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    The Hindus: An Alternative History by Wendy Doniger

    The so called Hindus who are trying to protect 'tradition' by making Penguin withdraw her book is doing immense harm. They have not read Hindus: an alternative History which contains nothing disrespectful about Hinduism. What she does is to approach it from a scholarly angle than blind...
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    Indian model goes Nude for Narendra Modi : Can people do anything for Publicity ?

    A small-time model Meghna Patel has put Modi and his supporters in a fix by posing almost in the buff. Meghna has posed with lotus and a placard seeking support for Modi in a series of photographs that have gone viral on the Net. In one of the photos, Meghna is posing nude with a placard reading...
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    AAP is just trying to break off the "Contrived Comfort Zone"!

    AAP is certainly providing excitement, but where is the actual governance?
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    The Shameful Acts of Indian Politicians in the Parliament

    This is only a continuation of what has happened before. Soon there might be actual bloodshed and deaths in the Parliament. What can you expect when so many of our representatives have a criminal record?
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    Why women opting for cesarean these days?

    An important reason is supersition --- parents want children to be born at one particulalry auspicious moment, but Mother Nature is not willing to oblige unlike the doctors who are interested in money.
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    Will AAP suceed?

    that is the burning question. AAP had undoubtedly set new standards, showing that old style politics no longer is working and people will vote for a good alternative to traditional parties. But they have made a lot of tall promises. How to make them a reality? Not to mention, a good...
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    Is Bigamy a Criminal Offence?

    Muslim personal law in India allows not just bigamy but polygamy upto four wives
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    Food Vendors to Face New Rules

    Are the people selling food and tea from moveable stalls and tiny huts qualify? As for the rest I cannot help seeing new reasons for taking bribes on part of babus.
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    Incest: Still Not A Punishable Offence And Covered Under Section 276 IPC

    There is no need to have a separate law for incest per se. very severe punishment for child rape + abuse of authority should be enough.
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    How important and relevant is inclusion of marital rape in the government ordinance?

    Ideally they should be included. But maybe it is a case of too soon; people will have to be educated what marital rape is before it is implemented.
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    Indian Culture in Danger in Modern India

    Yes, It is the natural tendency of people to emulate the rich and powerful. Indians therefore are mad about anything 'phoren', or rather First world culture. Also the media has influence that was not present before. The films, ads, programmes all are geared to ape the West and that has...
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    Do you think that Indian culture is a hurdle in youth Growth?

    I think you would get more answers if you specified what you mean by Indian culture. Casteist parents killing children because they have married out of their caste is obviously a hurdle; Values demanding children look after aged parents is not.
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    Women of India

    Sorry, but this is just typical glorification of Indian/Hindu nationalism and denial of actual reality. Yes we have goddesses and the same men who worship those goddesses commit female infanticide because to them the female is inferior and think nothing of beating their wives. Sonia Gandhi...
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    Rahul Gandhi vs Narendra Modi?

    If Congress puts up Rahul as PM candidate, people will vote for Modi out of There Is No Alternative factor.
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