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Eshla : Can we imagine a world not dictated by money?

November 10, 2012November 10, 2012 shekhar17 Comments

Can we imagine a world that is not dictated by money? Money makes the world go 'round, that's what we're told repeatedly. Every story I find myself covering, I find the root cause goes back to money. Follow the money trail, I've been taught, and the picture will become clearer. For a company to become [...]

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Gandhi, Gandhiji or Mahatma Gandhi ?

October 2, 2012October 2, 2017 shekhar37 Comments

So what does Gandhi mean to the world, to India and specially to us, who are born in India and brought up to almost worship him. We tagged him with the prefix 'Mahatma' with has mythic and religious symbolism. And there lies the problem. We have such a wonderful way to consign a life to [...]

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Sanctity of Silence by Eshla

September 27, 2012September 27, 2012 shekhar23 Comments

So many of us revel when it rains so we can enjoy the scent of the earth.  So many of us like to rest our soles on wet blades of grass.  So many of us enjoy the beauty of the morning fog.  So many of us like to shop from the earth, not from fluorescent- [...]

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Truth behind filming of ‘Innocence of Muslims’ from duped supporting actress

September 23, 2012September 23, 2012 shekhar21 Comments

Everyone who wishes to find out the truth about the movie now known as the Innocence of Muslims, please read the letter below. I, Anna Gurji, as one of the supporting actresses in the film will share with you what really happened. A year ago, in the summer of 2011, I submitted my materials to [...]

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The Wallah’s in my life

September 15, 2012September 15, 2012 shekhar42 Comments

I saw my fisherwoman (machchiwali)  first 25 years ago. Early in the morning she was running on the Juhu beach in Mumbai, sari and all, balancing the basket of fresh fish on her head that was tilted at a slightly awkward angle – probably the best way to balance the uncertain load on her head. [...]

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I am just so middle class

August 28, 2012August 29, 2012 shekhar83 Comments

I am just so middle class. Middle class is not always is a monetary judgement. Middle class is  how you think, feel and make judgements about other people, but mostly about yourself.  Middle class in India is a mindset. A mindset that looks for stability over enterprise. Continuity over change. A fear of that which [...]

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My carcass in the Holy Ganges

July 24, 2012August 29, 2012 shekhar43 Comments

You dont have to read this one, but I had to record it as I felt it. On my twitter someone directed me to pics that churned my senses, but also caused me to question myself. I was going to retweet them. But stopped myself. Why am I damming others to spend a night awake [...]

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‘Cancer Express’ starts from my home: Poisoning of Punjab by Gurpreet

July 15, 2012August 29, 2012 shekhar13 Comments

Cancer Express originates from my home. I live in Bathinda. The heart of Malwa region of Punjab ! and I am not proud to say that I live there. why should I be??? While traveling from delhi to Bathinda I met a guy from south. he said that he is working in an insecticides comapny. [...]

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What if ? data, intuitive search and emotion

July 1, 2012July 4, 2012 shekhar9 Comments

I was watching the Google co founder  Sergei Brin presenting Google Glasses at SF conference  . It was quite a presentation and here are some  incredible images shot by Google Glasses by skydivers. Other than the opportunities in filmed drama, I thought what if. What if every person on this planet had Google Glasses ? [...]

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Rather, I have the power to wish : by Eshla

June 30, 2012 shekhar3 Comments

Can I help you with that? I wish I could. I wish I could grant you peace. I wish I could create joy for you. I wish I could take your worries. I wish I could digest your fears. For this is not merely empathy, This is love, This is friendship, That too in its [...]

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