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Kerala History: Glimpses from 1956 to 2011

India, Kerala, Papa Bear, Poetry, Politics, talkies, Trivandrum, Trivia, Video

Kerala History: Glimpses from 1956 to 2011

No Comments 04 February 2012

Because it tilts more towards the generation that grew up in the 90s, so that’s what we are. Because there are multiple events and people and struggles we left out from our long list, we would like to hear your thoughts. Because rather than big events, we have focused on big patterns. And while we disagree on a lot many things here - political, cultural, developmental, social, and personal, I hope we all agree that Kerala got it mostly right in the past 55 years. Because Kerala is the No.1 state in India, here we go, and as always we would like to hear your thoughts.

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mahatma5

India, Politics

10 Constitutional changes and a mango lassi

2 Comments 09 June 2011

...need a Prime Minister who can explain this to the nation. This is where I miss the Nehrus, and Vajpayees, and the Vishwanath Prataps of yester years. Manmohan Singh over the past years has alarmingly proved his impotence as a leader, and while we are at it, an honest impotent leader. The new-India seem to care more about the "honest" part than the political impotence part. The new-India does not seem to hate political impotence, they just hate politicians making more money than them.

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Can Shashi Tharoor lose in Trivandrum?

Kerala, Trivandrum

Can Shashi Tharoor lose in Trivandrum?

240 Comments 26 March 2009

In that way Shashi Tharoor will be an effective contributor given his grasp of issues and exceptional diplomatic style. But I would also like to know his stands on Disinvestment, private sector reservation (Congress poll plank), Narendra Modi, India's relationship with Iran, his stand on Palestine, his stand on Special Economic Zones, and most importantly I want to know if he will go on an indefinite hunger strike if the ASEAN trade pact, which will break the backbone of Kerala, goes through.

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Elections 2009: Saffron Gandhi and the Acharubishop

India, Kerala, Papa Bear, Politics

Elections 2009: Saffron Gandhi and the Acharubishop

4 Comments 16 March 2009

“If anyone raises a finger towards Hindus or if someone thinks that Hindus are weak and leaderless, if someone thinks that these leaders lick our boots for votes, if anyone raises a finger towards Hindus, then I swear on Gita that I will cut that hand.”  – Times ‘Gau hatya rukwana hai, Varun Gandhi ko [...]

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A Cure for Insomnia

India

A Cure for Insomnia

20 Comments 01 March 2008

Its that long. Title dedicated to the world’s longest movie The Cure for Insomnia We write poems, short stories, essays and blogposts to interrupt the programme. We sign online petitions – I just did one for saving the tiger. We did the same when Iraq was about to be invaded. One hundred and fifty thousand [...]

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