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Health: Sarva dharma sama bhava

A short interview with Dr. Gunvant B. Shah about his views on secularism. Dr. Gunvant B. Shah writes weekly columns for 'Divya Bhaskar', 'Chitralekha' and 'Navneet Samarpan'. He is a social commentator and has published several books and lectures all over the world in Gujarati.
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LetsDiscuss: wrong place, wrong time

2 boys from Delhi talk to me on Juhu beach about women in Mumbai, boy-girl relationships and Indian culture
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Masti: Pigeons and papayas

my adventures with potted plants and pigeons
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LetsDiscuss: A river left behind

I read this story at the Caferati read-meet yesterday. It's a story that has been with me for a long time, and is one of my personal favourites. It came from a documentary recce shoot in the city. I'm still not sure whether it's 'done'. But ...
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LetsDiscuss: The Broken People

Most of us assume there is someone to clean up our public spaces. So, it's chuck, spit, pee, shit. A review of Mulk Raj Anand's 'Untouchable'. Has anything changed since 1935?
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LetsDiscuss: The One or The Other

Today and yesterday. Perceptions of 'the other'
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Miscellaneous: All you people out there, please call.

A conversation about text messages, friendships and life.
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Movies: Scnees from the making of 'Chaman in love', no, sorry, 'Love 2050'

What Daddyji and Mummyji planned for Chaman. A film review of 'Love 2050'
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Movies: Who says you can write your own destiny

Why the film 'Aamir' has evoked negative vibes in me.
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