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The Giggler on the Roof
Akshay Sawai
Laughing is fun, more so when it is forbidden. Welcome to the world of inappropriate gigglers.
The Many Perceptions of Rape
Doctors are surprised if the victim co-operates with them, for policemen wives cannot be raped by husbands, the defence tries to prove that the victim is a major because anyone over 16 is thought to have given consent, judges worry about marital prospects of victims…everyone expects this crime to fit into their picture
The Guru
Spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev lets Open into the secrets of human engineering in the age of podcasts, YouTube and the Internet.
Box of Surprises
Move over, truffle chocolates. This year it’s baklava from Turkey, pavlova from New Zealand and dates from Jordan. As Forrest Gump’s momma would say, you never know what you’ll get next
Yes, Rahul Should Rule
That is the bottomline. At least Uttar Pradesh, a Congress bastion for yonks and then not for nearly as long, is ready to vote the party in, with Rahul on top.
Rahul’s Muslim and Dalit Connect
The minority report on the man is also fairly upbeat. More than half the Muslims and Dalits polled in the survey feel Rahul is batting for them.
Why Rahul Is Popular
A lot of them, men and women, upper caste Hindus and Dalits, young and old, find Rahul “clean, accessible and energetic”. His looks count for something too.
The 110% Rahul Effect
His life’s been such an unredeemed saga of misery that Baichulal Harijan has often wished himself dead. He believes Rahul might be able to turn it around for him.
India This Week
BJP-SAD discord; Smoking fines; Condom as an election symbol; Naxal plans backfire; Land-related carnage in Bihar
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