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India Pakistan Political Cartoon

Very good, biting India-Pak political cartoon from the Hindu, dated 3 May 2013. Backdrop: Death of Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan (murderous attack in jail).

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Safe Express Campus2Home- bad customer service

Some of us wanted to use the Campus2 Home service of Safe Express (send 20 or 30 kg boxes in 390 or 490 Rupees); it is working with campuses all over India to emerge as a campus /university /college courier service. It has a bad customer service; I wrote emails and it all bounced (from [...]

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State of Research Methods in International Relations

This was written quickly reading a few sources; may be useful for some (see citations below). Research methods are an integral component in the discipline of Social Sciences. The development of a discipline can be gauged on three accounts—the questions it studies, the theoretical developments and the methods used. Methods are very important for the [...]

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Photos: Durga Puja Pandals

Durga Pooja pandals are a big affair in places like Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Kolkata etc. These are photos of the Durga puja pandals in Ranchi (late October 2012). Click on this link for the full set of pics. Durga Puja pandals are made on various themes as you can see in the pics.  Popular pandals in [...]

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The Avengers: Good film but not Great

I would give it 7 or 7.5 out of 10. It is a very good film, but nothing great. Believe me or not. I watched it yesterday night at the South Delhi PVR Priya Cinema Hall (3D; hated their scratchy defective glasses which needed changing for many people). The first half was just okay (actually [...]

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Hindi poem on Holi

This Hindi poem on Holi was written by Wasiul Haque. You can follow this link for the full poem: Holi ke rang. This was written by him as a song suitable for some Holi scene in a Hindi film. जब हो मौसम ही क़िस्मत से इतना हसीं क्या है अपना, बेगाना मेरे हम-नशीं सारे रंगों [...]

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