Category Archives: Random Ruminations

Paradise Lost and Regained: The Common Man Only Lost

In a recent incident of Saturday, May 4, 2013, a woman street hawker outside the restaurant was beaten by a ‘bouncer’ employed at the  popular Paradise Biryani. A few customers got outraged and one brave woman, wrote a blog that went … Continue reading

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Paradise no more

Reblogged from Reporting Live : For all those living in Hyderabad, India, Paradise hotel is synonymous to biryani and is one of the most visited restaurants in the city. Located in Secunderabad, the hotel was so iconic that it lent … Continue reading

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India’s Public Health System Fails Yet Again: The case of Runa Begum with Hydrocephalus

You have already seen the news about Runa Begum, a 17 month old baby girl from Agartala, Tripuara who suffers from Hydrocephalus, medical condition in which fluid accumulates in the brain leading to an abnormally large head circumference. It is … Continue reading

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Delhi Gangrape and Beyond: There is no point separating the ‘system’ and ‘us’

At the risk of oversimplification, I would like to summarize that there are two dominant discourses taking shape in the aftermath of the delhi gangrape incident. The first one is blaming poor governance that includes ineffective police,dated laws, social stigma … Continue reading

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Social Media and The Problem with 'Socially Constructed Truths' : Why all Believed that the NASA Picture Was Clicked on Diwali

Reblogged from Harsht's Journal of Random Ruminations: India and her diaspora worldwide was excited about Divali, (the festival of lights), and for good reason. A day before Divali,  October 25 2011 3:30 pm CT, I noticed that a map had … Continue reading

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