Events 
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Two Anniversaries
This week marks two birth anniversaries. Oct 2 is well known. Less known is that Bhagat Singh, who was born on September 28, 1907. Imagine Bhagat Singh at 100?
Niranjan Ramakrishnan looks at these two figures of Indian History and comes to the conclusion that despite the obvious differences in approach, they had more in common than is often perceived. More....
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Ahmedinijad and Bush trade accusations of terrorism. A case of Monkey-see, Monkey do? | Remembering Bhagat Singh
To millions in the Indian subcontinent, the name Bhagat Singh still conjures up the vision of noble youth who sacrificed his life for the country. Mahir Ali recounts the events that led up to Bhagat Singh's arrest and execution. The article shows that Bhagat Singh was far more than a mere hotheaded idealist. In fact he was a serious scholar and polemicist whose final regret was he would be unable to finish the book he was reading! More...
Bridges to Nowhere
The Sethusamudram proposal has resulted in a huge controversy -- over whether Rama really existed. Mohan Guruswamy asks how much all this reveals about the retrograde levels of public discourse in our times, showing that India too is far from immune to allowing religious sentiment to prevail over simple science. More...
Volunteerism in Bangalore
In this first of a two-part series on volunteerism in Bangalore, Srilakshmi Renganathan visits the various organizations involved in a wide range of projects, from children's education to supporting battered women. More...
Not Cricket: When Indians were run out
Another centenary -- this one of the infamous day a hundred years ago when the entire Indian population of the city of Bellingham was hounded out. Francis C. Asissi recaptures the mood of Bellingham, the fear in the minds of the new sikh immigrants, and the attitude of the local people, and recounts the events of that day. In September 2007 the city held various ceremonies to remember the wrongs committed on the Indian immigrants then. More...
India Win Twenty-20 Tournament
Written off by one and all after the last World Cup, India won the first Twenty-20 World Cup in South Africa, with a surprise win over favorites Australia and a tantallizing win over Pakistan. Anushrut reviews the tournament. More...
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Joke Sabha
People who want to share their religious viewswith you almost never want you to share yours withthem.You should never say anything to a woman thateven remotely suggests that you think she's pregnantunless you can see an actual baby emerging from herat that moment.The one thing that unites all human beings,regardless of age, gender, religion, economic statusor ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, weALL believe that we are above average drivers.
-- From Dave Barry
In Quotes
"If life was fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead."
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