Anti-CAA Protests: Is This What the Freedom Movement Felt Like?
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Anti-CAA Protests: Is This What the Freedom Movement Felt Like?

As a child, I would often ask my grandfather what August 15, 1947 was like, only to get drab one liners like “Arre, kya jashn hue the” in return. It was only on December 19, 2019, on a trip to August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai, that I got my first taste of what I think the Independence movement must have felt like.
What It Takes to Ghostwrite Ivy League Applications For a Living
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What It Takes to Ghostwrite Ivy League Applications For a Living

I ghostwrite “statements of purpose” for skill-deprived, high-on-pride brats so they can enroll in elite-level courses from premier institutions, and I have a question: How is it that so many of my clients have the mental aptitude to clear a number of exams, but not enough practical experiences to talk about themselves for a minute?
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The Things I’d do to Avoid Holi

Whether it is the workplace or the neighbourhood, conning Holi and its rituals has become regular practice for me. So much so I have plans, both mental and tangible, to make sure I survive the week.
Who Do We Blame for the Nirav Modi Scam?
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Who Do We Blame for the Nirav Modi Scam?

With Nirav Modi being arrested in London, we must not lose sight of how the scam went undetected. In the case of Nirav Modi vs the Indian banking system, I would put the firms who conducted the branch and statutory audit in the defendant’s box as Accused No 1. Punjab National Bank is, of course, Accused No 2.
Café Coffee Day, Where A Lot Happened Over Coffee
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Café Coffee Day, Where A Lot Happened Over Coffee

Back in the day when most of us didn’t know the difference between a filter kaapi and a latte, Café Coffee Day was the place to be. An everyday hangout place where you could always find a good use for whatever little pocket money you had saved, spending hours hogging a table, nursing a single cappuccino.
The Pain of Being a Gunner
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The Pain of Being a Gunner

Year after year it is the same story. Arsenal fans are like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day: Every season is their season, until it isn’t.