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Let’s stop destroying the wonderful world
I was once in France, in tarn gorge country on the border of Spain in a small beautiful house with vineyards stretching in front of me. My hosts Philip and
Reiki training important for animal lovers
Maneka Gandhi* Yesterday a tiny, scrawny lice infested kitten died in my arms. She had not had food or water for two days. I could see that she wanted to
India lacking in dynamic scientists
By Maneka Gandhi* The one thing we lack in India is scientists. We have tired old men who repeat the same thing again and again; we have young people going
Chinese provocation: Is India prepared?
By Gen. (retd) Deepak Kapoor The Chinese intrusion into Depsang Bulge in East Ladakh, approximately 19 km inside our perception of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on April 15,
There is no atonement for killing a ‘divine’ cow
By Maneka Gandhi Kamadhenu and her daughter Nandini are the magic cows in our lives. Many of you will not have read about them and so you have not been
Meatless Monday, it could save you from many lifestyle diseases
By Maneka Gandhi The main article written by Mark Bittman in the New York Times a few days back is about the quickest spreading slogan in America-”Meatless Monday”. This is
‘History of the Hmars in North East India’ book review
By Prof Lal Dena* One of the few Hmar intellectuals who combines in him discipleship and scholarship is the Reverend Dr Hrilrokhum Thiek, a retired pastor who is now settling
Boston suspects revive focus on Russia’s restive North Caucasus
As US investigators hunt for evidence about the Boston bombing suspects, some of their questions will focus on Russia’s restive North Caucasus, including the war-scarred Chechnya region that has produced
Super-smelly cinema is here, and I’m off
By Nury Vittachi Extreme smelliness is the next big thing in movies. Modules containing 1,000 smells are being bolted to the backs of cinema chairs. Computerized smell-releasers recreate the aromatic
Getting rich in rising Asia at a cost
Book: “How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia”; Author: Mohsin Hamid; Publisher: Penguin Books India; Pages: 228; Price: Rs.499. Mohsin Hamid, the Pakistan-based author of best-selling novels like the
