May be soon, we all should have a video tape of our private moments to get a job. Dr.Shrinivas Ramachandra Siras, Professor in the Department of Modern Indian languages at Aligarh Muslim University, has been suspended from his job for being gay. The administration says that he was not suspended for being gay but...
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As we know, until July 02, 2009 homosexuality was a crime in India under section 377. Delhi high court decriminalized sexual intercourse between two consenting adults. On one hand this verdict can be considered as a temporary relief for the gay community in India. The main reason to consider this as temporary is because...
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Not often you stumble upon movies that you enjoy watching. I came to know about Renigunta accidentally only after a month of its release and got a chance to watch only recently and it didn’t disappoint me. The movie gets its name from the place Renigunta in Andhra Pradesh, where most of the story...
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The first time I heard about Bo language was when it became extinct. Bo is an ancient language which dates back to 65,000 years and belongs to the native Andamanese tribe, the Boa clan. The language became extinct when the last Bo speaker, Boa Sr, who was fluent in the language died earlier this...
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I came across a news clipping about the move “kavi’. The movie is about child labor and modern day slavery, entirely shot in India. Kavi has won various awards and is also nominated for Oscars this year under the short film (live action) category. The film was directed by an American director Gregg Helvey....
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It was not long ago I came to know about Second Life (SL). I saw a news report about Second Life on NDTV and even before the report was over I registered myself with SL. At first it looked like any other MMOG. I would have lost interest in SL if it was another...
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Winning war isn’t everything, also winning election isn’t everything, but finding a strong political solution for the age old ethnic crisis of Sri Lanka is everything. After winning the high drama filled presidential election, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said,”… From today onward, I am the president of everyone, whether they voted for me...
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Someday this land will be free of war and there will be peace in this country, come back to me then… என்றாவது ஒரு நாள் இது யுத்தம் இல்லாத பூமியாக மாறும், விடியல் வரும், அன்றைக்கு திரும்ப வா… Those are the lines which Shyama says to her daughter Amudha during the final scenes of the movie Kannathil Muthamittal...
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They constantly complain about how much they have to travel to reach their destination and how boring other cities are. They get offended when someone asks if Pondy is located in Tamil Nadu. (I know Pondy is not a part of Tamil Nadu, but geographically it is located in Tamil Nadu) They would ...
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