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83Why the Taj Mahal Is Truly a Wonder of the World
The world will decide on the new “Seven Wonders of the World” in July this year. And it seems that the Taj Mahal runs the risk of being toppled from its pride of place as one of the seven wonders....
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76Was Mumtaz buried in Taj Mahal?
A story published by IANS raises interesting questions about the resident of one of the most famous monuments in the world - the Taj Mahal. Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the 17th century Taj Mahal in...
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70The Caste Conflict
Mayawati's return as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh once again put the spotlight on 'casteism' (see my previous hub on this subject) giving this age-old problem a new spin. Just a week later, conflict over...
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68India - Changing Perceptions
Mention India and the images that pop up into the mind in no particular order is probably like this: The Taj Mahal. Kama Sutra. Yoga. Naked holy men. Snakes and Elephants. Call Centers. Beggars on the streets....
2 comments54Technology versus Aesthetics
Is technology naturally opposed to aesthetics?This question cropped up in my mind when I recently visited the Land of Geeks. San Jose. Better known as Silicon Valley, which is home to the most modern...
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57The Joys of Traveling
In the olden days, travel was the only way of meeting people from a different culture, seeing new places and learning about how others live. Today of course thanks to technology the world has become a smaller...
2 comments56Here Comes The Elephant
The Elephant is on the move. For long derided for its “Hindu rate of growth”, India’s GDP growth has picked up pace over the past few years. In 2004, economists at Goldman Sachs predicted...
0 comments63why do people go for ALTERNATE MEDICINE-?
Modern medicine was invented to help people find cures to their ailments and to help them lead better, healthier lives. Unfortunately in today's world, medical practitioners are no longer interested in...
1 comment61Coexistence and Diversity - the Key to Indian Democracy
Churchill said India wasn't a nation, just an "abstraction". John Kenneth Galbraith, more affectionately and more memorably, described it as "functioning anarchy". Both of them, in my view, underestimated...
4 comments64Doomsday_theories_about_India
The Trouble with Doomsday Theories about IndiaIn a recent article titled, ‘The Trouble with India’, Business Week has done a commendable job of listing all the myriad “troubles” that...
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