Silence, Part 1: Why do we observe 1-minute silence
1990s, India. I am at my primary school, standing for the morning assembly. The teacher announces, after the daily prayer…
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Category: society
Where are all the Stepfathers?
What do the stories of Cinderella and Hindu God Rama have in common? An evil stepmother. While Cinderella’s stepmother bullies…
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Why does the Past look small?
Anyone who has visited their childhood home, their old school, or playing ground, must have noticed how those beds, those…
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All Cunk Episodes: A Definitive Guide
I am a big “Cunkhead”, i.e. a fan of BBC’s genius comedy of Philomena Cunk. Here is a guide to…
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