2012-vasant-kunj-ward-171/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 03:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[councillor elections delhi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I voted in the Delhi Municipal elections at about 8.10 am, moments after the process started. Vasant Kunj (SC reserved seat for woman), ward no 171, Venue: Kendriya Vidyalala, opposite old jnu campus near the Foreign Service Institute (FSI), Bersarai. Photos from my arriving at the polling station, police and security, polling room, polling staff, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kriplani Committee Report: Railways, 1955</title>
		<link>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/03/28/kriplani-committee-report-railways-1955/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vik</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[lalu mamata railways]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[railways corruption]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[railways reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[train corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[train reviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Railway Corruption Enquiry Committee: The problem of corruption in the Railways has been an old one. Corruption existed in the shape of bakhshish or mamul from the public for the services rendered. But corruption assumed serious proportions during the Second World War when the entire resources of the railways were utilised for the needs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They didn&#8217;t let Arvind Kejriwal speak</title>
		<link>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/03/25/they-didnt-let-arvind-kejriwal-speak/</link>
		<comments>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/03/25/they-didnt-let-arvind-kejriwal-speak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anna hazare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arvind kejriwal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[india against corruption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In an unfortunate incident (that went mostly unreported in the media; see Aaj tak story), a section of JNU students virtually hounded out Arvind Kejriwal . He was barely allowed to speak at the Koyna hostel mess venue (23 March 2012, about 10 pm). Anyone who knows the campus, knows that it is the time-tested  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Administrative Reforms Commission Report on Centre-State Relationships</title>
		<link>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/03/24/administrative-reforms-commission-report-on-centre-state-relationships/</link>
		<comments>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/03/24/administrative-reforms-commission-report-on-centre-state-relationships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Socio-Political]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[centre state relations report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federalism in india]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[india centre state relations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1969: Federation is never a friction- free form of governance. The reason for this is simple. The functions can seldom match the available resources, which leads to an imbalance between the two, resulting in a never-ending quest for resources from the other level. The mismatch is much more marked in the case of Indian federation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Links: Agent Vinod Film Reviews</title>
		<link>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/03/23/links-agent-vinod-film-reviews/</link>
		<comments>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/03/23/links-agent-vinod-film-reviews/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 02:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agend vinod film review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agent vinod movie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saif kareina kareena saif ali khan film]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have not seen the film, it is releasing today. I will probably not watch it in the theatre. Initial reviews suggest that this film is not going to be a very good commercial success as the film does not have what it takes to make a good thriller/spy film. The film is a remake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photo: SBI ATMs spew out torn notes</title>
		<link>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/03/19/photo-sbi-atms-spew-out-torn-notes/</link>
		<comments>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/03/19/photo-sbi-atms-spew-out-torn-notes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fake notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nakli notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sbi atm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spurious currency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[torn notes atm nakli notes state bank of india]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[See the photos after the text: slightly torn notes (two) as we withdrew 10000 Rupees from the SBI atm. It is not very uncommon hearing people getting spurious (nakli/fake) notes from ATM machines, torn notes, and improperly working ATMs deducting money whimsically. Be careful while using ATMs and check notes after you are done (in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Film Review: Do Not Miss Paan Singh Tomar</title>
		<link>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/03/03/film-review-do-not-miss-paan-singh-tomar/</link>
		<comments>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/03/03/film-review-do-not-miss-paan-singh-tomar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vik</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dacoits chambal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daku films]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desi film review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Irrfan acting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some films are to be chewed and digested: Paan Singh Tomar is one of them. I was at Priya Cinema Hall last night and was enthralled. Paan Singh Tomar is oscar material, well almost. Irrfan deserves a national award (he deserves awards on most occasions). We must watch it, more than once, preferably. It has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Caravan Magazine on Narendra Modi</title>
		<link>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/02/29/the-caravan-magazine-on-narendra-modi/</link>
		<comments>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/02/29/the-caravan-magazine-on-narendra-modi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vik</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[caravan story on naredra modi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copied from a mail by the Caravan Magazine: follow the link to read the story Ten years ago this week, in one of India’s most prosperous states, Gujarat, communal violence erupted: about 1,200 Muslims were killed when Hindu mobs ran laps around the streets, lynching men and children and raping women. The mobs used gas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telenor full page ad in today&#8217;s newspapers</title>
		<link>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/02/20/telenor-full-page-ad-in-todays-newspapers/</link>
		<comments>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/02/20/telenor-full-page-ad-in-todays-newspapers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a major campaign by Telenor since the cancellation of the 2g spectrum by the Supreme court. It is a good ad and dispels doubts about whether the Norwegian company will continue to operate in India: “4 Crore people would love us to stay”. Some other postsसर्दी-खांसी: A humorous Hindi poem on Cold and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HT Mini: The new HT paper is small and cute</title>
		<link>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/02/14/ht-mini-the-new-ht-paper-is-small-and-cute/</link>
		<comments>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/02/14/ht-mini-the-new-ht-paper-is-small-and-cute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hindustan times mini Delhi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hindustan Times has recently launched HT Mini aimed at Delhi Metro travellers and city goers. I got a few free copies at the metro station. The look and feel is good. There is hardly any substance in it but then that is not its aim. You can read more about it on this link. Some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farhan Akhtar in Delhi Police ad</title>
		<link>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/02/02/farhan-akhtar-in-delhi-police-ad/</link>
		<comments>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/02/02/farhan-akhtar-in-delhi-police-ad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vik</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Delhi police ad against women]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Farhan Akhtar has given his voice (and image) to Delhi Police exhorting people to ‘be man enough’ to join him to make Delhi safer for women. The ad is good but again the emphasis on manhood is misplaced. Delhi Police has another ad in which it declares males as ‘not mard’ when they don’t help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funny political cartoon in Hindu</title>
		<link>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/02/02/funny-political-cartoon-in-hindu/</link>
		<comments>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/02/02/funny-political-cartoon-in-hindu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vik</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bjp congress mayawait mulayam cartoons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the election season gripping India, the Hindu Cartoonscape has a good cartoon on the election tamasha in Uttar Pradesh (UP). It employs the Kolaveri theme and shows various contenders (Rahul, Mayawait, BJP, Mulayam ) chanting their mantra for votes. See the image, the Hindu dated 1 Feb 2012: Continue ReadingThe funny political ads of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t miss the Hindu-TOI ad war</title>
		<link>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/01/31/dont-miss-the-hindu-toi-ad-war/</link>
		<comments>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/01/31/dont-miss-the-hindu-toi-ad-war/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vik</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hindu chennai newspaper]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hindu Times of India ad war]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who loves newspapers and knowing about them would not have missed the recent Hindu-TOI advertisements directed at each other. It all started when a Times of India, Chennai mocked Hindu in its video ad TVC for being soporific. The Hindu retorted with a funny TVC (said to be inspired by DNA AfterHrs ad) which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maiden Bollywood Flash Mob in Helsinki, Finland</title>
		<link>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/01/21/maiden-bollywood-flash-mob-in-helsinki-finland/</link>
		<comments>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/01/21/maiden-bollywood-flash-mob-in-helsinki-finland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not many Indians know that the love of Bollywood and Indian culture and things has smitten many Finns. I know many (including one of my best friends) who love the Indian films, food, music and culture. Recently, Finalnd (Helsinki) added to the list of rising Bolly flash mobs in India and abroad. A number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The funny political ads of Congressman H Vasanthakumar</title>
		<link>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/01/16/the-funny-political-ads-of-congressman-h-vasanthakumar/</link>
		<comments>http://vikas-gupta.in/2012/01/16/the-funny-political-ads-of-congressman-h-vasanthakumar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[H Vasanthakumar, a Congress political personality from South India is someone readers of Hindu newspaper cannot forget. Very often he takes out front page newspaper advertisement ridiculously praising the Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Very recently (Sunday, January 1, 2012, Delhi edition) he took out a full page ad “we remain madamji at your feet” , [...]]]></description>
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